Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1166 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1166 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 4 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Stock list”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Wounded”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Stock list”, read top to bottom.
Hints and answers, clue by clue
Clues look the way they do in the game. Tap Hint for a nudge or Answer to see the letters. The fully solved grid is below the hints.
Top row
These sit along the top edge and every answer runs down.
STOCK LIST
1Stock list
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
I _ _ E _ _ O _ _. Solving “Young person” first gives you its sixth letter.
INVENTORY
NEW YORK CITY
2New york city
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “New york city” to its initials.
NYC
JOURNAL
3Journal
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Journal starts with the answer.
J
b--ch
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“b--ch”). What is left starts with U.
UN
UNDER-STOOD, OVER THE RADIO
5Under-stood, over the radio
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits R _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Change”.
ROGER
NOT ODD
6Not odd
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “TRA___Y”.
EVEN
FATHER, INFORMALLY
7Father, informally
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits D _ _ D _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Change”.
DADDY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
WOUNDED
8Wounded
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits I _ _ U _ _ D. Its fifth letter is shared with “Under-stood, over the radio”.
INJURED
pen-
9Big apple
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “pen-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NY
VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
10Video cassette recorder
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
VCR
ENG
11Eng
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Eng.
E
NOT EVER
12Not ever
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits N _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Advisor”.
NEVER
YOUNG PERSON
13Young person
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Wild party”.
TEEN
-bit
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-bit”). What is left starts with O.
OR
ITALIAN SOFT CHEESE
15Italian soft cheese
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with R. Check the fifth letter against “Weight abbr.”.
RICOTTA
12 MONTHS
1612 months
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: Y _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Creative assembly”.
YEAR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
"SUPER" SIGHT
17"super" sight
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. Check the third letter against “Not odd”.
NOVA
WILD PARTY
18Wild party
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. “Not ever” crosses it at the third square.
RAVE
TRA___Y
19TRA___Y
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “TRA___Y”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with G.
GED
ADVISOR
20Advisor
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ T _ _. “Xmas poem opener” crosses it at the fourth square.
MENTOR
CHANGE
21Change
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ N _. Solving “Not odd” first gives you its fourth letter.
AMEND
GHOSTLY QUALITY
22Ghostly quality
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ I _. Solving “Italian soft cheese” first gives you its fourth letter.
EERIE
YES
23Yes
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Yes starts with the answer.
Y
CABLE TV
24Cable tv
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Italian soft cheese”.
CATV
_OLLEGE
25_OLLEGE
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “_OLLEGE” and enter only the missing part, starting with C.
C
WEIGHT ABBR.
26Weight abbr.
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Begins with W. Solving “Italian soft cheese” first gives you its second letter.
WT
-urn
27Didn't move
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-urn”). What is left starts with S.
SAT
XMAS POEM OPENER
28Xmas poem opener
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. “Cable tv” crosses it at the third square.
TWAS
CREATIVE ASSEMBLY
29Creative assembly
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CA
VERMONT
30Vermont
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with V; pattern V _. Check the second letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
VT
Crossword Challenge Level 1166 Solved Grid
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