Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1171 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1171, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Looks like”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1171: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Fixes”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Looks like”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
LOOKS LIKE
1Looks like
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
R _ _ E _ _ L _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
RESEMBLES
OUTDOOR SCENE ABBR.
2Outdoor scene abbr.
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with “Drinking tube”.
EXT
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Name the object in the picture. P.
P
SCHOLARLY
4Scholarly
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
A _ _ D _ _ I _. The fifth square is also part of “Created”.
ACADEMIC
HAWKEYE STATE
5Hawkeye state
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Drinking tube”.
IOWA
sto-
6Royal mail
Top row 6/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“sto-”). What is left starts with R.
RM
NOT PRIMARY
7Not primary
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ O _ _ A _ _. “Gentle” crosses it at the sixth square.
SECONDARY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FIXES
8Fixes
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ A _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “Hawkeye state”.
REPAIRS
-am
9Past lover
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-am”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EX
DRINKING TUBE
10Drinking tube
Left column 3/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits S _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Scholarly”.
STRAW
EAST DIRECTION
11East direction
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “East direction”.
E
CREATED
12Created
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Clear”.
MADE
-ink
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ink” gives the answer. First letter: B.
BL
ITALIAN PREDECE-SSOR
14Italian predece-ssor
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
L _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Scholarly”.
LATIN
MUSICAL NOTE
15Musical note
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Musical note”.
E
CONFU___
16CONFU___
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “CONFU___”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ARRIVE
17Arrive
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
COME
CLEAR
18Clear
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Solving “Created” first gives you its third letter.
RID
COUNTRY
19Country
Row 4, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Country, nothing more.
C
EX___E
20EX___E
Row 4, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “EX___E” go in the grid. First one: H.
HAL
BOISE'S STATE
21Boise's state
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Its fourth letter is shared with “EX___E”.
IDAHO
P___CE
22P___CE
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “P___CE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
ALA
ARTICLE NUMBER
23Article number
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AN
1/12 OF A FOOT
241/12 of a foot
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
I _ _ _. “Come about” crosses it at the third square.
INCH
GENTLE
25Gentle
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ _. Solving “EX___E” first gives you its third letter.
MILD
___DLER
26___DLER
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “___DLER” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
TOD
_RREST
27_RREST
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_RREST” go in the grid. First one: A.
A
UNDER EFFECT
28Under effect
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UE
COME ABOUT
29Come about
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ U _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Under effect”.
OCCUR
EVIDENCE
30Evidence
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Evidence, nothing more.
E
GREETING WORD
31Greeting word
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with H. Its third letter is shared with “Not primary”.
HEY
Crossword Challenge Level 1171 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1171 solved
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