Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1173 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1173? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 6 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Traffic accident”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Warning”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Traffic accident”, 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.
TRAFFIC ACCIDENT
1Traffic accident
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
C _ _ L _ _ I _ _. Solving “Female siblings” first gives you its sixth letter.
COLLISION
AGAINST
2Against
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
ANTI
USER CONTROL
3User control
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UC
___HNICAL
4___HNICAL
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “___HNICAL” go in the grid. First one: T.
TEC
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Name the object in the picture. I.
I
"_____ TWIST"
6"_____ TWIST"
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Say “_____ TWIST” out loud and the blank fills itself: O _ _ V _ _.
OLIVER
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: N _ _ _. “Health facility: abbr.” crosses it at the third square.
NINE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
WARNING
8Warning
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
C _ _ T _ _ N. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
CAUTION
___ IN A BLUE MOON
9___ IN A BLUE MOON
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ IN A BLUE MOON”? It fits O _ _ _.
ONCE
fi--er
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “fi--er”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LT
UNTRUTH
11Untruth
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: L _ _. Check the third letter against “ANYONE ___?”.
LIE
kiw-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“kiw-”). What is left starts with I.
I
FEMALE SIBLINGS
13Female siblings
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ T _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “Probable”.
SISTERS
ULTIMATE GOAL
14Ultimate goal
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
I _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Rome's home”.
IDEAL
al-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “al-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
OE
SHADE OF BLUE
16Shade of blue
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. “Visitor” crosses it at the third square.
NAVY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LONG ISLAND
17Long island
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LI
PROBABLE
18Probable
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Fits L _ _ E _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Female siblings”.
LIKELY
HEALTH FACILITY: ABBR.
19Health facility: abbr.
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with C. Solving “_____ TWIST” first gives you its third letter.
CLIN
"ANYONE ___?"
20"ANYONE ___?"
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “ANYONE ___?”. Shape: E _ _ _.
ELSE
ACT___
21ACT___
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “ACT___”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
IVE
ROME'S HOME
22Rome's home
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ L _. Solving “French city” first gives you its fourth letter.
ITALY
SUCH AS
23Such as
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Probable”.
LIKE
"YOU HAVE NO ___!"
24"YOU HAVE NO ___!"
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “YOU HAVE NO ___!” starts with I.
IDEA
MALE CHILDREN
25Male children
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “French city”.
SONS
ORIGAMI
26Origami
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Origami, nothing more.
O
OCEAN ZONE
27Ocean zone
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OZ
FRENCH CITY
28French city
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Ocean zone”.
LYON
VISITOR
29Visitor
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Visitor.
V
ZOOM SCHOOL
30Zoom school
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ZS
Crossword Challenge Level 1173 Solved Grid
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