Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1190 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1190? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
13 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 7 clues are fill-ins, and 6 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Not manual”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1190: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Quiz replies”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Not manual”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
Hints and answers, clue by clue
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Top row
These sit along the top edge and every answer runs down.
NOT MANUAL
1Not manual
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits A _ _ O _ _ T _ _. “Dined” crosses it at the sixth square.
AUTOMATIC
NUCLEAR TEST
2Nuclear test
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NT
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with S. The third square is also part of “The latest”.
SAND
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to W _ _ E _. Solving “Command to give” first gives you its fourth letter.
WHEEL
ERA
5Era
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Era.
E
RAPID EYE SCAN
6Rapid eye scan
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RES
-aple
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “aple” gives the answer. First letter: S.
ST
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
QUIZ REPLIES
8Quiz replies
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with A. The fifth square is also part of “Era”.
ANSWERS
BEEHIVE STATE
9Beehive state
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: U _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
UTAH
_ODAY
10_ODAY
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
“_ODAY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with T.
T
COMMAND TO GIVE
11Command to give
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ORDER
fra-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “fra-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with M.
ME
DINED
13Dined
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. The third square is also part of “__CAPE”.
ATE
SENSE OF FLAVOR
14Sense of flavor
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits T _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “PRAC___E”.
TASTE
AFTER I
15After i
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with I. The second square is also part of “Store business”.
II
SCHOOL SESSIONS
16School sessions
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits C _ _ S _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “Novelists”.
CLASSES
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ATHL__E
17ATHL__E
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “ATHL__E” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
ET
NOVELISTS
18Novelists
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
W _ _ T _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Sense of flavor”.
WRITERS
THE LATEST
19The latest
Row 4, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Novelists”.
NEWS
STORE BUSINESS
20Store business
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving “Sense of flavor” first gives you its fourth letter.
RETAIL
SETS OFF
21Sets off
Row 4, col 8 · 6 letters · down
Fits B _ _ I _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Id”.
BEGINS
SECOND LETTER
22Second letter
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Second letter”.
B
__RAOKE
23__RAOKE
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__RAOKE” and enter only the missing part, starting with K.
KA
SUCH AS
24Such as
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. The third square is also part of “__RAOKE”.
LIKE
__CAPE
25__CAPE
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__CAPE” go in the grid. First one: E.
ES
PRICE MARKER
26Price marker
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Sets off”.
TAG
PRAC___E
27PRAC___E
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “PRAC___E”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with T.
TIS
ID
28Id
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Id.
I
OLD ENGLISH
29Old english
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OE
___ MAN, COMICS HERO
30___ MAN, COMICS HERO
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Say “___ MAN, COMICS HERO” out loud and the blank fills itself: I _ _ _.
IRON
_SSEMBLE
31_SSEMBLE
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “_SSEMBLE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
A
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Puzzle 1190 solved
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