Crossword Challenge Puzzle 12 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 25 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 12, a 7×9 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
10 of the 25 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks 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; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 8 letters and belongs to “Health and fitness”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 6 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Billfold”, and the first letters of the 8 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Health and fitness”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
HEALTH AND FITNESS
1Health and fitness
Top row 1/6 · 8 letters · down
Begins with W. Solving “Nitrogen” first gives you its fifth letter.
WELLNESS
COSMETIC COMPANY
2Cosmetic company
Top row 2/6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. “Not winning” crosses it at the third square.
AVON
te---cope
3Te---cope
Top row 3/6 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “te---cope” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with L.
LES
4Leaf
Top row 4/6 · 1 letter · down
Both the picture and the text “LEAF” point to the same word. It begins with L.
L
AFT____ON
5AFT____ON
Top row 5/6 · 4 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “AFT____ON” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
ERNO
IN UNISON
6In unison
Top row 6/6 · 8 letters · down
Begins with T. “Time” crosses it at the fifth square.
TOGETHER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
7Billfold
Left column 1/8 · 6 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “BILLFOLD” point to the same word. It begins with W.
WALLET
NIGHT BEFORE
8Night before
Left column 2/8 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
EVE
NOT WINNING
9Not winning
Left column 3/8 · 6 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ I _ _. “Enter, as data” crosses it at the fourth square.
LOSING
LINE NUMBER
10Line number
Left column 4/8 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Line number” to its initials.
LN
NITROGEN
11Nitrogen
Left column 5/8 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Nitrogen, nothing more.
N
"NO MORE!"
12"no more!"
Left column 6/8 · 6 letters · across
E _ _ U _ _. Solving “Enter, as data” first gives you its fourth letter.
ENOUGH
13Place to sit
Left column 7/8 · 4 letters · across
Picture plus words: “PLACE TO SIT”. The answer opens with S.
SEAT
WAS IDLE
14Was idle
Left column 8/8 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. “Floating craft” crosses it at the third square.
SAT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ROYAL ORDER
15Royal order
Row 3, col 5 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RO
ENTER, AS DATA
16Enter, as data
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ U _. “No more!” crosses it at the fourth square.
INPUT
CA___
17CA___
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
“CA___” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
NOE
FLOATING CRAFT
18Floating craft
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ _. “Place to sit” crosses it at the third square.
BOAT
BULLET POINT
19Bullet point
Row 6, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Bullet point”.
BP
COR___
20COR___
Row 6, col 3 · 3 letters · down
“COR___” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
NEA
TIME
21Time
Row 6, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Time.
T
AFTER F
22After f
Row 6, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from F in the alphabet.
G
MUSICAL NOTE
23Musical note
Row 8, col 6 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Musical note”.
E
QUEEN
24Queen
Row 8, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Queen.
Q
25Mobile scan
Row 9, col 5 · 2 letters · across
Use the text “MOBILE SCAN” if the picture is unclear. First letter Q.
QR
Crossword Challenge Level 12 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 12 solved
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