Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1204 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1204 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 1 wants 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 “Temporary”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1204: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Temporary”. 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.
TEMPORARY
1Temporary
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ N _ _ E _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Not reacting”.
TRANSIENT
A LOT OF PLOT
2A lot of plot
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
ACRE
BEFORE O
3Before o
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter back from O in the alphabet.
N
KICK OFF
4Kick off
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
KO
CORE MUSCLES
5Core muscles
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving “H-e-l-p!” first gives you its third letter.
ABS
BIRD PERCH
6Bird perch
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits R _ _ S _. “Starting price” crosses it at the fourth square.
ROOST
HOPELESS
7Hopeless
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
D _ _ P _ _ A _ _. Solving “Rustic” first gives you its sixth letter.
DESPERATE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with T. Check the fifth letter against “Core muscles”.
TANKARD
REMOTE CONTROL
9Remote control
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Remote control” to its initials.
RC
ph---acy
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“ph---acy”). What is left starts with A.
ARM
URGENT WANT
11Urgent want
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. Solving “Allocate” first gives you its third letter.
NEED
AFTER R
12After r
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from R in the alphabet.
S
NOT REACTING
13Not reacting
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “Sew up tear”.
INERT
ch--k
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “ch--k” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EE
ANNOYER
15Annoyer
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits N _ _. Solving “Glow up” first gives you its third letter.
NAG
ROLL SLOWLY
16Roll slowly
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ N _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Market booth”.
TRUNDLE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CLARINET COUSIN
17Clarinet cousin
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. “Bird perch” crosses it at the third square.
OBOE
ALLOCATE
18Allocate
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Sense of flavor”.
METE
H-E-L-P!
19H-e-l-p!
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. “Hopeless” crosses it at the third square.
SOS
SEW UP TEAR
20Sew up tear
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Solving “Not reacting” first gives you its third letter.
DARN
STARTING PRICE
21Starting price
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SP
MARKET BOOTH
22Market booth
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against “FUR___URE”.
STAND
SENSE OF FLAVOR
23Sense of flavor
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ T _. “Bird perch” crosses it at the fourth square.
TASTE
ALMOST
24Almost
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Annoyer”.
NEAR
RUSTIC
25Rustic
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rustic starts with the answer.
R
NO SCORE
26No score
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
N _ _. Solving “Roll slowly” first gives you its third letter.
NIL
GRANDMA
27Grandma
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “No score”.
NANA
GLOW UP
28Glow up
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Glow up” to its initials.
GU
FUR___URE
29FUR___URE
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “FUR___URE” go in the grid. First one: N.
NIT
ADVA_CE
30ADVA_CE
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “ADVA_CE” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
N
Crossword Challenge Level 1204 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1204 solved
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