Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1205 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1205? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 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 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Having faith”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1205: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Lower in rank”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Having faith”. 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.
HAVING FAITH
1Having faith
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ I _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
BELIEVING
b---t
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “b---t”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ERE
ABRR. FOR NATIONAL
3Abrr. for national
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. “___ GO CRAZY” crosses it at the third square.
NATL
BAS_
4BAS_
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
“BAS_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
E
ACTIVE INTEL
5Active intel
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AI
CRAMPED
6Cramped
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with T. Check the fourth letter against “Not heavy”.
TIGHT
CROSS-WORD PUZZLE CLUE, FOR EXAMPLE
7Cross-word puzzle clue, for example
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
H _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Good night”.
HINT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LOWER IN RANK
8Lower in rank
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits B _ _ E _ _ H. Solving “Active intel” first gives you its fifth letter.
BENEATH
min---l
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “min---l”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ERA
"___ GO CRAZY"
10"___ GO CRAZY"
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Say “___ GO CRAZY” out loud and the blank fills itself: L _ _ _.
LETS
INTERIOR
11Interior
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Interior.
I
EVENT MANAGER
12Event manager
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Event manager”.
EM
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to V _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “___ SAYS (CHILD'S GAME)”.
VAPOR
CLOTHES UNWRINKLER
14Clothes unwrinkler
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ _. Solving “Straw vote” first gives you its third letter.
IRON
IT'S NOTHING, REALLY
15It's nothing, really
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. Solving “Straw vote” first gives you its third letter.
NIL
MUSEUM SECTION
16Museum section
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
G _ _ L _ _ Y. The fifth square is also part of “Special edition”.
GALLERY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ROMAN 3
17Roman 3
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits I _ _. Solving “Cross-word puzzle clue, for example” first gives you its third letter.
III
___ SAYS (CHILD'S GAME)
18___ SAYS (CHILD'S GAME)
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ SAYS (CHILD'S GAME)”? It fits S _ _ O _.
SIMON
GOOD NIGHT
19Good night
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Good night”.
GN
BERLIN'S LAND: ABBR.
20Berlin's land: abbr.
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
GER
NOT HEAVY
21Not heavy
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
L _ _ H _. The fourth square is also part of “Cramped”.
LIGHT
TENNIS'S SHARAPOVA
22Tennis's sharapova
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
M _ _ I _. “It's nothing, really” crosses it at the fourth square.
MARIA
GOT TOGETHER
23Got together
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _. The third square is also part of “Cramped”.
MET
STRAW VOTE
24Straw vote
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with P. Check the third letter against “It's nothing, really”.
POLL
"RESULTS MAY ___"
25"RESULTS MAY ___"
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “RESULTS MAY ___” starts with V.
VARY
ROMAN FIVE
26Roman five
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Roman five”.
V
IN___Y
27IN___Y
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “IN___Y” and enter only the missing part, starting with J.
JUR
JOINT ACCOUNT
28Joint account
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
JA
SPECIAL EDITION
29Special edition
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SE
PREFIX FOR 'NAME'
30Prefix for 'name'
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. The third square is also part of “RESULTS MAY ___”.
SUR
LIGHT
31Light
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Light, nothing more.
L
Crossword Challenge Level 1205 Solved Grid
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