Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1208 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1208 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Historical record”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1208: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Mainly”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Historical record”. 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.
HISTORICAL RECORD
1Historical record
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ O _ _ C _ _. Solving “Not reacting” first gives you its sixth letter.
CHRONICLE
2Garden digger
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture plus words: “GARDEN DIGGER”. The answer opens with H.
HOE
COLD TREATS
3Cold treats
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with I. Check the third letter against “Cheers" actor roger”.
ICES
EVERY
4Every
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Every.
E
FIBRE CHANNEL
5Fibre channel
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Fibre channel”.
FC
BANK DEALS
6Bank deals
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ N _. “Carving material” crosses it at the fourth square.
LOANS
BIND
7Bind
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits Y _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Air-kilometer”.
YOKE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MAINLY
8Mainly
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
C _ _ E _ _ Y. “Fibre channel” crosses it at the fifth square.
CHIEFLY
c---olate
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “c---olate”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with H.
HOC
"CHEERS" ACTOR ROGER
10"cheers" actor roger
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Cold treats”.
REES
OFF
11Off
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Off.
O
NEW UPDATE
12New update
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “New update” to its initials.
NU
NOT REACTING
13Not reacting
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits I _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “Fixed look”.
INERT
FILM
14Film
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Finishes”.
CINE
-ge
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “ge” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LOD
GUAR-ANTEES
16Guar-antees
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ U _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “Delivery receipt”.
ENSURES
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CAN'T OVERDO OUTFITS
17Can't overdo outfits
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Can't overdo outfits” to its initials.
COO
FIXED LOOK
18Fixed look
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
S _ _ R _. “Not reacting” crosses it at the fourth square.
STARE
AIR-KILOMETER
19Air-kilometer
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Air-kilometer”.
AK
CEREAL GRAIN
20Cereal grain
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
O _ _. Check the third letter against “Not reacting”.
OAT
CARVING MATERIAL
21Carving material
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Bank deals”.
STONE
WEDDING
22Wedding
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ O _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
UNION
ANGLE-ANGLE-SIDE
23Angle-angle-side
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Angle-angle-side”.
AAS
FINISHES
24Finishes
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ENDS
BILLFOLD BILLS
25Billfold bills
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Solving “Recolor” first gives you its third letter.
ONES
OXYGEN SYMBOL
26Oxygen symbol
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Oxygen symbol”.
O
___ CONTACT
27___ CONTACT
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “___ CONTACT”. Shape: E _ _.
EYE
ENERGY
28Energy
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _. The second square is also part of “Billfold bills”.
EN
DELIVERY RECEIPT
29Delivery receipt
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DR
RECOLOR
30Recolor
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
D _ _. Solving “Billfold bills” first gives you its third letter.
DYE
BEFORE V
31Before v
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter back from V in the alphabet.
U
Crossword Challenge Level 1208 Solved Grid
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