Crossword Challenge Puzzle 121 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 121, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want 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 “Easily hurt”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Easily hurt”. 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.
EASILY HURT
1Easily hurt
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ S _ _ I _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
SENSITIVE
TIDY UP
2Tidy up
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “College entrance exams”.
CLEAN
IODINE
3Iodine
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Iodine.
I
ENERGY JOULE
4Energy joule
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EJ
AGREEING GESTURE
5Agreeing gesture
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with N. “A day in spain” crosses it at the third square.
NOD
66
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Lower-case”.
CHILI
LAW'S BIRTH
7Law's birth
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ C _ _ E _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Motor”.
ENACTMENT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
88
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ E _ _ E. “Agreeing gesture” crosses it at the fifth square.
SCIENCE
barr-
99
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“barr-”). What is left starts with E.
EL
k-
1010
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“k-”). What is left starts with N.
NEE
COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMS
11College entrance exams
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving “____REAL” first gives you its third letter.
SATS
GET BY A WILL
12Get by a will
Left column 5/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits I _ _ E _ _ T. The fifth square is also part of “Use again”.
INHERIT
1313
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits T.
T
ROMAN NUMERAL 9
14Roman numeral 9
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _. Solving “Roman fourteen” first gives you its second letter.
IX
EX-CLUSIVE GUEST
15Ex-clusive guest
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
V _ _. Solving “3.14” first gives you its third letter.
VIP
CLEAR TO SEE
16Clear to see
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with E. “Use again” crosses it at the fifth square.
EVIDENT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
COMEDIAN MULANEY
17Comedian mulaney
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with J; pattern J _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
JOHN
____REAL
18____REAL
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fill the gap in “____REAL”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
ETHE
A DAY IN SPAIN
19A day in spain
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: D _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Law's birth”.
DIA
HAWK, AS WARES
20Hawk, as wares
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. “___MENT” crosses it at the third square.
SELL
LOWER-CASE
21Lower-case
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Lower-case” to its initials.
LC
USE AGAIN
22Use again
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. Its fourth letter is shared with “Daylight source”.
REUSE
___MENT
23___MENT
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___MENT”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
ELE
ROMAN FOURTEEN
24Roman fourteen
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with X. The third square is also part of “Clear to see”.
XIV
MOTOR
25Motor
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Motor.
M
HAIR KNOT
26Hair knot
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _. Solving “Clear to see” first gives you its third letter.
BUN
GREASE, BRIEFLY
27Grease, briefly
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Hair knot”.
LUBE
3.14
283.14
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Begins with P. Its second letter is shared with “Clear to see”.
PI
DAYLIGHT SOURCE
29Daylight source
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. “Law's birth” crosses it at the third square.
SUN
DRIVE
30Drive
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Drive.
D
Crossword Challenge Level 121 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 121 solved
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