Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1215 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1215? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 8 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 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; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Able to learn”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1215: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Storm in asia”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Able to learn”. 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.
ABLE TO LEARN
1Able to learn
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with T. “Stadium” crosses it at the sixth square.
TEACHABLE
2Japanese currency
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture plus words: “JAPANESE CURRENCY”. The answer opens with Y.
YEN
REQUEST
3Request
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. “Once again” crosses it at the third square.
PLEA
AFTER G
4After g
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from G in the alphabet.
H
ON BOARD
5On board
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OB
CIRCLE THE EARTH
6Circle the earth
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
O _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Protective shield”.
ORBIT
FULL OF SOUND
7Full of sound
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “Protective shield”.
NOISY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
STORM IN ASIA
8Storm in asia
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the fifth letter against “On board”.
TYPHOON
h-
99
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “h-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EEL
ONCE AGAIN
10Once again
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. Solving “Request” first gives you its third letter.
ANEW
AFTER B
11After b
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after B.
C
HYDROGEN FLUORIDE
12Hydrogen fluoride
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Hydrogen fluoride”.
HF
STADIUM
13Stadium
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against “Cut off (from)”.
ARENA
"___ NO-O-O …"
14"___ NO-O-O …"
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ NO-O-O …”? It fits B _ _.
BUT
1515
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to L _ _ _. “Carve” crosses it at the third square.
LICK
MORALLY RIGHT
16Morally right
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “_ABIN” first gives you its fifth letter.
ETHICAL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BUDDY
17Buddy
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with B. “Full of sound” crosses it at the third square.
BRO
CUT OFF (FROM)
18Cut off (from)
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits W _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Affected”.
WEAN
BUSINESS INSIDER
19Business insider
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Business insider”.
BI
METRIC UNIT
20Metric unit
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. “Stadium” crosses it at the third square.
GRAM
PROTECTIVE SHIELD
21Protective shield
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Circle the earth”.
AEGIS
LEMON OR MELON
22Lemon or melon
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with F. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
FRUIT
AFFECTED
23Affected
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. “Circle the earth” crosses it at the third square.
ARTY
CARVE
24Carve
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
ETCH
BINGO ALTER-NATIVE?
25Bingo alter-native?
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. “Morally right” crosses it at the third square.
AHA
-ace
26Mate
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-ace” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with P.
PAL
DRIVER'S AID
27Driver's aid
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits M _ _. The picture clue in the inside the grid crosses it at the third square.
MAP
NAP__N
28NAP__N
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
“NAP__N” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with K.
KI
HOUR ANGLE
29Hour angle
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Hour angle” to its initials.
HA
_ABIN
30_ABIN
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “_ABIN”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with C.
C
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Puzzle 1215 solved
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