Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1222 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1222? All 28 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
8 of the 28 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 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, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Helper”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Leave behind”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Helper”. 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.
HELPER
1Helper
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ I _ _ A _ _. Solving “Fur hunter” first gives you its sixth letter.
ASSISTANT
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: B _ _ K _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Information kit”.
BANKER
BACK IN HISTORY
3Back in history
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
AGO
GEEK
4Geek
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
NERD
AFTER C
5After c
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to C; the answer is its next letter.
D
FOLLOWING ORDERS
6Following orders
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits O _ _ D _ _ N _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Fur hunter”.
OBEDIENCE
BIG FAT ZERO
7Big fat zero
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with N. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
NIL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LEAVE BEHIND
8Leave behind
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ N _ _ N. “After c” crosses it at the fifth square.
ABANDON
WISE ONE
9Wise one
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Solving “Back in history” first gives you its third letter.
SAGE
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with S. The fifth square is also part of “Greek letter”.
SNORKEL
INFORMATION KIT
11Information kit
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IK
head-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “head-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SET
FUR HUNTER
13Fur hunter
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits T _ _ P _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of “Greek letter”.
TRAPPER
ADVENTURE
14Adventure
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Adventure.
A
ATOMIC BOMB
15Atomic bomb
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Poster holder”.
NUKE
THANK GOD
16Thank god
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Thank god”.
TG
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BUSINESS INSIDER
17Business insider
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Business insider” to its initials.
BI
GREEK LETTER
18Greek letter
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: K _ _ P _. “Fur hunter” crosses it at the fourth square.
KAPPA
FATHER
19Father
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with D. “Following orders” crosses it at the third square.
DAD
POSTER HOLDER
20Poster holder
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Origami bird”.
TACK
AWESOME
21Awesome
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ A _. “__RAVAN” crosses it at the fourth square.
GREAT
BACON SOURCE
22Bacon source
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: P _ _. “Awesome” crosses it at the third square.
PIG
GET READY
23Get ready
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits P _ _ _. “Atomic bomb” crosses it at the third square.
PREP
ORIGAMI BIRD
24Origami bird
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with C. The fourth square is also part of “Following orders”.
CRANE
UGANDA
25Uganda
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Shape: U _. Check the second letter against “Thank god”.
UG
__RAVAN
26__RAVAN
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “__RAVAN”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with C.
CA
OPTIMUM
27Optimum
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Optimum, nothing more.
O
SONNET WRITER
28Sonnet writer
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Following orders”.
POET
Crossword Challenge Level 1222 Solved Grid
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