Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1225 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1225 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Facial bone”.
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 “Facial bone”. 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.
FACIAL BONE
1Facial bone
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits C _ _ E _ _ O _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
CHEEKBONE
BOOT OUT
2Boot out
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. Solving “Spanish 'is'” first gives you its third letter.
OUST
p-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “p-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with U.
UB
AFTER Q
4After q
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
___ CANNON (SCI-FI WEAPON)
5___ CANNON (SCI-FI WEAPON)
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ CANNON (SCI-FI WEAPON)”? It fits I _ _.
ION
MISTAKE FIXER
6Mistake fixer
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ S _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Service level”.
ERASER
ANSWER
7Answer
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ L _. Solving “Service level” first gives you its fourth letter.
REPLY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with C. Its fifth letter is shared with “___ CANNON (SCI-FI WEAPON)”.
COURIER
CENTRAL POINT
9Central point
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
HUB
SPANISH 'IS'
10Spanish 'is'
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with E. Its second letter is shared with “Boot out”.
ES
ENGRAVE
11Engrave
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Confab”.
ETCH
TA_E
12TA_E
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
“TA_E” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with K.
K
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with B. Solving “Coal scooper” first gives you its fourth letter.
BEAVER
NOT INNER
14Not inner
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Coal scooper”.
OUTER
NOT RATED
15Not rated
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NR
AGES UPON AGES
16Ages upon ages
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “North”.
EON
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EARTH'S TREASURE
17Earth's treasure
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
O _ _. “Answer” crosses it at the third square.
ORE
COAL SCOOPER
18Coal scooper
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
S _ _ V _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
SHOVEL
QUICK CAMERA ACTION
19Quick camera action
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Mistake fixer”.
SNAP
CONFAB
20Confab
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
CHAT
SERVICE LEVEL
21Service level
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Service level” to its initials.
SL
VALUE
22Value
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Speech problem”.
MERIT
COZY HOME FEELING
23Cozy home feeling
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ E _. “Mistake fixer” crosses it at the fourth square.
HOMEY
EUROPEAN CURRENCY
24European currency
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Not rated”.
EURO
MASSAGE HAVEN
25Massage haven
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Fits S _ _. The third square is also part of “Hot cupful”.
SPA
_AFE
26_AFE
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_AFE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
S
NO__
27NO__
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “NO__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SE
SPEECH PROBLEM
28Speech problem
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. The third square is also part of “NO__”.
LISP
NORTH
29North
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of North.
N
HOT CUPFUL
30Hot cupful
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with T. The third square is also part of “Massage haven”.
TEA
Crossword Challenge Level 1225 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1225 solved
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