Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1227 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1227? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
10 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 3 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; 2 want 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 “Infor-mation”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Energy in motion”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Infor-mation”, read top to bottom.
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.
INFOR-MATION
1Infor-mation
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: K _ _ W _ _ D _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Foodie”.
KNOWLEDGE
FACTS
2Facts
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Not on”.
INFO
A_YMORE
3A_YMORE
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
“A_YMORE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
N
ENGLISH LEARNER
4English learner
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EL
at-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “at” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TIC
FORCE
6Force
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ E _. “CONC__T” crosses it at the fourth square.
IMPEL
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _ P _ _. Solving “CONC__T” first gives you its fourth letter.
COUPON
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ENERGY IN MOTION
8Energy in motion
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with K; pattern K _ _ E _ _ C. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
KINETIC
NEURAL NETWORK
9Neural network
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Neural network”.
NN
NOT ON
10Not on
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with O. Its third letter is shared with “College group”.
OFF
JOB
11Job
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: W _ _ _. The third square is also part of “College group”.
WORK
AFTER K
12After k
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after K.
L
FOODIE
13Foodie
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “Midleg” first gives you its fourth letter.
EATER
DIRECT HIT
14Direct hit
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DH
tar-
15"_____A LIFE!"
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “tar-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with G.
GET
CERTAIN ELECTRODE
16Certain electrode
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ T _ _ R. Solving “Awesome” first gives you its fifth letter.
EMITTER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
STRETCH CAR
17Stretch car
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. “Force” crosses it at the third square.
LIMO
COLLEGE GROUP
18College group
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
F _ _ _. The third square is also part of “___-SAXON”.
FRAT
COMPUTER BRAIN
19Computer brain
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
C _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
CPU
MIDLEG
20Midleg
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with K. Solving “Foodie” first gives you its third letter.
KNEE
CONC__T
21CONC__T
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “CONC__T”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
EP
AWESOME
22Awesome
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits G _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Be in pain”.
GREAT
___-SAXON
23___-SAXON
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Say “___-SAXON” out loud and the blank fills itself: A _ _ L _.
ANGLO
*COUGH, COUGH*
24*cough, cough*
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
AHEM
NO
25No
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of No.
N
UNTRUTH
26Untruth
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with L. Its third letter is shared with “Certain electrode”.
LIE
SNAKY FISH
27Snaky fish
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. Check the third letter against “Untruth”.
EEL
ANY__ME
28ANY__ME
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “ANY__ME” go in the grid. First one: T.
TI
LEFT RIGHT
29Left right
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LR
BE IN PAIN
30Be in pain
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. The third square is also part of “Left right”.
AIL
TOURIST
31Tourist
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Tourist.
T
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