Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1234 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 33 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1234, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 14 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 8 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Resolve”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1234: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Create or build”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Resolve”. 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.
RESOLVE
1Resolve
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
D _ _ E _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Changed location”.
DETERMINE
"KILLING ___" (SANDRA OH SERIES)
2"KILLING ___" (SANDRA OH SERIES)
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Say “KILLING ___" (SANDRA OH SERIES)” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _.
EVE
BROAD
3Broad
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with V. “Exams” crosses it at the third square.
VAST
EGG
4Egg
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Egg, nothing more.
E
___ PALMAS
5___ PALMAS
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ PALMAS”? It fits L _ _.
LAS
bro-
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “bro-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
OM
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. P _ _ K _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Donkey kong”.
PICKLE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CREATE OR BUILD
8Create or build
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ E _ _ P. Solving “___ PALMAS” first gives you its fifth letter.
DEVELOP
EVERY VIBE ACCEPTED
9Every vibe accepted
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EVA
EXAMS
10Exams
Left column 3/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ T _. The fourth square is also part of “Captured”.
TESTS
ELITE
11Elite
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Elite.
E
bookwo-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “bookwo” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RM
CHANGED LOCATION
13Changed location
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with M. The fourth square is also part of “Captured”.
MOVED
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Ballot”.
IRON
NEW AESTHETIC TREND
15New aesthetic trend
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
NAT
CHOSEN BY VOTE
16Chosen by vote
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ C _ _ D. The fifth square is also part of “CHA__ER”.
ELECTED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DYN___C
17DYN___C
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “DYN___C” go in the grid. First one: A.
AMI
CAPTURED
18Captured
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Changed location”.
TAKEN
VITAMIN __
19VITAMIN __
Row 4, col 7 · 1 letter · across
The missing word in “VITAMIN __” starts with C.
C
DRIVING LICENSE
20Driving license
Row 4, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Driving license” to its initials.
DL
TURN AROUND
21Turn around
Row 5, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TA
ETHICAL MATTER
22Ethical matter
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with M. “New aesthetic trend” crosses it at the fourth square.
MORAL
DONKEY KONG
23Donkey kong
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Donkey kong” to its initials.
DK
HILLS__E
24HILLS__E
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “HILLS__E” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
ID
MURDER
25Murder
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: K _ _ _. “Driving license” crosses it at the third square.
KILL
BALLOT
26Ballot
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with V. “New aesthetic trend” crosses it at the third square.
VOTE
_NJOY
27_NJOY
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_NJOY” go in the grid. First one: E.
E
CRUSTY DISH
28Crusty dish
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
P _ _. The third square is also part of “Chosen by vote”.
PIE
PICTURE
29Picture
Row 8, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Picture.
P
CHA__ER
30CHA__ER
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “CHA__ER” and enter only the missing part, starting with P.
PT
GENERAL DIRECTOR
31General director
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
GD
BACON SOURCE
32Bacon source
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: P _ _. Solving “General director” first gives you its third letter.
PIG
_LOCK
33_LOCK
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
“_LOCK” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with C.
C
Crossword Challenge Level 1234 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1234 solved
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