Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1236 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1236, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 6 clues are pictures; 2 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 the picture clue in the top row.
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 the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. B _ _ L _ _ I _ _. Solving “Many times” first gives you its sixth letter.
BALLPOINT
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with A. The third square is also part of “Cut”.
ALOE
AFTER F
3After f
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to F; the answer is its next letter.
G
POST MERIDIEM
4Post meridiem
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Post meridiem”.
PM
"AM ___ TIME?"
5"AM ___ TIME?"
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “AM ___ TIME?”? It fits I _ _.
ION
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: P _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Big apple”.
PLANK
NERVOUS
7Nervous
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Old horse”.
EDGY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. B _ _ P _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “AM ___ TIME?”.
BAGPIPE
SHORT FOR ALUMINUM
9Short for aluminum
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
A _. Its second letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
AL
CUT
10Cut
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. Check the third letter against “Role”.
LOP
MAIN ROLE
11Main role
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Role”.
LEAD
AFTER O
12After o
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to O; the answer is its next letter.
P
MANY TIMES
13Many times
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ E _. Solving “Health-focused eating” first gives you its fourth letter.
OFTEN
INDUSTRIAL ARTS
14Industrial arts
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IA
CANCEL
15Cancel
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. The third square is also part of “Tic-tac-toe pair”.
NIX
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with T. Its fifth letter is shared with “Dog's warning”.
TROLLEY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FUNGI GROWTH
17Fungi growth
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
M _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
MOLD
ROLE
18Role
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Dangerous chance”.
PART
OLD HORSE
19Old horse
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Nervous”.
NAG
HEALTH-FOCUSED EATING
20Health-focused eating
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
D _ _ _. Solving “Many times” first gives you its third letter.
DIET
BIG APPLE
21Big apple
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits N _. The second square is also part of “Nervous”.
NY
DOG'S WARNING
22Dog's warning
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “Jog”.
SNARL
DANGEROUS CHANCE
23Dangerous chance
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Dog's warning”.
RISK
NOT FOUL
24Not foul
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with F. “Cancel” crosses it at the third square.
FAIR
25Picture clue
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: P _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Jog”.
PONY
_LANET
26_LANET
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_LANET”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with P.
P
SIGNAL TO ACT
27Signal to act
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits C _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
CUE
MEXICAN DISH
28Mexican dish
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Signal to act”.
TACO
TIC-TAC-TOE PAIR
29Tic-tac-toe pair
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Begins with X. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its second letter.
XO
JOG
30Jog
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the inside the grid.
RUN
_APTOP
31_APTOP
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “_APTOP”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with L.
L
Crossword Challenge Level 1236 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1236 solved
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