Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1237 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1237, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures; 5 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 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Chatty”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Great victory”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Chatty”. 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.
CHATTY
1Chatty
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits T _ _ K _ _ I _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
TALKATIVE
DESTROY
2Destroy
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving “Roman numeral 51” first gives you its third letter.
RUIN
IN FACT
3In fact
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “In fact” to its initials.
IF
B_SY
4B_SY
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
“B_SY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with U.
U
MY HUMBLE OPINION
5My humble opinion
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
MHO
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. P _ _ P _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Please”.
PUPPET
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: H _ _ L _. “Please” crosses it at the fourth square.
HEELS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
GREAT VICTORY
8Great victory
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits T _ _ U _ _ H. Its fifth letter is shared with “My humble opinion”.
TRIUMPH
"___ WIEDER-SEHEN!"
9"___ WIEDER-SEHEN!"
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ WIEDER-SEHEN!” out loud and the blank fills itself: A _ _.
AUF
ROMAN NUMERAL 51
10Roman numeral 51
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
L _. Check the second letter against “Destroy”.
LI
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits K _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “HEAR NO___…”.
KNEE
FIRST LETTER
12First letter
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “First letter”.
A
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. T _ _ L _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Casino worker”.
TOILET
SEA ARM
14Sea arm
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ E _. Solving “Casino worker” first gives you its fourth letter.
INLET
VENTURE CAPITAL
15Venture capital
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Venture capital”.
VC
ELECTRIC FISH
16Electric fish
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. “Lawful” crosses it at the third square.
EEL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
COLOR PROPERTY
17Color property
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: H _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
HUE
CASINO WORKER
18Casino worker
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with D. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
DEALER
DUMMY
19Dummy
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
D _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
DOPE
"HEAR NO___…"
20"HEAR NO___…"
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “HEAR NO___…”. Shape: E _ _ _.
EVIL
PLEASE
21Please
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with P. The second square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
PL
FRAME JOB
22Frame job
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
S _ _ U _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Back of a horse”.
SETUP
FLOWER HOLDERS
23Flower holders
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
V _ _ E _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
VASES
_____ OVER LIGHTLY
24_____ OVER LIGHTLY
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “_____ OVER LIGHTLY” starts with O.
ONCE
JAMES BOND, E.G.
25James bond, e.g.
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Fits S _ _. The third square is also part of “Pop-up yield”.
SPY
SULFUR
26Sulfur
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Sulfur starts with the answer.
S
MICRO UNIT
27Micro unit
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
MU
BACK OF A HORSE
28Back of a horse
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Micro unit”.
RUMP
LAWFUL
29Lawful
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Lawful.
L
POP-UP YIELD
30Pop-up yield
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PUY
Crossword Challenge Level 1237 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1237 solved
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