Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1238 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1238, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Among others”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Collisions”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Among others”, 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.
AMONG OTHERS
1Among others
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ L _ _ I _ _. Solving “Ten-year spans” first gives you its sixth letter.
INCLUDING
-l
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-l”). What is left starts with M.
MEA
PREFIX FOR MEDIC
3Prefix for medic
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ _. Solving “Have concern” first gives you its third letter.
PARA
GRADE OPTION
4Grade option
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Grade option”.
A
COMP. SCIENCE
5Comp. science
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Comp. science”.
CS
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits T _ _ O _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Atty. in the firm”.
THRONE
HEIR APPARENT
7Heir apparent
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ C _ _ S _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Ten-year spans”.
SUCCESSOR
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
COLLISIONS
8Collisions
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
I _ _ A _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “Comp. science”.
IMPACTS
TEACHERS' ORG.
9Teachers' org.
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits N _ _. “Prefix for medic” crosses it at the third square.
NEA
HAVE CONCERN
10Have concern
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with C. The third square is also part of “Prefix for medic”.
CARE
LAKE
11Lake
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Lake.
L
DOUBLE U
12Double u
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
U _. “User equipment” crosses it at the second square.
UU
TEN-YEAR SPANS
13Ten-year spans
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ A _ _ S. Solving “Bubbly drink” first gives you its fifth letter.
DECADES
kiw-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Picture word minus “kiw” gives the answer. First letter: I.
I
ZERO
15Zero
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Penny”.
NONE
DI___AL
16DI___AL
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “DI___AL” and enter only the missing part, starting with G.
GIT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MOO ___ BEEF
17MOO ___ BEEF
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “MOO ___ BEEF”. Shape: S _ _.
SHU
GET AWAY
18Get away
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with E. The fourth square is also part of “Ten-year spans”.
ESCAPE
RACING CAR
19Racing car
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RC
BUBBLY DRINK
20Bubbly drink
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Ten-year spans”.
SODA
ATTY. IN THE FIRM
21Atty. in the firm
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ASSOC
USER EQUIPMENT
22User equipment
Row 5, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “User equipment”.
UE
ICE CREAM HOLDER
23Ice cream holder
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
C _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
CONE
PENNY
24Penny
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with C. The third square is also part of “Zero”.
CENT
END POINT ASSESS.
25End point assess.
Row 8, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EPA
FRIENDLY CALL
26Friendly call
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Fits O _. The second square is also part of “DI___AL”.
OI
START
27Start
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Start, nothing more.
S
NUCLEAR REACTOR
28Nuclear reactor
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Nuclear reactor”.
NR
OPPOSITE OF YES
29Opposite of yes
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _. “Heir apparent” crosses it at the second square.
NO
AGENCY
30Agency
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Agency, nothing more.
A
b---ow
31Picture clue
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “b---ow”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
ARR
Crossword Challenge Level 1238 Solved Grid
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