Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1242 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1242, 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. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 2 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 “Was made up of”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1242: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Skilled”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Was made up of”. 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.
WAS MADE UP OF
1Was made up of
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ S _ _ T _ _. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
CONSISTED
-bor
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “-bor”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AR
LIGHT IN COLOR
3Light in color
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
P _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Adored”.
PALE
BY ONESELF
4By oneself
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ N _. Solving “Movie segment” first gives you its fourth letter.
ALONE
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: B.
B
FALSITY
6Falsity
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: L _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Adored”.
LIE
CEASES
7Ceases
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Solving “Adored” first gives you its third letter.
ENDS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SKILLED
8Skilled
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ A _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
CAPABLE
MOUTH-RELATED
9Mouth-related
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. Solving “Light in color” first gives you its third letter.
ORAL
A_YPLACE
10A_YPLACE
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “A_YPLACE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
N
MOVIE SEGMENT
11Movie segment
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ N _. “By oneself” crosses it at the fourth square.
SCENE
IN-HOUSE
12In-house
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IH
ga---ine
13Sun
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “ga---ine” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with S.
SOL
BOOK NAME
14Book name
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ L _. The fourth square is also part of “Roarer”.
TITLE
ENTERIC COATED
15Enteric coated
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EC
SECURITY PAYMENT
16Security payment
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
D _ _ O _ _ T. Check the fifth letter against “Boats and ships”.
DEPOSIT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
INDIANA
17Indiana
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits I _. Check the second letter against “Ceases”.
IN
BOATS AND SHIPS
18Boats and ships
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
V _ _ S _ _ S. Solving “Book name” first gives you its fifth letter.
VESSELS
ADORED
19Adored
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
L _ _ E _. “Falsity” crosses it at the fourth square.
LOVED
OPTION
20Option
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Begins with C. “Book name” crosses it at the fourth square.
CHOICE
SAFARI
21Safari
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Safari, nothing more.
S
QUAL. ASSUR.
22Qual. assur.
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Qual. assur.” to its initials.
QA
EXTRA SMART QUOTE
23Extra smart quote
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Extra smart quote” to its initials.
ESQ
LEFT TACKLE
24Left tackle
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LT
GATHER TOGETHER
25Gather together
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ _. Solving “WHAT ___ IS NEW?” first gives you its third letter.
MEET
FRODO'S BEST FRIEND
26Frodo's best friend
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “Gather together”.
SAM
ROARER
27Roarer
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. The third square is also part of “Security payment”.
LEO
ELEGANT
28Elegant
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Elegant.
E
LATIN FOR 'YES'
29Latin for 'yes'
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shape: S _. Solving “Security payment” first gives you its second letter.
SI
"WHAT ___ IS NEW?"
30"WHAT ___ IS NEW?"
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Say “WHAT ___ IS NEW?” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _ _.
ELSE
PARKING SYMBOL
31Parking symbol
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Parking symbol”.
P
Crossword Challenge Level 1242 Solved Grid
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