Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1251 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1251? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks 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; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Procedure”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1251: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Counsel-ing session”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Procedure”. 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.
PROCEDURE
1Procedure
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with T. Check the sixth letter against “After h”.
TECHNIQUE
CAN'T DEAL WITH
2Can't deal with
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
HATES
EXTRA TIME
3Extra time
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Extra time” to its initials.
ET
AFTER Q
4 after q
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
AT THE BACK OF THE BOAT
5At the back of the boat
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. “Mix” crosses it at the third square.
AFT
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits P _ _ N _ _. “North dakota” crosses it at the fourth square.
PRINCE
FOOTBALL GAINS
7Football gains
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with Y. Check the fourth letter against “North dakota”.
YARDS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
COUNSEL-ING SESSION
8Counsel-ing session
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ R _ _ Y. The fifth square is also part of “At the back of the boat”.
THERAPY
"LET'S ___!" ("DIG IN!")
9"LET'S ___!" ("DIG IN!")
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “LET'S ___!" ("DIG IN!")” starts with E.
EAT
CLASS TEACHER
10Class teacher
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Class teacher”.
CT
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits H _ _ _. “Right” crosses it at the third square.
HERO
NOVA SCOTIA
12Nova scotia
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Nova scotia” to its initials.
NS
AFTER H
13After h
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from H in the alphabet.
I
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. Q _ _ U _. The fourth square is also part of “The "na" in nacl”.
QUEUE
NOT DOWN
15Not down
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits U _. The second square is also part of “ONCE ___N A TIME”.
UP
A BILLION YEARS
16A billion years
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. “Net” crosses it at the third square.
EON
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___NCHISE
17___NCHISE
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “___NCHISE” go in the grid. First one: F.
FRA
THE "NA" IN NACL
18The "na" in nacl
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ I _ _. “Small rodents” crosses it at the fourth square.
SODIUM
MIX
19Mix
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
STIR
RIGHT
20Right
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Right.
R
NORTH DAKOTA
21North dakota
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “North dakota” to its initials.
ND
DEEP WATER
22Deep water
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ A _. “Lots” crosses it at the fourth square.
OCEAN
LIFE SAVERS
23Life savers
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
DOCS
SELF-REFERENCE
24Self-reference
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
M _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the second square.
ME
SMALL RODENTS
25Small rodents
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ _. Solving “Deep water” first gives you its third letter.
MICE
ONCE ___N A TIME
26ONCE ___N A TIME
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “ONCE ___N A TIME” starts with U.
UPO
BE YOUR SELF
27Be your self
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
BYS
BLOOD
28Blood
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Blood, nothing more.
B
__RSERY
29__RSERY
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
“__RSERY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
NU
LOTS
30Lots
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with M. “__RSERY” crosses it at the third square.
MANY
NET
31Net
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Net starts with the answer.
N
ve-
32Picture clue
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “ve-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NUS
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Puzzle 1251 solved
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