Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1254 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1254 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 5 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Itemized list”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Chicken bred for its meat”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Itemized list”, 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.
ITEMIZED LIST
1Itemized list
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
B _ _ A _ _ O _ _. Check the sixth letter against “After c”.
BREAKDOWN
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits R _ _ B _. Solving “Fully fit” first gives you its fourth letter.
RUGBY
OPERATION GROUP
3Operation group
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Operation group” to its initials.
OG
AFTER H
4After h
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after H.
I
f---ingo
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “f---ingo”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LAM
COVERS THE EYE
6Covers the eye
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ L _ _. The fourth square is also part of “__BORATORY”.
EYELID
KIDNEY-LIKE
7Kidney-like
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
R _ _ A _. Solving “__BORATORY” first gives you its fourth letter.
RENAL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CHICKEN BRED FOR ITS MEAT
8Chicken bred for its meat
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with B. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
BROILER
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with R. “Operation group” crosses it at the third square.
RUG
END GRAIN
10End grain
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EG
FULLY FIT
11Fully fit
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Roman 50”.
ABLE
KEY YIELD
12Key yield
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Key yield”.
KY
AFTER C
13After c
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from C in the alphabet.
D
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits O _ _ A _. Solving “Antenna” first gives you its fourth letter.
OSCAR
ABBR. FOR WEEK
15Abbr. for week
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with W. “Winter activity” crosses it at the second square.
WK
VETO
16Veto
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits N _ _. “Cross mark” crosses it at the third square.
NIX
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
VOTE FOR
17Vote for
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Kidney-like”.
AYE
ANTENNA
18Antenna
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ I _ _. “Prepare oneself” crosses it at the fourth square.
AERIAL
FINAL PRAYER WORD
19Final prayer word
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Covers the eye”.
AMEN
ROMAN 50
20Roman 50
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Roman 50”.
L
__BORATORY
21__BORATORY
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__BORATORY” go in the grid. First one: L.
LA
"THIS WAY" SIGN
22"this way" sign
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Batty”.
ARROW
TRAIN TRACK
23Train track
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Covers the eye”.
RAIL
GAME CONSOLE
24Game console
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
GC
PREPARE ONESELF
25Prepare oneself
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with G. Solving “This way" sign” first gives you its third letter.
GIRD
WINTER ACTIVITY
26Winter activity
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. “Veto” crosses it at the third square.
SKI
-ut
27___ATE
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ut”). What is left starts with D.
DON
DESTROY
28Destroy
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Destroy, nothing more.
D
CREATIVE ASSEMBLY
29Creative assembly
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Creative assembly”.
CA
BATTY
30Batty
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits L _ _ _. Solving “Creative assembly” first gives you its third letter.
LOCO
CROSS MARK
31Cross mark
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Cross mark”.
X
ASHEN
32Ashen
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with W. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the inside the grid.
WAN
Crossword Challenge Level 1254 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1254 solved
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