Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1255 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1255, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Jail residents”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Reason”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Jail residents”. 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.
JAIL RESIDENTS
1Jail residents
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ S _ _ E _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the sixth square.
PRISONERS
fond-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “fond-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with U.
UE
RUNNING EVENT
3Running event
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. “Legal matters” crosses it at the third square.
RACE
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with P. “Movie segment” crosses it at the fourth square.
PLANE
AFTER N
5After n
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after N.
O
BRING INTO COURT
6Bring into court
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
S _ _. The third square is also part of “Legal matters”.
SUE
ASIA, WITH "THE"
7Asia, with "the"
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Legal matters”.
EAST
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
REASON
8Reason
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ P _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “After n”.
PURPOSE
NOT FAKE
9Not fake
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. “Running event” crosses it at the third square.
REAL
ADM_RAL
10ADM_RAL
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “ADM_RAL” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
MOVIE SEGMENT
11Movie segment
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
SCENE
PEEKAB__
12PEEKAB__
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “PEEKAB__” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
OO
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: N _ _. Solving “Tennis racquet” first gives you its third letter.
NUT
"404: PAGE NOT FOUND," FOR ONE
14"404: page not found," for one
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “C___AINER”.
ERROR
seaho--e
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “seahoe” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RS
RESOLVED
16Resolved
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. Check the fifth letter against “More than one”.
SETTLED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
UNITED AIRLINES
17United airlines
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UA
MORE THAN ONE
18More than one
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ E _ _ L. Its fifth letter is shared with “404: page not found," for one”.
SEVERAL
LEGAL MATTERS
19Legal matters
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with C. Check the fourth letter against “Bring into court”.
CASES
CLASS
20Class
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ R _ _. “404: page not found," for one” crosses it at the fourth square.
COURSE
_ORCH
21_ORCH
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_ORCH”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with T.
T
END NOTE
22End note
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “End note” to its initials.
EN
ADAM'S MADAM
23Adam's madam
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “End note”.
EVE
TENNIS RACQUET
24Tennis racquet
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TR
OPPOSITE OF ALIVE
25Opposite of alive
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Rocket org.”.
DEAD
BREAK OFF
26Break off
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. The third square is also part of “Opposite of alive”.
END
C___AINER
27C___AINER
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “C___AINER” go in the grid. First one: O.
ONT
EAT
28Eat
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Eat.
E
SPECIAL EDITION
29Special edition
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Special edition” to its initials.
SE
ROCKET ORG.
30Rocket org.
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Special edition”.
NASA
BEFORE U
31Before u
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right before U.
T
Crossword Challenge Level 1255 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1255 solved
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