Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1256 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1256, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1256: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Fashion runway”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with C. Solving “A_RBRUSH” first gives you its sixth letter.
CABDRIVER
ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE
2Analysis of variance
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ V _. Check the fourth letter against “Digital video”.
ANOVA
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _. “Large snake” crosses it at the third square.
TEA
WORLD WAR
4World war
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “World war”.
WW
B_BOON
5B_BOON
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
“B_BOON” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
A
PLACE
6Place
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. “Federal reserve” crosses it at the third square.
LIEU
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: K _ _ N _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Subject word”.
KIDNEY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FASHION RUNWAY
8Fashion runway
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits C _ _ W _ _ K. Its fifth letter is shared with “B_BOON”.
CATWALK
START OVER
9Start over
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
ANEW
LARGE SNAKE
10Large snake
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
BOA
DIGITAL VIDEO
11Digital video
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Digital video”.
DV
TRACKING DEVICE
12Tracking device
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
R _ _ A _. “Manicure focus” crosses it at the fourth square.
RADAR
A_RBRUSH
13A_RBRUSH
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
“A_RBRUSH” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
I
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. V _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Friend of snow white”.
VIAL
ECHO RELAY REACTOR
15Echo relay reactor
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Echo relay reactor”.
ERR
DENIAL
16Denial
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
R _ _ U _ _ L. Check the fifth letter against “LIFE __ BEAUTIFUL”.
REFUSAL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AFTER I
17After i
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: I _. Its second letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
II
SHAPE OR MOLD
18Shape or mold
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ _. Solving “Tracking device” first gives you its third letter.
FORM
FEDERAL RESERVE
19Federal reserve
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with F; pattern F _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
FED
MANICURE FOCUS
20Manicure focus
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. Solving “Too timid” first gives you its third letter.
NAIL
SUBJECT WORD
21Subject word
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. “Place” crosses it at the third square.
NOUN
FRIEND OF SNOW WHITE
22Friend of snow white
Row 5, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Fits D _ _ R _. “Echo relay reactor” crosses it at the fourth square.
DWARF
_NJOY
23_NJOY
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“_NJOY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
E
GYRO WRAP
24Gyro wrap
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits P _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “___ MY FAULT!”.
PITA
TOO TIMID
25Too timid
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits W _ _ P _. The fourth square is also part of “Gyro wrap”.
WIMPY
RAGE
26Rage
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. Solving “Denial” first gives you its third letter.
IRE
SELF
27Self
Row 8, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Self”.
I
LIFE __ BEAUTIFUL
28LIFE __ BEAUTIFUL
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Complete the phrase “LIFE __ BEAUTIFUL”. Shape: I _.
IS
SRI LANKA
29Sri lanka
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Sri lanka”.
SL
"___ MY FAULT!"
30"___ MY FAULT!"
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ MY FAULT!”. Shape: I _ _.
ITS
UNTO
31Unto
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Unto.
U
Crossword Challenge Level 1256 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1256 solved
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