Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1258 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1258 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 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; 3 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 “Sleep well wish”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1258: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Sleep well wish”. 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.
SLEEP WELL WISH
1Sleep well wish
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ D _ _ G _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Arch locale”.
GOODNIGHT
FURY
2Fury
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
RAGE
sp--ula
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “sp--ula”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AT
ATTOR_EY
4ATTOR_EY
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “ATTOR_EY” go in the grid. First one: N.
N
ANGRY STATE
5Angry state
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with I. Check the third letter against “Action word”.
IRE
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with T. “North east” crosses it at the fourth square.
TURNIP
INSERT DEEPLY
7Insert deeply
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “North east” first gives you its fourth letter.
EMBED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with G. “Angry state” crosses it at the fifth square.
GRANITE
HORSE'S MORSEL
9Horse's morsel
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits O _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
OAT
j-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “j-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
OG
SANDWICH SELLER
11Sandwich seller
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Endmost”.
DELI
NIRVANA
12Nirvana
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Nirvana, nothing more.
N
ARCH LOCALE
13Arch locale
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with I. “Winner” crosses it at the fourth square.
INSTEP
BIG SNAPPER
14Big snapper
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: G _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Winner”.
GATOR
HIGH NOISE
15High noise
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “High noise” to its initials.
HN
TACTICAL AIR DIRECTION
16Tactical air direction
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Tactical air direction”.
TAD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PIRATE DRINK
17Pirate drink
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. Check the third letter against “Insert deeply”.
RUM
WINNER
18Winner
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
V _ _ T _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Arch locale”.
VICTOR
ACTION WORD
19Action word
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with V. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
VERB
ENDMOST
20Endmost
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Arch locale”.
LAST
NORTH EAST
21North east
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “North east”.
NE
SECOND AIRING
22Second airing
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ U _. Check the fourth letter against “Hurry”.
RERUN
SHARP IN TASTE
23Sharp in taste
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ACRID
GRANDMA
24Grandma
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “High noise”.
NANA
"ONCE BITTEN, TWICE ___"
25"ONCE BITTEN, TWICE ___"
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “ONCE BITTEN, TWICE ___” starts with S.
SHY
SCHOOL
26School
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of School.
S
SINE ANNO
27Sine anno
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SA
HURRY
28Hurry
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Sine anno”.
RUSH
DIAMOND
29Diamond
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Diamond starts with the answer.
D
NO VOTE
30No vote
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. “ONCE BITTEN, TWICE ___” crosses it at the third square.
NAY
Crossword Challenge Level 1258 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1258 solved
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