Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1259 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1259? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 4 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “30th”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Language of turkey”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “30th”. 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.
30TH
130th
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with T. Solving “After h” first gives you its sixth letter.
THIRTIETH
REDDISH-BROWN
2Reddish-brown
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
U _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Lease”.
UMBER
doo--at
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“doo--at”). What is left starts with R.
RM
KICK
4Kick
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Kick.
K
CUBES FROM THE FREEZER
5Cubes from the freezer
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
I _ _. Solving “Religious group” first gives you its third letter.
ICE
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with S. Check the fourth letter against “Common era”.
SOCCER
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: H _ _ E _. Solving “Common era” first gives you its fourth letter.
HOTEL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LANGUAGE OF TURKEY
8Language of turkey
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ K _ _ H. Check the fifth letter against “Cubes from the freezer”.
TURKISH
SOUND OF THOUGHT
9Sound of thought
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits H _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
HMM
INFINIBAND
10Infiniband
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: I _. “Reddish-brown” crosses it at the second square.
IB
LEASE
11Lease
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. Its third letter is shared with “Nirvana”.
RENT
TOTAL REVENUE
12Total revenue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TR
AFTER H
13After h
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after H.
I
OFFICIAL ORDER
14Official order
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ C _. “Narrow” crosses it at the fourth square.
EDICT
-aster
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-aster”). What is left starts with T.
TO
SKIRT EDGING
16Skirt edging
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
H _ _. “Mobile” crosses it at the third square.
HEM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CAN'T OVERDO OUTFITS
17Can't overdo outfits
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
COO
NARROW
18Narrow
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ I _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Bluffer”.
STRICT
RELIGIOUS GROUP
19Religious group
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
SECT
NIRVANA
20Nirvana
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Nirvana.
N
COMMON ERA
21Common era
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CE
FOOD CONSUMER
22Food consumer
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Young person”.
EATER
STAGGER
23Stagger
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
REEL
LONG ISLAND
24Long island
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LI
BLUFFER
25Bluffer
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Food consumer”.
LIAR
FEMALE DEER
26Female deer
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits D _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Skirt edging”.
DOE
CHAIN OF LIFE?
27Chain of life?
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
D _ _. “Ribo-nucleic acid” crosses it at the third square.
DNA
_AILY
28_AILY
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_AILY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with D.
D
SCRE__
29SCRE__
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “SCRE__” go in the grid. First one: E.
EN
YOUNG PERSON
30Young person
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “SCRE__”.
TEEN
MOBILE
31Mobile
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Mobile starts with the answer.
M
RIBO-NUCLEIC ACID
32Ribo-nucleic acid
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
RNA
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Puzzle 1259 solved
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