Crossword Challenge Puzzle 126 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 126? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks 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; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Perfume essence”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 126: 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 “Perfume essence”. 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.
PERFUME ESSENCE
1Perfume essence
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits F _ _ G _ _ N _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Loyal fan”.
FRAGRANCE
READ AGAIN
2Read again
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ E _ _. “Biological group” crosses it at the fourth square.
REREAD
NOT ODD
3Not odd
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Field”.
EVEN
_LOCK
4_LOCK
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_LOCK” go in the grid. First one: C.
C
KANSAS
5Kansas
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Shape: K _. Solving “Small bag” first gives you its second letter.
KS
FAR FROM STRICT
6Far from strict
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits L _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Xenon horizon”.
LAX
SOUND RETURN
7Sound return
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “Xenon horizon”.
ECHO
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits F _ _ C _ _ E. Solving “Kansas” first gives you its fifth letter.
FRECKLE
REVERSE DIRECTION
9Reverse direction
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not odd”.
REV
FIELD
10Field
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not odd”.
AREA
BIOLOGICAL GROUP
11Biological group
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits G _ _ U _. Check the fourth letter against “Sound”.
GENUS
RED ALERT
12Red alert
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RA
LOYAL FAN
13Loyal fan
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ I _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with “Knighted man”.
ADMIRER
AFTER M
14After m
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from M in the alphabet.
N
-el
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-el”). What is left starts with C.
CAM
PRECISELY RIGHT
16Precisely right
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ C _ _ Y. Solving “Down-town” first gives you its fifth letter.
EXACTLY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SMALL BAG
17Small bag
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving “Sound return” first gives you its third letter.
SAC
SOUND
18Sound
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Loyal fan”.
AUDIO
XENON HORIZON
19Xenon horizon
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
XH
KNIGHTED MAN
20Knighted man
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. “Loyal fan” crosses it at the third square.
SIR
21Picture clue
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: M _ _ A _. “LAU___LE” crosses it at the fourth square.
MEDAL
___PLE
22___PLE
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
“___PLE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with D.
DIM
FAMILY HEAD
23Family head
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with M. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
MAMA
24Picture clue
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with R. “LAU___LE” crosses it at the third square.
RUBY
ALPHA OMEGA
25Alpha omega
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AO
REL__
26REL__
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
“REL__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
AX
DATA UNIT
27Data unit
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Data unit”.
DU
DOWN-TOWN
28Down-town
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Down-town”.
DT
LAU___LE
29LAU___LE
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “LAU___LE” and enter only the missing part, starting with D.
DAB
CAT
30Cat
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Cat.
C
Crossword Challenge Level 126 Solved Grid
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