Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1260 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1260 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.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want 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 “Not violent”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Revenge”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Not violent”, read top to bottom.
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.
NOT VIOLENT
1Not violent
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
P _ _ C _ _ B _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Delegate”.
PEACEABLE
WEAPONRY STOCK
2Weaponry stock
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. The third square is also part of “Ante meridiem”.
AMMO
YESHIVA UNI.
3Yeshiva uni.
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Yeshiva uni.” to its initials.
YU
BAR
4Bar
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Bar, nothing more.
B
h-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“h-”). What is left starts with A.
AIL
CLOSE RELATIVE
6Close relative
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits C _ _ S _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Service level”.
COUSIN
FUNERAL SOUND
7Funeral sound
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with K; pattern K _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Service level”.
KNELL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
REVENGE
8Revenge
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ B _ _ K. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
PAYBACK
l---r
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“l---r”). What is left starts with E.
EMU
ANTE MERIDIEM
10Ante meridiem
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AM
FOOD ___ (POST-MEAL STATE)
11FOOD ___ (POST-MEAL STATE)
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “FOOD ___ (POST-MEAL STATE)”. Shape: C _ _ _.
COMA
CABL_
12CABL_
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
“CABL_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
E
DELEGATE
13Delegate
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
A _ _ I _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Fish eggs”.
ASSIGN
PRIMARY
14Primary
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits B _ _ A _. “Fish eggs” crosses it at the fourth square.
BASAL
-brary
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-brary”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LI
___ BARK BEETLE (PEST)
16___ BARK BEETLE (PEST)
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ BARK BEETLE (PEST)” starts with E.
ELM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
+ OR – ATOM
17+ or – atom
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. The third square is also part of “Funeral sound”.
ION
FISH EGGS
18Fish eggs
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ I _ _. Solving “Delegate” first gives you its fourth letter.
CAVIAR
HINT TO MYSTERY
19Hint to mystery
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
C _ _ _. “Close relative” crosses it at the third square.
CLUE
AMOUNT OF MATTER
20Amount of matter
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with M. The third square is also part of “Delegate”.
MASS
SERVICE LEVEL
21Service level
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SL
RADIANT-LY LIT
22Radiant-ly lit
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Chess "castle”.
AGLOW
BE OF USE TO
23Be of use to
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of “Close relative”.
AVAIL
SET TO WIND
24Set to wind
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
SAIL
SQUEEZE
25Squeeze
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. “BET___N” crosses it at the third square.
EKE
EXHORT
26Exhort
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Exhort.
E
TIPT__
27TIPT__
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “TIPT__” go in the grid. First one: O.
OE
CHESS "CASTLE"
28Chess "castle"
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “TIPT__”.
ROOK
MILLION
29Million
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Million.
M
BET___N
30BET___N
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “BET___N”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with W.
WEE
Crossword Challenge Level 1260 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1260 solved
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