Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1262 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1262? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
12 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Permanent home”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Italian rice dish”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Permanent home”, 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.
PERMANENT HOME
1Permanent home
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ I _ _ N _ _. Solving “East” first gives you its sixth letter.
RESIDENCY
SARCASTIC HUMOR
2Sarcastic humor
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ N _. Solving “Old peruvian” first gives you its fourth letter.
IRONY
-same
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-same”). What is left starts with S.
SE
AFTER N
4After n
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to N; the answer is its next letter.
O
"___ END"
5"___ END"
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “___ END”. Shape: T _ _.
THE
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with T. The fourth square is also part of “Thank god”.
TURTLE
FINAL GREEK LETTER
7Final greek letter
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ G _. Check the fourth letter against “Thank god”.
OMEGA
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ITALIAN RICE DISH
8Italian rice dish
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ O _ _ O. Its fifth letter is shared with “___ END”.
RISOTTO
AHEAD OF, IN VERSE
9Ahead of, in verse
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ERE
dam--n
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “dam--n”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SO
OLD PERUVIAN
11Old peruvian
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “After b”.
INCA
ELEMENT 66
12Element 66
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
D _. The second square is also part of “Sarcastic humor”.
DY
EAST
13East
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of East.
E
FRESHLY
14Freshly
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ L _. “Bargain” crosses it at the fourth square.
NEWLY
CURRICULUM VITAE
15Curriculum vitae
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Curriculum vitae” to its initials.
CV
NOT NO
16Not no
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits Y _ _. Check the third letter against “Skyhigh”.
YES
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FAN NOISE
17Fan noise
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _. The third square is also part of “Final greek letter”.
HUM
BARGAIN
18Bargain
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with H. Its fourth letter is shared with “Big brute”.
HAGGLE
AT THIS SPOT
19At this spot
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
HERE
AFTER B
20After b
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to B; the answer is its next letter.
C
THANK GOD
21Thank god
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Thank god” to its initials.
TG
EARLY INDO-EUROPEAN
22Early indo-european
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Not west”.
ARYAN
FANCY PARTY
23Fancy party
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
GALA
NARR__
24NARR__
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “NARR__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
OW
BIG BRUTE
25Big brute
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Early indo-european”.
OGRE
ADAM'S MATE
26Adam's mate
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. Solving “Not no” first gives you its third letter.
EVE
LAST DEGREE
27Last degree
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Fits N _ _. “Slangy negative” crosses it at the third square.
NTH
_ORMAL
28_ORMAL
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“_ORMAL” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
N
SERUM ALBUMIN
29Serum albumin
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Serum albumin” to its initials.
SA
NOT WEST
30Not west
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “Serum albumin”.
EAST
SKYHIGH
31Skyhigh
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Skyhigh.
S
SLANGY NEGATIVE
32Slangy negative
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. The third square is also part of “Last degree”.
NAH
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