Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1265 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1265, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 7 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Departure”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1265: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Ten-year stretches”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Departure”. 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.
DEPARTURE
1Departure
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits D _ _ I _ _ I _ _. “Current day” crosses it at the sixth square.
DEVIATION
BELI___
2BELI___
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “BELI___” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EVE
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ _. “Forbid action” crosses it at the third square.
CATS
AMPERE
4Ampere
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Ampere starts with the answer.
A
DONKEY KONG
5Donkey kong
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DK
KEEN
6Keen
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Its fourth letter is shared with “Bolt feature”.
EAGER
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with S. Check the third letter against “Start moving”.
SNOW
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
TEN-YEAR STRETCHES
8Ten-year stretches
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
D _ _ A _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “Donkey kong”.
DECADES
ECONOMIC VALUE ADDED
9Economic value added
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
EVA
FORBID ACTION
10Forbid action
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: V _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
VETO
ATTENT_ON
11ATTENT_ON
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “ATTENT_ON”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
I
c-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“c-”). What is left starts with A.
AB
CURRENT DAY
13Current day
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits T _ _ A _. Solving “Vast blue” first gives you its fourth letter.
TODAY
DEWRINKLE
14Dewrinkle
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Solving “Room entrance” first gives you its third letter.
IRON
"SAIL _____ SHIP OF STATE!"
15"SAIL _____ SHIP OF STATE!"
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “SAIL _____ SHIP OF STATE!” out loud and the blank fills itself: O _ _.
ONO
ANXIOUS FEELING
16Anxious feeling
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ V _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “__COA”.
NERVOUS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___GAROO
17___GAROO
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___GAROO”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with K.
KAN
VAST BLUE
18Vast blue
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with O. Solving “Current day” first gives you its fourth letter.
OCEAN
START MOVING
19Start moving
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _. Check the second letter against the picture clue in the top row.
GO
___ OF HOPE
20___ OF HOPE
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Say “___ OF HOPE” out loud and the blank fills itself: R _ _.
RAY
BOLT FEATURE
21Bolt feature
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
S _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Keen”.
SCREW
CARRIED
22Carried
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
B _ _ N _. “SAIL _____ SHIP OF STATE!” crosses it at the fourth square.
BORNE
SOUND RECEIVER
23Sound receiver
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Keen”.
EAR
ROOM ENTRANCE
24Room entrance
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. “SAIL _____ SHIP OF STATE!” crosses it at the third square.
DOOR
PARTS OF BYTES
25Parts of bytes
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ _. “Carriage paid to” crosses it at the third square.
BITS
BRIGHT
26Bright
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Bright.
B
COMPUTER BRAIN
27Computer brain
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. Solving “Anxious feeling” first gives you its third letter.
CPU
CULINARY INSTITUTE
28Culinary institute
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CI
__COA
29__COA
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
“__COA” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with C.
CO
CARRIAGE PAID TO
30Carriage paid to
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CPT
POSITI_E
31POSITI_E
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “POSITI_E” and enter only the missing part, starting with V.
V
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Puzzle 1265 solved
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