Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1267 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1267, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 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 “Polite man”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1267: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Done bit by bit”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Polite man”. 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.
POLITE MAN
1Polite man
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with G. Check the sixth letter against “Each”.
GENTLEMAN
CORRECT
2Correct
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ H _. Check the fourth letter against “Asian tongue”.
RIGHT
ANNUAL REPORT
3Annual report
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AR
AFTER C
4After c
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after C.
D
BENEFIT
5Benefit
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: U _ _. “Not fully” crosses it at the third square.
USE
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with A. Check the fourth letter against “Not off”.
ALMOND
NOT TELLING TRUTH
7Not telling truth
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with L. Solving “Not off” first gives you its fourth letter.
LYING
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
DONE BIT BY BIT
8Done bit by bit
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits G _ _ D _ _ L. The fifth square is also part of “Benefit”.
GRADUAL
W___DNESS
9W___DNESS
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “W___DNESS”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
EIR
spo--e
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “spo--e” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with N.
NG
ASIAN TONGUE
11Asian tongue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Ampere”.
THAI
LIEU-TENANT
12Lieu-tenant
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Lieu-tenant” to its initials.
LT
EACH
13Each
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Each.
E
"I ___ WHAT I SAID"
14"I ___ WHAT I SAID"
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Complete the phrase “I ___ WHAT I SAID”. Shape: M _ _ N _.
MEANT
r--en
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “r--en” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AV
NO VOTE
16No vote
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. Its third letter is shared with “Year”.
NAY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SNEAKY
17Sneaky
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. “Not telling truth” crosses it at the third square.
SLY
QUIET
18Quiet
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with S. “See to” crosses it at the fourth square.
SILENT
NOT FULLY
19Not fully
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
SEMI
AMPERE
20Ampere
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Ampere.
A
NOT OFF
21Not off
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits O _. Check the second letter against “Not telling truth”.
ON
"___ WE MEET AGAIN!"
22"___ WE MEET AGAIN!"
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Say “___ WE MEET AGAIN!” out loud and the blank fills itself: U _ _ I _.
UNTIL
CHEST ORGAN
23Chest organ
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
LUNG
ASSIS__NT
24ASSIS__NT
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “ASSIS__NT” go in the grid. First one: T.
TA
SEE TO
25See to
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. “___ WE MEET AGAIN!” crosses it at the third square.
TEND
SPACE-WALK ACRONYM
26Space-walk acronym
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. “No vote” crosses it at the third square.
EVA
UNLOCKING TOOL
27Unlocking tool
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
K _ _. Solving the picture clue in the inside the grid first gives you its third letter.
KEY
KNOB
28Knob
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Knob.
K
__CEWAY
29__CEWAY
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “__CEWAY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
RA
RUBBER WHEEL
30Rubber wheel
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. “__CEWAY” crosses it at the third square.
TIRE
YEAR
31Year
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Year starts with the answer.
Y
p-
32Place down
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“p-”). What is left starts with L.
LAY
Crossword Challenge Level 1267 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1267 solved
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