Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1272 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1272 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 32 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; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Genuinely”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1272: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “14-line poems”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Genuinely”. 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.
GENUINELY
1Genuinely
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ C _ _ E _ _. Check the sixth letter against “One in revolt”.
SINCERELY
MINER'S FIND
2Miner's find
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with O. Its third letter is shared with “Close by”.
ORE
TIDY
3Tidy
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. “Close by” crosses it at the third square.
NEAT
NASAL
4Nasal
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Nasal.
N
pigl-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “pigl-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
ET
BABY BIRD'S SOUND
6Baby bird's sound
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
T _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Lion's cousin”.
TWEET
FLY HIGH
7Fly high
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “H__VEN” first gives you its third letter.
SOAR
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
14-LINE POEMS
814-line poems
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
SONNETS
ANGER
9Anger
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: I _ _. The third square is also part of “Tidy”.
IRE
CLOSE BY
10Close by
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. Its third letter is shared with “Tidy”.
NEAR
_OLOGNE
11_OLOGNE
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_OLOGNE” go in the grid. First one: C.
C
f--ce
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “fce” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EN
ONE IN REVOLT
13One in revolt
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with R. Solving “Beam fastener” first gives you its fourth letter.
REBEL
FREEWAY SIGN
14Freeway sign
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Large in size”.
EXIT
PULL WITH EFFORT
15Pull with effort
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits L _ _. The third square is also part of “Large in size”.
LUG
cr--tal
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “cr--tal” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with Y.
YS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DUO
17Duo
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Fly high”.
TWO
BEAM FASTENER
18Beam fastener
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits R _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “One in revolt”.
RIVET
H__VEN
19H__VEN
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“H__VEN” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EA
ALOE VERA PRODUCT
20Aloe vera product
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: G _ _. The third square is also part of “One in revolt”.
GEL
LION'S COUSIN
21Lion's cousin
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Baby bird's sound”.
TIGER
CONNECT-ION POINT
22Connect-ion point
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits N _ _ U _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Pull with effort”.
NEXUS
ANIMAL DOCTOR
23Animal doctor
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with V. Check the third letter against “Baby bird's sound”.
VET
LARGE IN SIZE
24Large in size
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Shape: B _ _. Solving “Pull with effort” first gives you its third letter.
BIG
A LOT OF FARMLAND
25A lot of farmland
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the third letter against “Blade in a boat”.
ACRE
ANTIGEN
26Antigen
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Antigen.
A
SMALL AMOUNT
27Small amount
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
T _ _. Check the third letter against “Impolite”.
TAD
TRAINING CAMP
28Training camp
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TC
HUM__R
29HUM__R
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “HUM__R”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
OU
BLADE IN A BOAT
30Blade in a boat
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
O _ _. “A lot of farmland” crosses it at the third square.
OAR
REPLY
31Reply
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Reply.
R
IMPOLITE
32Impolite
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. Its third letter is shared with “Small amount”.
RUDE
Crossword Challenge Level 1272 Solved Grid
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