Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1273 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1273, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 7 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Without question”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Computer home screen”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Without question”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
WITHOUT QUESTION
1Without question
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with D. Its sixth letter is shared with “SIERRA ___”.
DOUBTLESS
BECOME INVALID
2Become invalid
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
E _ _ I _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
EXPIRE
___IOUSLY
3___IOUSLY
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “___IOUSLY” and enter only the missing part, starting with S.
SER
4Yarn craft
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “YARN CRAFT” point to the same word. It begins with K.
KNIT
AFTER S
5After s
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to S; the answer is its next letter.
T
NOT THIS OR THAT
6Not this or that
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
O _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “___ BO (WORKOUT SYSTEM)”.
OTHER
7Plant holder
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “PLANT HOLDER” point to the same word. It begins with P.
POT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
COMPUTER HOME SCREEN
8Computer home screen
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
D _ _ K _ _ P. The fifth square is also part of “After s”.
DESKTOP
PLOW ANIMALS
9Plow animals
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “___IOUSLY”.
OXEN
STANDING VERTICALLY
10Standing vertically
Left column 3/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ I _ _ T. Solving “Oxygen and nitrogen” first gives you its fifth letter.
UPRIGHT
-ngo
11__CYCLE
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-ngo” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with B.
BI
MAKE AN EFFORT
12Make an effort
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. Solving “NEW ____ CITY” first gives you its third letter.
TRY
SIERRA ___
13SIERRA ___
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
The missing word in “SIERRA ___” starts with L.
LEONE
ELITE
14Elite
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Elite.
E
RICE WINE
15Rice wine
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Solving “NEW ____ CITY” first gives you its third letter.
SAKE
-ell
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-ell”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PHO__COPY
17PHO__COPY
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“PHO__COPY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with T.
TO
OXYGEN AND NITROGEN
18Oxygen and nitrogen
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with G. “SIERRA ___” crosses it at the fourth square.
GASES
___ BO (WORKOUT SYSTEM)
19___ BO (WORKOUT SYSTEM)
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ BO (WORKOUT SYSTEM)” out loud and the blank fills itself: T _ _.
TAE
NEW ____ CITY
20NEW ____ CITY
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “NEW ____ CITY”? It fits Y _ _ _.
YORK
PROBLEM
21Problem
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
I _ _ U _. Check the fourth letter against “KUNG ___”.
ISSUE
___ LANKA
22___ LANKA
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ LANKA”. Shape: S _ _.
SRI
VETOES
23Vetoes
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Rice wine”.
NOES
SOUTH
24South
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
South starts with the answer.
S
ERROR FREE FUNCTION
25Error free function
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Error free function”.
EFF
ROMANTIC GIFT
26Romantic gift
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits R _ _ E _. Solving “Error free function” first gives you its fourth letter.
ROSES
SIGH OF RELIEF
27Sigh of relief
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _. Check the second letter against the picture clue in the left column.
AH
KUNG ___
28KUNG ___
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Say “KUNG ___” out loud and the blank fills itself: F _.
FU
ATLAS
29Atlas
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Atlas.
A
RISK-FREE
30Risk-free
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “Error free function”.
SAFE
Crossword Challenge Level 1273 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1273 solved
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