Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1275 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1275, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 4 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Supreme ruler”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1275: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Break into bits”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Supreme ruler”. 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.
SUPREME RULER
1Supreme ruler
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ E _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Build”.
SOVEREIGN
_OSPITAL
2_OSPITAL
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
“_OSPITAL” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with H.
H
ATTACK DAMAGE CARRY
3Attack damage carry
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
ADC
-ip
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-ip” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
TR
VILLAGE COUSIN
5Village cousin
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. “___ERFALL” crosses it at the third square.
TOWN
ROGERS'S WIFE
6Rogers's wife
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ N _. Solving “SAV____H” first gives you its fourth letter.
EVANS
HOLD ON TO
7Hold on to
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits R _ _ A _ _. Check the fourth letter against “SAV____H”.
RETAIN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BREAK INTO BITS
8Break into bits
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ T _ _ R. Check the fifth letter against “Village cousin”.
SHATTER
AL_NE
9AL_NE
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “AL_NE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
O
-alist
10Air pol-lutant
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-alist” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with V.
VOC
h--tagon
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “h--tagon”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EP
BACK
12Back
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. Check the third letter against “Ascent entry”.
REAR
BUILD
13Build
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ C _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Bridge support”.
ERECT
marr--ge
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “marrge” gives the answer. First letter: I.
IA
GOING TO EAT
15Going to eat
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
GTE
CLOSEST
16Closest
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits N _ _ R _ _ T. Solving “Clock” first gives you its fifth letter.
NEAREST
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HERD
17Herd
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with D. Check the fourth letter against “Rogers's wife”.
DROVE
PERFORM SURGERY
18Perform surgery
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ R _ _ E. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fifth square.
OPERATE
___ERFALL
19___ERFALL
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“___ERFALL” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with W.
WAT
BRIDGE SUPPORT
20Bridge support
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Build”.
ARCH
SAV____H
21SAV____H
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “SAV____H” go in the grid. First one: A.
ANNA
ASCENT ENTRY
22Ascent entry
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Ascent entry”.
AE
LATIN FOR 'YES'
23Latin for 'yes'
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: S _. Its second letter is shared with “Hold on to”.
SI
CLOCK
24Clock
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Medical school student”.
TIME
NATURE
25Nature
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Nature, nothing more.
N
EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE
26Employee self service
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Employee self service” to its initials.
ESS
RUSH
27Rush
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with H. Its third letter is shared with “Employee self service”.
HIE
ELECTRONIC ARTS
28Electronic arts
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EA
SHORT FOR 'STREET'
29Short for 'street'
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “Closest” first gives you its second letter.
ST
MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENT
30Medical school student
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
MSS
RUNOFF
31Runoff
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Runoff.
R
Crossword Challenge Level 1275 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1275 solved
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