Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1276 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1276, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
10 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 4 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Science of society”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1276: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “1 minute = 60 …”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Science of society”. 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.
SCIENCE OF SOCIETY
1Science of society
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ I _ _ O _ _. Solving “Bring down” first gives you its sixth letter.
SOCIOLOGY
"BAA BAA" MAMA
2"baa baa" mama
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with “Prison room”.
EWE
ANCIENT BRITON
3Ancient briton
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Prison room”.
CELT
BL_NDE
4BL_NDE
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “BL_NDE” go in the grid. First one: O.
O
ra--h
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “ra--h” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with N.
NC
SLEEP IMAGERY
6Sleep imagery
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits D _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Entire sum”.
DREAM
CHESS DEADLOCK
7Chess deadlock
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with S. The sixth square is also part of “Mass”.
STALEMATE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
1 MINUTE = 60 …
81 minute = 60 …
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ O _ _ S. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
SECONDS
BE BEHIND ON BILLS
9Be behind on bills
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: O _ _. Check the third letter against “Ancient briton”.
OWE
PRISON ROOM
10Prison room
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Ancient briton”.
CELL
AFTER H
11After h
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to H; the answer is its next letter.
I
str--g
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “strg” gives the answer. First letter: O.
ON
BRING DOWN
13Bring down
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
L _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Solitary person”.
LOWER
MORE THAN
14More than
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Feeling fine”.
OVER
-lery
15Young woman
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-lery”). What is left starts with G.
GAL
CRY OUT
16Cry out
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Feeling fine”.
YELP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CATHODE RAY TUBE
17Cathode ray tube
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
CRT
SOLITARY PERSON
18Solitary person
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with L. “Bring down” crosses it at the fourth square.
LONER
BR__KABLE
19BR__KABLE
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“BR__KABLE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EA
ROOF SEALER
20Roof sealer
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: T _ _. “Bring down” crosses it at the third square.
TAR
ENTIRE SUM
21Entire sum
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with T. “Sleep imagery” crosses it at the fourth square.
TOTAL
STAR BURSTS
22Star bursts
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with N. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
NOVAE
PERSONAL TITLE
23Personal title
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Solving “Sleep imagery” first gives you its third letter.
NAME
FEELING FINE
24Feeling fine
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with W. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
WELL
MASS
25Mass
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Mass, nothing more.
M
COOLING DEVICE
26Cooling device
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _. Solving the picture clue in the inside the grid first gives you its third letter.
FAN
FREE AGENT
27Free agent
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
FA
MOMENT
28Moment
Row 8, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Moment.
M
YOGA BASE
29Yoga base
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits M _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Chess deadlock”.
MAT
PLACE
30Place
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Place.
P
-ptune
31__IGHBOR
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-ptune” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with N.
NE
Crossword Challenge Level 1276 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1276 solved
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