Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1279 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 29 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1279, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 3 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Tourists”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1279: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Heat-related”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Tourists”. 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.
TOURISTS
1Tourists
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with T. Its sixth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
TRAVELERS
HALF OF A DNA STRAND
2Half of a dna strand
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ I _. Solving “By way of” first gives you its fourth letter.
HELIX
EXPOSURE VALUE
3Exposure value
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EV
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. R _ _. “Club game” crosses it at the third square.
RUG
CAT'S SOUND
5Cat's sound
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Club game”.
MEOW
ASK
6Ask
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Ask.
A
RESCUE DEVICE
7Rescue device
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
L _ _ E _ _ V _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Ray from space”.
LIFESAVER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
HEAT-RELATED
8Heat-related
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. Solving “Cat's sound” first gives you its fifth letter.
THERMAL
CABARET SHOW
9Cabaret show
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with R. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
REVUE
cor-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “cor” gives the answer. First letter: A.
AL
BY WAY OF
11By way of
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: V _ _. Check the third letter against “Protective shield”.
VIA
CORP. LEADER ABBR.
12Corp. leader abbr.
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Protective shield”.
EXEC
-ove
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Say what the picture shows. “-ove” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with L.
L
EXCLUSIVE
14Exclusive
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits E _ _ T _. “Provide food for many” crosses it at the fourth square.
ELITE
SAVE FOR LATER
15Save for later
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ E _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Simply, nothing but”.
RESERVE
SERGEANT
16Sergeant
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
S _. Solving “Support for walking” first gives you its second letter.
SG
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
IN
17In
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of In, nothing more.
I
RICH SOIL
18Rich soil
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. Its third letter is shared with “Airsoft”.
LOAM
CLUB GAME
19Club game
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Rich soil”.
GOLF
PROTECTIVE SHIELD
20Protective shield
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ I _. “Exclusive” crosses it at the fourth square.
AEGIS
DEEP SADNESS
21Deep sadness
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
W _ _. The third square is also part of “Rescue device”.
WOE
PROVIDE FOOD FOR MANY
22Provide food for many
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with C. The fourth square is also part of “Save for later”.
CATER
AIRSOFT
23Airsoft
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits A _. Its second letter is shared with “Rescue device”.
AS
SIMPLY, NOTHING BUT
24Simply, nothing but
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with M. Check the third letter against “Save for later”.
MERE
RAY FROM SPACE
25Ray from space
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with G. Check the fourth letter against “Rich soil”.
GAMMA
SUPPORT FOR WALKING
26Support for walking
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with L. Check the third letter against “Sergeant”.
LEG
AFTER U
27After u
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from U in the alphabet.
V
VIRGINIA
28Virginia
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with V. Its second letter is shared with “Back section”.
VA
BACK SECTION
29Back section
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. “Virginia” crosses it at the third square.
REAR
Crossword Challenge Level 1279 Solved Grid
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