Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1289 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1289, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
11 of the 32 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; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Owned by”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1289: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Have”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Owned by”. 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.
OWNED BY
1Owned by
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with P. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
POSSESSED
PROMISE
2Promise
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Standard time”.
OATH
-unk
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “-unk”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SK
SCHOOL
4School
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
School starts with the answer.
S
BIG BAND ___ (1930S-'40S)
5BIG BAND ___ (1930S-'40S)
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Say “BIG BAND ___ (1930S-'40S)” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _.
ERA
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ D _ _. Solving “__NTIST” first gives you its fourth letter.
SANDAL
GO 80 M.P.H., SAY
7Go 80 m.p.h., say
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ E _. Solving “__NTIST” first gives you its fourth letter.
SPEED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
HAVE
8Have
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits P _ _ S _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “BIG BAND ___ (1930S-'40S)”.
POSSESS
ACORN TREE
9Acorn tree
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
OAK
STANDARD TIME
10Standard time
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Standard time”.
ST
STORAGE BUILDING
11Storage building
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Resound”.
SHED
EACH
12Each
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Each, nothing more.
E
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with S. The fourth square is also part of “Overload pulse array”.
SCHOOL
HILL ANGLE
14Hill angle
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ P _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Overload pulse array”.
SLOPE
ENROLLED AGENT
15Enrolled agent
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EA
BATIKING NEED
16Batiking need
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with D. The third square is also part of “Emit”.
DYE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HIP-HOP GENRE
17Hip-hop genre
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Go 80 m.p.h., say”.
RAP
COMPACT DISC
18Compact disc
Row 3, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CD
SUGAR PLANT
19Sugar plant
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits C _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
CANE
RESOUND
20Resound
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
ECHO
__NTIST
21__NTIST
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “__NTIST” and enter only the missing part, starting with D.
DE
SONNETS AND SUCH
22Sonnets and such
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ M _. “Betwixt” crosses it at the fourth square.
POEMS
GRADE AVERAGE
23Grade average
Row 6, col 3 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Grade average”.
C
CERAMIC BASE
24Ceramic base
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Enrolled agent”.
CLAY
CUSHION
25Cushion
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Go 80 m.p.h., say”.
PAD
OVERLOAD PULSE ARRAY
26Overload pulse array
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
OPA
I DON'T ANSWER
27I don't answer
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “I don't answer” to its initials.
IDA
IMPORTANT
28Important
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Important.
I
THAT ONE
29That one
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
I _. Check the second letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
IT
BETWIXT
30Betwixt
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Solving “That one” first gives you its third letter.
AMID
EMIT
31Emit
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Emit starts with the answer.
E
-r
32Stay true always
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-r” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with S.
STA
Crossword Challenge Level 1289 Solved Grid
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