Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1298 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1298 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
10 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Toxic”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Temporary”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Toxic”, read top to bottom.
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.
TOXIC
1Toxic
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ S _ _ O _ _. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
POISONOUS
UNITE
2Unite
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Type”.
ALLY
AFTER R
3 after r
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after R.
S
SOUTH DAKOTA
4South dakota
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SD
l-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “l-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
ION
"TWO BY TWO" ROLE
6"two by two" role
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Aye's opposite”.
NOAH
FROM GREECE
7From greece
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits G _ _ E _. “Helium” crosses it at the fourth square.
GREEK
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
TEMPORARY
8Temporary
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
P _ _ S _ _ G. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
PASSING
picc--o
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “picc--o”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
OL
TYPE
10Type
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: I _ _. “Leg hinge” crosses it at the third square.
ILK
HARMONY
11Harmony
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Solving “Leg hinge” first gives you its third letter.
SYNC
AVIAT_R
12AVIAT_R
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “AVIAT_R”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
O
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to N _ _ D _ _. “Suffix with motor” crosses it at the fourth square.
NEEDLE
OLD YEAR
14Old year
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OY
t---o
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “t---o”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with U.
URB
VIEWED
16Viewed
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. “Base editor” crosses it at the third square.
SEEN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ACCESS POINT
17Access point
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. The third square is also part of “Two by two" role”.
DOOR
LEG HINGE
18Leg hinge
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with K; pattern K _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Perfume variety”.
KNEE
AYE'S OPPOSITE
19Aye's opposite
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits N _ _. The third square is also part of “From greece”.
NAE
SUFFIX WITH MOTOR
20Suffix with motor
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with C. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
CADE
HELIUM
21Helium
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
H _. Check the second letter against “From greece”.
HE
ARM BONE
22Arm bone
Row 5, col 6 · 4 letters · down
U _ _ _. “Finishes” crosses it at the third square.
ULNA
PERFUME VARIETY
23Perfume variety
Row 6, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Solving “Arm bone” first gives you its third letter.
EAU
PLAIN JANE
24Plain jane
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
EYRE
KNEW
25Knew
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Knew starts with the answer.
K
VORTEX
26Vortex
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with “Fuss”.
EDDY
"MAYDAY! MAYDAY!"
27"mayday! mayday!"
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. The third square is also part of “Yellow springs”.
SOS
FINISHES
28Finishes
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. “Vortex” crosses it at the third square.
ENDS
BASE EDITOR
29Base editor
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
BE
FUSS
30Fuss
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Check the third letter against “Mayday! mayday!”.
ADO
NITROGEN SYMBOL
31Nitrogen symbol
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Nitrogen symbol”.
N
YELLOW SPRINGS
32Yellow springs
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
YS
Crossword Challenge Level 1298 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1298 solved
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