Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1000 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1000 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 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 “Medical care”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Usual”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Medical care”, 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.
MEDICAL CARE
1Medical care
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
T _ _ A _ _ E _ _. The sixth square is also part of “60 seconds”.
TREATMENT
BELONGING TO YOU
2Belonging to you
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with Y. Check the third letter against “Entry user”.
YOUR
PUBLIC DISPLAY
3Public display
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
PD
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Look at the picture and fit it to I.
I
AUTO
5Auto
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: C _ _. Solving “Field” first gives you its third letter.
CAR
CITY STREET
6City street
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits A _ _ N _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Nevada abbr.”.
AVENUE
TO GO OUT
7To go out
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
L _ _ V _. The fourth square is also part of “Nevada abbr.”.
LEAVE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
USUAL
8Usual
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. The fifth square is also part of “Auto”.
TYPICAL
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits R _ _. The third square is also part of “Public display”.
ROD
ENTRY USER
10Entry user
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Entry user”.
EU
WEAPONS
11Weapons
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Coal site”.
ARMS
TOLL
12Toll
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Toll starts with the answer.
T
60 SECONDS
1360 seconds
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
M _ _ U _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Take for granted”.
MINUTE
FOE
14Foe
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with E. Its fourth letter is shared with “Take for granted”.
ENEMY
NICE TRY
15Nice try
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Nice try”.
NT
ALSO
16Also
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the third letter against “Office”.
TOO
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BR___RY
17BR___RY
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“BR___RY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
AVE
TAKE FOR GRANTED
18Take for granted
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ U _ _. “60 seconds” crosses it at the fourth square.
ASSUME
FIELD
19Field
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “City street”.
AREA
COAL SITE
20Coal site
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
M _ _ _. Solving “60 seconds” first gives you its third letter.
MINE
NEVADA ABBR.
21Nevada abbr.
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with N. Check the second letter against “To go out”.
NV
VOGUE
22Vogue
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “Besides that”.
STYLE
CONCERN
23Concern
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
I _ _ U _. Check the fourth letter against “City street”.
ISSUE
LOOK _____ (EXPLORE)
24LOOK _____ (EXPLORE)
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “LOOK _____ (EXPLORE)”? It fits I _ _ _.
INTO
-ign
25___KTOP
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ign”). What is left starts with D.
DES
ROMAN 500
26Roman 500
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Roman 500”.
D
SAN DIEGO
27San diego
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SD
BESIDES THAT
28Besides that
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. “San diego” crosses it at the third square.
ELSE
OFFICE
29Office
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Office starts with the answer.
O
ELECTRO DATA SYSTEMS
30Electro data systems
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EDS
Crossword Challenge Level 1000 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1000 solved
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