Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1002 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1002 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.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 2 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Sales event”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Tv show lineup”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Sales event”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
SALES EVENT
1Sales event
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
P _ _ M _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “After that”.
PROMOTION
___ ALERT
2___ ALERT
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “___ ALERT” starts with R.
RED
AFTER N
3After n
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after N.
O
-avy
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-avy”). What is left starts with G.
GR
HUDSON OR NILE
5Hudson or nile
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ E _. Solving “Home to an orca” first gives you its fourth letter.
RIVER
TOKYO'S CONTINENT
6Tokyo's continent
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “By way of”.
ASIA
SIGNIFIES
7Signifies
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ N _. Solving “Home to an orca” first gives you its fourth letter.
MEANS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
TV SHOW LINEUP
8Tv show lineup
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits P _ _ G _ _ M. “Hudson or nile” crosses it at the fifth square.
PROGRAM
-cipe
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-cipe” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RE
A LITTLE STRANGE
10A little strange
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits O _ _. The third square is also part of “Completed”.
ODD
MEMBER
11Member
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Member starts with the answer.
M
PROPERTY HOLDER
12Property holder
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with O. Check the fourth letter against “Middle point”.
OWNER
AFTER THAT
13After that
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. “Completed” crosses it at the third square.
THEN
IMPORT-EXPORT
14Import-export
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IE
ARRANGED
15Arranged
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
O _ _ E _ _ D. “Rural route” crosses it at the fifth square.
ORDERED
CLOSE BY
16Close by
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. Solving “Data analysis” first gives you its third letter.
NEAR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
GETTING UP
17Getting up
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Tokyo's continent”.
RISE
COMPLETED
18Completed
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits D _ _ _. Solving “Property holder” first gives you its third letter.
DONE
BY WAY OF
19By way of
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
V _ _. Solving “Signifies” first gives you its third letter.
VIA
MIDDLE POINT
20Middle point
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
C _ _ T _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Wooded plant”.
CENTER
HOME TO AN ORCA
21Home to an orca
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits O _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Tokyo's continent”.
OCEAN
A QUESTION OF PLACE
22A question of place
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “Arranged”.
WHERE
SCHOOL
23School
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of School.
S
JOIN IN PERSON
24Join in person
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with M. Solving “Arranged” first gives you its third letter.
MEET
MOON
25Moon
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Moon, nothing more.
M
RURAL ROUTE
26Rural route
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RR
ELEC. DATA SYSTEM
27Elec. data system
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
EDS
WOODED PLANT
28Wooded plant
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Join in person”.
TREE
DATA ANALYSIS
29Data analysis
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DA
TIME SERIES
30Time series
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TS
Crossword Challenge Level 1002 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1002 solved
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