Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1005 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1005 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Dodging action”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1005: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Exercise type”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Dodging action”. 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.
DODGING ACTION
1Dodging action
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits A _ _ I _ _ N _ _. “Unite” crosses it at the sixth square.
AVOIDANCE
EMAIL SERVICE PROVIDER
2Email service provider
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Email service provider”.
ESP
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
One word for the picture, starting with R.
R
SHORT FOR OHIO
4Short for ohio
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with O. The second square is also part of “Lifesaver”.
OH
LIKE SOME EYES
5Like some eyes
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
B _ _ D _. “Chances of success” crosses it at the fourth square.
BEADY
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: I _ _ _. “Support” crosses it at the third square.
IRIS
CALL OF DUTY
7Call of duty
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
COD
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
EXERCISE TYPE
8Exercise type
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ O _ _ C. Solving “Like some eyes” first gives you its fifth letter.
AEROBIC
VERSUS
9Versus
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: V _. “Email service provider” crosses it at the second square.
VS
___-IN CLAUSE
10___-IN CLAUSE
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___-IN CLAUSE”? It fits O _ _.
OPT
ICE
11Ice
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Ice, nothing more.
I
CHEESE, MILK, BUTTER, ETC.
12Cheese, milk, butter, etc.
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits D _ _ R _. Check the fourth letter against “Frozen co2, familiarly”.
DAIRY
UNITE
13Unite
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Hard labor”.
ALLY
NOT YES
14Not yes
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _. Its second letter is shared with “Not silent”.
NO
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. C _ _ C _ _ E. Solving “__NGER” first gives you its fifth letter.
CUPCAKE
FRINGE
16Fringe
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. Solving “Parental guidance” first gives you its third letter.
EDGE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LIFESAVER
17Lifesaver
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits H _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
HERO
HARD LABOR
18Hard labor
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. Check the third letter against “Cheese, milk, butter, etc.”.
TOIL
SUPPORT
19Support
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. Solving “Call of duty” first gives you its third letter.
AID
FROZEN CO2, FAMILIARLY
20Frozen co2, familiarly
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits D _ _ I _ _. Solving “Pop star” first gives you its fourth letter.
DRYICE
CHANCES OF SUCCESS
21Chances of success
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. Solving “Like some eyes” first gives you its third letter.
ODDS
NOT SILENT
22Not silent
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ U _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
ALOUD
23Picture clue
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits R _ _ E _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
RULER
RIGHT
24Right
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Right, nothing more.
R
COLA DRINK
25Cola drink
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
C _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
COKE
BINO__LAR
26BINO__LAR
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“BINO__LAR” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with C.
CU
__NGER
27__NGER
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__NGER” go in the grid. First one: D.
DA
POP STAR
28Pop star
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Cola drink”.
IDOL
PARENTAL GUIDANCE
29Parental guidance
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
PG
EMERGE-NCY ROOM
30Emerge-ncy room
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: E _. The second square is also part of the picture clue in the inside the grid.
ER
Crossword Challenge Level 1005 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1005 solved
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