Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1006 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1006 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.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 2 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 6 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Tracks for trains”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1006: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Swap out”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Tracks for trains”. 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.
TRACKS FOR TRAINS
1Tracks for trains
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits R _ _ L _ _ A _ _. “Moving to” crosses it at the sixth square.
RAILROADS
busin-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “busin-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
ESS
PIZZA
3Pizza
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Pizza, nothing more.
P
LASER DISC
4Laser disc
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LD
STAND UP
5Stand up
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Org.'s cousin”.
ARISE
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. C _ _ _. “I'm really awake” crosses it at the third square.
CORN
D___RT
7D___RT
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “D___RT” go in the grid. First one: E.
EPA
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SWAP OUT
8Swap out
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ L _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Stand up”.
REPLACE
"___ I WAS SAYING …"
9"___ I WAS SAYING …"
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ I WAS SAYING …”? It fits A _.
AS
FOLLOWER SUFFIX
10Follower suffix
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: I _ _. Solving “_____-HARTLEY ACT” first gives you its third letter.
IST
AFTER K
11After k
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from K in the alphabet.
L
LONG GUN
12Long gun
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with R. “Not quickly” crosses it at the fourth square.
RIFLE
MOVING TO
13Moving to
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “_____-HARTLEY ACT”.
ONTO
SHORT FOR ALBERT
14Short for albert
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits A _. The second square is also part of “Bay or harbor”.
AL
MAKE KNOWN
15Make known
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with D. Check the fifth letter against “Anti-aircraft”.
DECLARE
"___ WITH ME" (SAM SMITH HIT)
16"___ WITH ME" (SAM SMITH HIT)
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Say “___ WITH ME" (SAM SMITH HIT)” out loud and the blank fills itself: S _ _ _.
STAY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LET FALL
17Let fall
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
DROP
_____-HARTLEY ACT
18_____-HARTLEY ACT
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Say “_____-HARTLEY ACT” out loud and the blank fills itself: T _ _ _.
TAFT
I'M REALLY AWAKE
19I'm really awake
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
IRA
NOT QUICKLY
20Not quickly
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits S _ _ W _ _. “Hold on” crosses it at the fourth square.
SLOWLY
ORG.'S COUSIN
21Org.'s cousin
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Stand up”.
ASSN
BAY OR HARBOR
22Bay or harbor
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
I _ _ E _. Solving “Make known” first gives you its fourth letter.
INLET
CALENDAR ENTRIES
23Calendar entries
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Fits D _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Make known”.
DATES
DARK
24Dark
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Dark starts with the answer.
D
NOT BOY
25Not boy
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Make known”.
GIRL
__LAXY
26__LAXY
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__LAXY” go in the grid. First one: G.
GA
ANTI-AIRCRAFT
27Anti-aircraft
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AA
HOLD ON
28Hold on
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Not boy”.
WAIT
__BINET
29__BINET
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__BINET” go in the grid. First one: C.
CA
LOCAL SERVER
30Local server
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Local server”.
LS
Crossword Challenge Level 1006 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1006 solved
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