Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1019 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1019? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 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; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Financial report”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “City roads”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Financial report”, 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.
FINANCIAL REPORT
1Financial report
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “After l” first gives you its sixth letter.
STATEMENT
desk-
2#1
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “desk-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with T.
TOP
REAL LIFE
3Real life
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RL
MAGAZINE MANAGER
4Magazine manager
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Overtime” first gives you its fourth letter.
EDITOR
DR_SS
5DR_SS
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “DR_SS”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
E
MEDICAL CARE
6Medical care
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ A _ _ E _ _. “Picture border” crosses it at the sixth square.
TREATMENT
NOT DIFFERENT
7Not different
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. “Thing on list” crosses it at the third square.
SAME
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CITY ROADS
8City roads
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ E _ _ S. Solving “DR_SS” first gives you its fifth letter.
STREETS
SHARED
9Shared
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Real life”.
TOLD
-ple
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ple” gives the answer. First letter: A.
AP
AFTER S
11After s
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after S.
T
ATTEMPT
12Attempt
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ O _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Magazine manager”.
EFFORT
AFTER L
13After l
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after L.
M
"BEFORE" OF YORE
14"before" of yore
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “Proposal to make”.
ERE
CARING FOR PATIENTS
15Caring for patients
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with N. Check the fifth letter against “Propor-tion”.
NURSING
minu-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “minu” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
RED ALERT
17Red alert
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Red alert” to its initials.
RA
TOTAL
18Total
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Total, nothing more.
T
THING ON LIST
19Thing on list
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ _. “Medical care” crosses it at the third square.
ITEM
PROPOSAL TO MAKE
20Proposal to make
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
O _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Before" of yore”.
OFFER
OVERTIME
21Overtime
Row 5, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Shape: O _. “Magazine manager” crosses it at the second square.
OT
SIXTH LETTER
22Sixth letter
Row 5, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Sixth letter”.
F
AMERICAN ENGLISH
23American english
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “American english” to its initials.
AE
PROPOR-TION
24Propor-tion
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ I _. “Caring for patients” crosses it at the fourth square.
RATIO
FRINGE
25Fringe
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Caring for patients”.
EDGE
PICTURE BORDER
26Picture border
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with F. Check the fourth letter against “Medical care”.
FRAME
FEEL REGRET
27Feel regret
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with R. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
RUE
"___ LASSO" (TV COMEDY)
28"___ LASSO" (TV COMEDY)
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ LASSO" (TV COMEDY)”. Shape: T _ _.
TED
SILICON VALLEY
29Silicon valley
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Silicon valley”.
SV
ELECT SOMEONE
30Elect someone
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
V _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Medical care”.
VOTE
Crossword Challenge Level 1019 Solved Grid
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