Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1020 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1020 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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 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 “Birds' journey”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Health-related”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Birds' journey”. 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.
BIRDS' JOURNEY
1Birds' journey
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits M _ _ R _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “After that”.
MIGRATION
"… ___ I AGAIN BEHOLD MY ROMEO!"
2"… ___ I AGAIN BEHOLD MY ROMEO!"
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Say “… ___ I AGAIN BEHOLD MY ROMEO!” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _.
ERE
AFTER C
3After c
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from C in the alphabet.
D
I WILL
4I will
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IW
NOTED IN ARTICLE
5Noted in article
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with C. The fourth square is also part of “Thoughts”.
CITED
FIELD
6Field
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Hot drink”.
AREA
MINIMUM
7Minimum
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Thoughts”.
LEAST
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
HEALTH-RELATED
8Health-related
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits M _ _ I _ _ L. Check the fifth letter against “Noted in article”.
MEDICAL
a--bag
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “abag” gives the answer. First letter: I.
IR
ALOE VERA PRODUCT
10Aloe vera product
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with G. “Such as” crosses it at the third square.
GEL
REV
11Rev
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Rev.
R
INQUIRED
12Inquired
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not allowed”.
ASKED
AFTER THAT
13After that
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Such as”.
THEN
v--let
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“v--let”). What is left starts with I.
IO
NOT CHAOTIC
15Not chaotic
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits O _ _ E _ _ D. Its fifth letter is shared with “Not rated”.
ORDERED
EXIGENCY
16Exigency
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. “__CISION” crosses it at the third square.
NEED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
METAL STRAND
17Metal strand
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits W _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Field”.
WIRE
SUCH AS
18Such as
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Inquired”.
LIKE
HOT DRINK
19Hot drink
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. “Minimum” crosses it at the third square.
TEA
NOT ALLOWED
20Not allowed
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
D _ _ I _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Keen on”.
DENIED
THOUGHTS
21Thoughts
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Field”.
IDEAS
COASTAL EDGE
22Coastal edge
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
S _ _ R _. “Not chaotic” crosses it at the fourth square.
SHORE
TEXT
23Text
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Text.
T
ANY THING
24Any thing
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Not chaotic”.
ITEM
INVOICE
25Invoice
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Invoice, nothing more.
I
NOT RATED
26Not rated
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Not rated” to its initials.
NR
A LITTLE STRANGE
27A little strange
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
O _ _. Check the third letter against “Medical doctor”.
ODD
KEEN ON
28Keen on
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ _. Solving “Any thing” first gives you its third letter.
INTO
__CISION
29__CISION
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“__CISION” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with D.
DE
MEDICAL DOCTOR
30Medical doctor
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Medical doctor”.
MD
Crossword Challenge Level 1020 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1020 solved
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