Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1024 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1024 is an 8×10 board with 29 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Not typically”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Not identified”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Not typically”. 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.
NOT TYPICALLY
1Not typically
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ S _ _ L _ _. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
UNUSUALLY
NETWORK POINTS
2Network points
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ E _. “CONFU___” crosses it at the fourth square.
NODES
KITCHEN TABLE
3Kitchen table
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Kitchen table”.
KT
STARK PATRIARCH ON "GAME OF THRONES"
4Stark patriarch on "game of thrones"
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Room entrance”.
NED
SCENT OR AROMA
5Scent or aroma
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with O. The third square is also part of “Room entrance”.
ODOR
LETTER AFTER V
6Letter after v
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to V; the answer is its next letter.
W
OPPOSITE OF SOUTH-WEST
7Opposite of south-west
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
N _ _ T _ _ A _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Rent”.
NORTHEAST
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT IDENTIFIED
8Not identified
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with U. Solving “Scent or aroma” first gives you its fifth letter.
UNKNOWN
WRITTEN DOWN
9Written down
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits N _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Stark patriarch on "game of thrones”.
NOTED
b-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “b-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with U.
UD
CONFU___
11CONFU___
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “CONFU___” and enter only the missing part, starting with S.
SED
PREOWNED
12Preowned
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ _. The third square is also part of “River mouth”.
USED
sof-
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The image carries “sof-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
A
NOT NOW
14Not now
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Monopoly cards”.
LATER
GROUP HEADS
15Group heads
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
L _ _ D _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Zone”.
LEADERS
cr--tal
16Your sincerely
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “crtal” gives the answer. First letter: Y.
YS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
OPTIMAL
17Optimal
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Optimal, nothing more.
O
BELONGING TO US
18Belonging to us
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. Solving “Blood type factor” first gives you its third letter.
OURS
ROOM ENTRANCE
19Room entrance
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. “Belonging to us” crosses it at the third square.
DOOR
RIVER MOUTH
20River mouth
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ T _. Solving “Not now” first gives you its fourth letter.
DELTA
WHEEL TRACK
21Wheel track
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. “Opposite of south-west” crosses it at the third square.
RUT
MONOPOLY CARDS
22Monopoly cards
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits D _ _ D _. Check the fourth letter against “Group heads”.
DEEDS
BLOOD TYPE FACTOR
23Blood type factor
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: R _. The second square is also part of “Opposite of south-west”.
RH
ZONE
24Zone
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. The third square is also part of “Group heads”.
AREA
RENT
25Rent
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Belonging to us”.
LEASE
M___TRO
26M___TRO
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “M___TRO” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
AES
ARTICLE
27Article
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Article.
A
REAL LIFE
28Real life
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RL
USED IN COOKING
29Used in cooking
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. “Real life” crosses it at the third square.
SALT
Crossword Challenge Level 1024 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1024 solved
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