Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1028 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1028? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Crafting classes”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Crafting classes”. 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.
CRAFTING CLASSES
1Crafting classes
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with W. Its sixth letter is shared with “Hay”.
WORKSHOPS
CONFESS TO
2Confess to
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Generous and nice”.
ADMIT
FOLLOW ON
3Follow on
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
FO
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to F _ _ D _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Generous and nice”.
FRIDAY
LEAVE
5Leave
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Leave.
L
ALL PEOPLE
6All people
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits E _ _ R _ _ O _ _. Solving “A__ENCE” first gives you its sixth letter.
EVERYBODY
NOT ALL
7Not all
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. “Thing” crosses it at the third square.
SOME
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with W. Solving “Leave” first gives you its fifth letter.
WAFFLES
SMELL
9Smell
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. Check the third letter against “Follow on”.
ODOR
ROYAL MAIL
10Royal mail
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Royal mail”.
RM
GENEROUS AND NICE
11Generous and nice
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: K _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Not ever”.
KIND
FIXED
12Fixed
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
S _ _ A _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
STEADY
HAY
13Hay
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Hay.
H
M___RN
14M___RN
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “M___RN” go in the grid. First one: O.
ODE
TIME SEGMENTS
15Time segments
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ I _ _ S. Solving “Romance” first gives you its fifth letter.
PERIODS
SINE ANNO
16Sine anno
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Sine anno”.
SA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
VIDEO OUTPUT
17Video output
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
VO
TICKET
18Ticket
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Ticket.
T
THING
19Thing
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits I _ _ _. Solving “All people” first gives you its third letter.
ITEM
NOT EVER
20Not ever
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Fits N _ _ E _. Solving “M___RN” first gives you its fourth letter.
NEVER
REAL ESTATE
21Real estate
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Real estate” to its initials.
RE
FOURTH LETTER
22Fourth letter
Row 5, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Fourth letter”.
D
OB____IVE
23OB____IVE
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “OB____IVE” go in the grid. First one: S.
SESS
VECTOR YIELD
24Vector yield
Row 7, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Vector yield”.
VY
NARC'S ORG.
25Narc's org.
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. The third square is also part of “Sine anno”.
DEA
A__ENCE
26A__ENCE
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “A__ENCE” and enter only the missing part, starting with B.
BS
ROMANCE
27Romance
Row 7, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Begins with W. The picture clue in the inside the grid crosses it at the third square.
WOO
DEEP SADNESS
28Deep sadness
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _. “OB____IVE” crosses it at the third square.
WOE
TECH DEPT
29Tech dept
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Begins with I. The second square is also part of the picture clue in the inside the grid.
IT
30Picture clue
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “All people”.
TOYS
Crossword Challenge Level 1028 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1028 solved
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