Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1037 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1037, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
8 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
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 the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. G _ _ Y _ _ U _ _. “Had control” crosses it at the sixth square.
GREYHOUND
EUROPEAN ENERGY NETWORK
2European energy network
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “European energy network”.
EEN
"AGAINST ALL ___"
3"AGAINST ALL ___"
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “AGAINST ALL ___” starts with O.
ODDS
AFTER Q
4After q
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
ma--zine
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “ma--zine” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with G.
GA
THOUGHTS
6Thoughts
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with I. Check the fourth letter against “Sun related”.
IDEAS
IN PIECES
7In pieces
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ R _. Check the fourth letter against “Sun related”.
APART
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to G _ _ R _ _ A. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
GEORGIA
STOPLIGHT COLOR
9Stoplight color
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. “AGAINST ALL ___” crosses it at the third square.
RED
CEASES
10Ceases
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. “AGAINST ALL ___” crosses it at the third square.
ENDS
AFTER X
11After x
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from X in the alphabet.
Y
HOME OFFICE
12Home office
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Home office” to its initials.
HO
HAD CONTROL
13Had control
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Boot bottom”.
OWNED
___VERSE
14___VERSE
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
“___VERSE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with U.
UNI
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: N _ _ _. “Kindly” crosses it at the third square.
NECK
WEARING CLOTHES
16Wearing clothes
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with D. “Skyhigh” crosses it at the fifth square.
DRESSED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AVERAGE DRAFT POSITION
17Average draft position
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ADP
BOOT BOTTOM
18Boot bottom
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Check the third letter against “Final”.
SOLE
T__CH
19T__CH
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“T__CH” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EA
MADAM
20Madam
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Had control”.
LADY
SUN RELATED
21Sun related
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
S _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Thoughts”.
SOLAR
PROPERTY HOLDER
22Property holder
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with O. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
OWNER
FINAL
23Final
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. Its third letter is shared with “Thoughts”.
LAST
KINDLY
24Kindly
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
NICE
EXPECTED TIME
25Expected time
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits D _ _. Solving “Wearing clothes” first gives you its third letter.
DUE
26Picture clue
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with S. Solving “Wearing clothes” first gives you its third letter.
SID
YOU DON'T SAY
27You don't say
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “You don't say”.
YDS
KANSAS
28Kansas
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Shape: K _. Check the second letter against “Wearing clothes”.
KS
USER INTERFACE
29User interface
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
UI
SKYHIGH
30Skyhigh
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Skyhigh starts with the answer.
S
Crossword Challenge Level 1037 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1037 solved
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