Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1050 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1050 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 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 “Buyer”.
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 “Buyer”. 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.
BUYER
1Buyer
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
P _ _ C _ _ S _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Side street”.
PURCHASER
18+ TO VOTE, E.G.
218+ to vote, e.g.
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Check the third letter against “Marsh plant”.
AGE
EXHALE OF RELIEF
3Exhale of relief
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with P. “Marsh plant” crosses it at the third square.
PHEW
RIGHT
4Right
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Right starts with the answer.
R
INTERFACE
5Interface
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
I _. “IN___MARY” crosses it at the second square.
IF
MALL BOOTH
6Mall booth
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with K; pattern K _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “From cardiff”.
KIOSK
MODEL EXAMPLE
7Model example
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ H _ _ Y _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Taurus”.
ARCHETYPE
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 P. Solving “Interface” first gives you its fifth letter.
PAPRIKA
"EWW, GROSS!"
9"eww, gross!"
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with U. Check the third letter against “Exhale of relief”.
UGH
MARSH PLANT
10Marsh plant
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. Solving “Exhale of relief” first gives you its third letter.
REED
THIRD LETTER
11Third letter
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Third letter”.
C
HYDROGEN FLUORIDE
12Hydrogen fluoride
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
HF
SIDE STREET
13Side street
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. “Advise against” crosses it at the fourth square.
ALLEY
NOT SWEET
14Not sweet
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. “Hang in the shadows” crosses it at the third square.
SOUR
ENERGY RECOVERY RATE
15Energy recovery rate
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
ERR
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Hang in the shadows”.
RAKE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
IN___MARY
17IN___MARY
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “IN___MARY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with F.
FIR
ADVISE AGAINST
18Advise against
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ E _. Solving “Side street” first gives you its fourth letter.
DETER
ORANGE COUNTY
19Orange county
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Orange county”.
OC
PUT
20Put
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fits L _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Side street”.
LAY
FROM CARDIFF
21From cardiff
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
W _ _ S _. Solving “Mall booth” first gives you its fourth letter.
WELSH
PLANT LIFE
22Plant life
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ R _. Check the fourth letter against “Energy recovery rate”.
FLORA
GRAB
23Grab
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Mall booth”.
TAKE
HANG IN THE SHADOWS
24Hang in the shadows
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Energy recovery rate”.
LURK
TAURUS
25Taurus
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Taurus.
T
TASE
26Tase
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with Z; pattern Z _ _. Solving the picture clue in the inside the grid first gives you its third letter.
ZAP
ZONED YOURSELF
27Zoned yourself
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
ZY
HEALTH
28Health
Row 8, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Health.
H
UN___PY
29UN___PY
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “UN___PY” and enter only the missing part, starting with H.
HAP
EAR
30Ear
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Ear.
E
-ak
31__DICURE
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-ak” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with P.
PE
Crossword Challenge Level 1050 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1050 solved
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