Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1059 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1059 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
10 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Accuracy”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Deep in thought”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Accuracy”, read top to bottom.
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.
ACCURACY
1Accuracy
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits P _ _ C _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Say”.
PRECISION
HALF OF SIXTEEN
2Half of sixteen
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
EIGHT
i---me
3Net core ops
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “i---me”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NCO
SYSTEM HANDLER
4System handler
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SH
AFTER H
5After h
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to H; the answer is its next letter.
I
FLOWER HOLDER
6Flower holder
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with V. Its third letter is shared with “Sea surface temp.”.
VASE
ENGINE SELF TEST
7Engine self test
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EST
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
DEEP IN THOUGHT
8Deep in thought
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
P _ _ S _ _ E. Solving “After h” first gives you its fifth letter.
PENSIVE
WELL-OFF
9Well-off
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
RICH
EARLY GRANT OFFICE
10Early grant office
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EGO
-ange
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-ange”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with C.
CH
FEELING THE NEED TO SCRATCH
12Feeling the need to scratch
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits I _ _ H _. Solving “*cough, cough*” first gives you its fourth letter.
ITCHY
SAY
13Say
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Say starts with the answer.
S
THING
14Thing
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Musical symbol”.
ITEM
CHUMP
15Chump
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: O _ _. “Musical symbol” crosses it at the third square.
OAF
NO DATE
16No date
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “No date”.
ND
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AIRSPEED
17Airspeed
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits A _. Check the second letter against “Engine self test”.
AS
EYE WOE
18Eye woe
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Feeling the need to scratch”.
STYE
SEA SURFACE TEMP.
19Sea surface temp.
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Sea surface temp.”.
SST
*COUGH, COUGH*
20*cough, cough*
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Bloodsucking worm”.
AHEM
LUNCHED
21Lunched
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. “Flower holder” crosses it at the third square.
ATE
MUSICAL SYMBOL
22Musical symbol
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with C. Its third letter is shared with “Thing”.
CLEF
23Picture clue
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ R _. Solving “Opposite of him” first gives you its fourth letter.
SHIRT
SONG
24Song
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Song, nothing more.
S
CAPTAIN AND COMPANY
25Captain and company
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Opposite of him”.
CREW
BLOODSUCKING WORM
26Bloodsucking worm
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ C _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Captain and company”.
LEECH
JOT
27Jot
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: T _ _. The third square is also part of “No date”.
TAD
AL__GHT
28AL__GHT
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “AL__GHT” go in the grid. First one: R.
RI
NOT SHE
29Not she
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Begins with H. Solving “Pond critter” first gives you its second letter.
HE
OPPOSITE OF HIM
30Opposite of him
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits H _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
HER
NORMAL
31Normal
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Normal.
N
POND CRITTER
32Pond critter
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. “Captain and company” crosses it at the third square.
NEWT
Crossword Challenge Level 1059 Solved Grid
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