Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1071 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1071 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 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 “Resolve”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Self-respect”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Resolve”. 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.
RESOLVE
1Resolve
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ E _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
DETERMINE
pink-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “pink” gives the answer. First letter: I.
IE
SNATCH QUICKLY
3Snatch quickly
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with G. Its third letter is shared with “Modify”.
GRAB
STRING STUFF
4String stuff
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Arm joint”.
NYLON
AFTER H
5After h
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to H; the answer is its next letter.
I
KNOT IN FABRIC
6Knot in fabric
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: T _ _. The third square is also part of “Modify”.
TIE
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with Y. The third square is also part of “Modify”.
YARN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SELF-RESPECT
8Self-respect
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
D _ _ N _ _ Y. The fifth square is also part of “After h”.
DIGNITY
CREEPY: VAR.
9Creepy: var.
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “Snatch quickly”.
EERY
TEMPER
10Temper
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Temper, nothing more.
T
ARM JOINT
11Arm joint
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with E. Its fourth letter is shared with “String stuff”.
ELBOW
RESOURCE EDITOR
12Resource editor
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Resource editor” to its initials.
RE
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to M _ _. Solving “Post-introvert” first gives you its third letter.
MAP
FOOL
14Fool
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. The fourth square is also part of “Eggs”.
IDIOT
-cklace
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “cklace” gives the answer. First letter: N.
NE
BROADEN
16Broaden
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with E. “Popular party game” crosses it at the fifth square.
ENLARGE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
UTOP__
17UTOP__
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “UTOP__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
IA
POPULAR PARTY GAME
18Popular party game
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Begins with T. “Fool” crosses it at the fifth square.
TWISTER
MODIFY
19Modify
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Knot in fabric”.
ALTER
HARD TO MOVE
20Hard to move
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ D _ _. “Fool” crosses it at the fourth square.
LEADEN
NEWTON
21Newton
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Newton.
N
LEFT OUT
22Left out
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Left out”.
LO
ZERO VALUE
23Zero value
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. Check the third letter against “Left out”.
NIL
POST-INTROVERT
24Post-introvert
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
PI
OLDEN TIMES
25Olden times
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Swerve”.
YORE
___BEAN
26___BEAN
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “___BEAN” go in the grid. First one: S.
SOY
EGGS
27Eggs
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Begins with O. Solving “Broaden” first gives you its third letter.
OVA
OLD
28Old
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Old.
O
ENGINE GENERATOR
29Engine generator
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EG
SWERVE
30Swerve
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: V _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Engine generator”.
VEER
ROMAN 50
31Roman 50
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Roman 50”.
L
Crossword Challenge Level 1071 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1071 solved
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