Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1073 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1073 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 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; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs 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 “Opposite of biceps”, 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. T _ _ T _ _ T _ _. “Ancient measure” crosses it at the sixth square.
TICTACTOE
READY-TO-EAT
2Ready-to-eat
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Ready-to-eat”.
RTE
"MONEY ___ EVERYTHING"
3"MONEY ___ EVERYTHING"
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “MONEY ___ EVERYTHING”? It fits I _ _ _.
ISNT
AVERAGE GRADE
4Average grade
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Average grade”.
C
spe-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “spe” gives the answer. First letter: E.
ED
MIND SCIENCE
6Mind science
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
P _ _ C _. Check the fourth letter against “Follow closely”.
PSYCH
VEHICLE WITH A BELL
7Vehicle with a bell
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ E _ _ C _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Teller”.
STREETCAR
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
OPPOSITE OF BICEPS
8Opposite of biceps
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ C _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
TRICEPS
"___ PARTY TIME!"
9"___ PARTY TIME!"
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ PARTY TIME!” starts with I.
ITS
PENNY
10Penny
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with C. “MONEY ___ EVERYTHING” crosses it at the third square.
CENT
THEORY
11Theory
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Theory starts with the answer.
T
cr--p
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“cr--p”). What is left starts with A.
AM
ANCIENT MEASURE
13Ancient measure
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with C. “Feature” crosses it at the fourth square.
CUBIT
RUN BRISKLY
14Run briskly
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the third letter against “Tire greatly”.
TROT
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: O _ _. The third square is also part of “Tire greatly”.
OAR
COLLEGE VOTER
16College voter
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ C _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of “Personal trainer”.
ELECTOR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
YAR___ICK
17YAR___ICK
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “YAR___ICK” go in the grid. First one: D.
DST
FEATURE
18Feature
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits T _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Ancient measure”.
TRAIT
YEMENI RIYAL
19Yemeni riyal
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
YR
STAGE PLAY
20Stage play
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. “Ancient measure” crosses it at the third square.
ACT
FOLLOW CLOSELY
21Follow closely
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ C _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Mind science”.
TRACE
WALL PAINTING
22Wall painting
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
MURAL
HURT
23Hurt
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Solving “Mind science” first gives you its third letter.
ACHE
TIRE GREATLY
24Tire greatly
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits B _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
BORE
TELLER
25Teller
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Teller.
T
ZODIAC LION
26Zodiac lion
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with L. Solving “College voter” first gives you its third letter.
LEO
LOCAL CURRENCY
27Local currency
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Local currency”.
LC
PERSONAL TRAINER
28Personal trainer
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Personal trainer” to its initials.
PT
EDIBLE POD
29Edible pod
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
P _ _. Check the third letter against “Vehicle with a bell”.
PEA
CITY
30City
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of City, nothing more.
C
Crossword Challenge Level 1073 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1073 solved
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