Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1081 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1081? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 6 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Diplomatic office”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1081: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Curved line”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Diplomatic office”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
DIPLOMATIC OFFICE
1Diplomatic office
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits C _ _ S _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Brand marker”.
CONSULATE
EARTH DEPOSIT
2Earth deposit
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: O _ _. Solving “Place for baby birds” first gives you its third letter.
ORE
"APOLLO 13" SUBJECT
3"apollo 13" subject
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Solving “Place for baby birds” first gives you its third letter.
NASA
AFTER S
4After s
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to S; the answer is its next letter.
T
ch--r
5Optical illusion
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“ch--r”). What is left starts with O.
OI
ORDINARY ROUTINE
6Ordinary routine
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with U. Check the fourth letter against “Zones”.
USUAL
COLUMN CROSSERS
7Column crossers
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. “Under water” crosses it at the third square.
ROWS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CURVED LINE
8Curved line
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
C _ _ T _ _ R. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
CONTOUR
A BOY ___ GIRL?
9A BOY ___ GIRL?
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “A BOY ___ GIRL?” starts with O.
ORA
PLACE FOR BABY BIRDS
10Place for baby birds
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. Solving “Apollo 13" subject” first gives you its third letter.
NEST
AFTER R
11 after r
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from R in the alphabet.
S
p--pet
12Opposite of down
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“p--pet”). What is left starts with U.
UP
BRAND MARKER
13Brand marker
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Tested”.
LABEL
GREW OLD
14Grew old
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Honey producers”.
AGED
goa-
15Shirt type
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “goa-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with T.
TEE
CORE NATURE
16Core nature
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ E _ _ E. Solving “Western north” first gives you its fifth letter.
ESSENCE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
D___RDER
17D___RDER
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“D___RDER” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
ISO
TESTED
18Tested
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Brand marker”.
TRIED
UNDER WATER
19Under water
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Under water”.
UW
B___BOY
20B___BOY
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “B___BOY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
ELL
ZONES
21Zones
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ A _. Solving “Ordinary routine” first gives you its fourth letter.
AREAS
NUMBERED BOOK PARTS
22Numbered book parts
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ E _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
PAGES
NOT WELL
23Not well
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits I _ _. “Ordinary routine” crosses it at the third square.
ILL
HONEY PRODUCERS
24Honey producers
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with B. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
BEES
BIGGER THAN BIG
25Bigger than big
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Fake hair”.
HUGE
HARP
26Harp
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Harp.
H
MU___IAN
27MU___IAN
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “MU___IAN” and enter only the missing part, starting with S.
SIC
__BJECT
28__BJECT
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__BJECT” go in the grid. First one: S.
SU
WESTERN NORTH
29Western north
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
WN
FAKE HAIR
30Fake hair
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits W _ _. “Bigger than big” crosses it at the third square.
WIG
PLAT_
31PLAT_
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “PLAT_” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
E
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