Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1086 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1086, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 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 “Opinion piece”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1086: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Envoy's workplace”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Opinion piece”. 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.
OPINION PIECE
1Opinion piece
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
E _ _ T _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Receptor”.
EDITORIAL
FOOD IN EXODUS
2Food in exodus
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with M. Check the fourth letter against “Tonight”.
MANNA
STORAGE CONTAINER
3Storage container
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: B _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
BIN
-k
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-k”). What is left starts with A.
AS
AFTER R
5After r
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after R.
S
COLE ___ (SIDE DISH)
6COLE ___ (SIDE DISH)
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “COLE ___ (SIDE DISH)” starts with S.
SLAW
CURRENCY IN JAPAN
7Currency in japan
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _. The third square is also part of “Adult male”.
YEN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ENVOY'S WORKPLACE
8Envoy's workplace
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ A _ _ Y. Solving “After r” first gives you its fifth letter.
EMBASSY
SPEECH SITE
9Speech site
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. The third square is also part of “Storage container”.
DAIS
w---er
10BEG___ER
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “w---er”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
INN
TONIGHT
11Tonight
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: T _. Its second letter is shared with “Food in exodus”.
TN
DESERT HAVEN
12Desert haven
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
O _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Holiday party”.
OASIS
RECEPTOR
13Receptor
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Receptor starts with the answer.
R
WADING BIRD
14Wading bird
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. Solving “Mix” first gives you its third letter.
IBIS
BROADCAST SLOT
15Broadcast slot
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ T _ _ E. “Roman 9” crosses it at the fifth square.
AIRTIME
fi--er
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “fi--er” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with L.
LT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DOUB__
17DOUB__
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “DOUB__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with L.
LE
HIGH LAND
18High land
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Desert haven”.
MESA
ADULT MALE
19Adult male
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits M _ _. Check the third letter against “Currency in japan”.
MAN
HOLIDAY PARTY
20Holiday party
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits F _ _ S _ _. Solving “Wading bird” first gives you its fourth letter.
FIESTA
NOT A LOT
21Not a lot
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with F. Solving “COLE ___ (SIDE DISH)” first gives you its third letter.
FEW
MIX
22Mix
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Wading bird”.
STIR
DWARFS WITH SNOW WHITE
23Dwarfs with snow white
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. Check the fourth letter against “Broadcast slot”.
SEVEN
SOUTH
24South
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of South, nothing more.
S
___ WRESTLER
25___ WRESTLER
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “___ WRESTLER” starts with S.
SUMO
MAKE FUN OF
26Make fun of
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits T _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “___ WRESTLER”.
TEASE
PART OF A BYTE
27Part of a byte
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
BIT
SOLAR RAY
28Solar ray
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
U _. Solving “Dwarfs with snow white” first gives you its second letter.
UV
ROMAN 9
29Roman 9
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
I _. The second square is also part of “Nerve fiber”.
IX
NERVE FIBER
30Nerve fiber
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. Solving “___ WRESTLER” first gives you its third letter.
AXON
Crossword Challenge Level 1086 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1086 solved
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