Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1007 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1007? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 30 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; 2 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 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Physics branch”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1007: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Blend”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Physics branch”. 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.
PHYSICS BRANCH
1Physics branch
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ H _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Must-haves”.
MECHANICS
LIKING
2Liking
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “ELE___ONIC”.
INTO
CROSS MARK
3Cross mark
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Cross mark”.
X
-g
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “-g”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with T.
TA
fl-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “fl” gives the answer. First letter: U.
UTE
ANCIENT EMPIRE
6Ancient empire
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
R _ _ A _. Solving “Mr. pacino” first gives you its fourth letter.
ROMAN
JOB PROVIDERS
7Job providers
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ L _ _ E _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Yen”.
EMPLOYERS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BLEND
8Blend
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
M _ _ T _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
MIXTURE
END NOTE
9End note
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EN
ELE___ONIC
10ELE___ONIC
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “ELE___ONIC”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with C.
CTR
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits H _ _ _. “Tied cord” crosses it at the third square.
HOOK
ACCEPT
12Accept
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Accept.
A
MUST-HAVES
13Must-haves
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
N _ _ D _. Solving “Children” first gives you its fourth letter.
NEEDS
DRIVER'S LICENSE
14Driver's license
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits I _. Solving “Revise” first gives you its second letter.
ID
ROMAN 104
15Roman 104
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits C _ _. The third square is also part of “Virtual reality”.
CIV
CITY ROADS
16City roads
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ E _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “Offhand remark”.
STREETS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TINY PART
17Tiny part
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. “Ancient empire” crosses it at the third square.
ATOM
TIED CORD
18Tied cord
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. Solving “88-key instrument” first gives you its third letter.
ROPE
___IRE
19___IRE
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___IRE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
EMP
CHILDREN
20Children
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with K; pattern K _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Must-haves”.
KIDS
MR. PACINO
21Mr. pacino
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: A _. “Job providers” crosses it at the second square.
AL
OFFHAND REMARK
22Offhand remark
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ D _. Its fourth letter is shared with “CHED___”.
ASIDE
88-KEY INSTRUMENT
2388-key instrument
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Ancient empire”.
PIANO
REVISE
24Revise
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Roman 104”.
EDIT
YEN
25Yen
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Yen starts with the answer.
Y
SKIN ART BRIEFLY
26Skin art briefly
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: T _ _. Check the third letter against “City roads”.
TAT
VENUE
27Venue
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Skin art briefly”.
SITE
VIRTUAL REALITY
28Virtual reality
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Virtual reality”.
VR
CHED___
29CHED___
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “CHED___”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with D.
DAR
ELEGANT
30Elegant
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Elegant, nothing more.
E
Crossword Challenge Level 1007 Solved Grid
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