Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1008 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1008? All 29 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 8 of 29 fit in one or two squares. 2 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; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Much wanted”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Security payment”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Much wanted”, read top to bottom.
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.
MUCH WANTED
1Much wanted
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ I _ _ B _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “On top”.
DESIRABLE
ref---e
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “ref---e” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
ERE
ROLE
3Role
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Delivered to”.
PART
OUTLET
4Outlet
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Outlet, nothing more.
O
APPEARED TO BE
5Appeared to be
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ M _ _. Check the fourth letter against “New york newspaper”.
SEEMED
BOOK LIST
6Book list
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ E _. “New york newspaper” crosses it at the fourth square.
INDEX
TOUCH DOWN
7Touch down
Top row 7/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TD
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SECURITY PAYMENT
8Security payment
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ O _ _ T. “Appeared to be” crosses it at the fifth square.
DEPOSIT
HISTORICAL AGE
9Historical age
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Check the third letter against “Role”.
ERA
DELIVERED TO
10Delivered to
Left column 3/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with S. “Crucial” crosses it at the fourth square.
SERVED
IDEAL
11Ideal
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Ideal, nothing more.
I
RADIO WAVE
12Radio wave
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RW
ON TOP
13On top
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the fourth letter against “Crucial”.
AHEAD
CLASS ENDER
14Class ender
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with B. Solving “Other” first gives you its third letter.
BELL
marb-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“marb-”). What is left starts with L.
LES
FUNDA-MENTAL PART
16Funda-mental part
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with E. The fifth square is also part of “Pronoun for male”.
ELEMENT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FINAL PART
17Final part
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. “Touch down” crosses it at the third square.
END
CRUCIAL
18Crucial
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: V _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “On top”.
VITAL
URBAN PATH
19Urban path
Row 4, col 8 · 6 letters · down
S _ _ E _ _. Solving “CA__” first gives you its fourth letter.
STREET
NEW YORK NEWSPAPER
20New york newspaper
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Book list”.
TIMES
SPINNING PART
21Spinning part
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with W. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
WHEEL
SMS CONTENT
22Sms content
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Book list”.
TEXT
OTHER
23Other
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
ELSE
ROAD
24Road
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Road, nothing more.
R
DAYLIGHT SOURCE
25Daylight source
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
S _ _. Check the third letter against “Funda-mental part”.
SUN
CA__
26CA__
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “CA__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SE
PRONOUN FOR MALE
27Pronoun for male
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fits H _. Check the second letter against “Funda-mental part”.
HE
COLOR PROPERTY
28Color property
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits H _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Urban path”.
HUE
MENTHOL
29Menthol
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Menthol starts with the answer.
M
Crossword Challenge Level 1008 Solved Grid
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