Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1010 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1010 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. 2 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks 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; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Business deals”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Manage behavior”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Business deals”. 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.
BUSINESS DEALS
1Business deals
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with C. “Once more” crosses it at the sixth square.
CONTRACTS
ONE TIME
2One time
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
ONCE
NUCLEAR TEST
3Nuclear test
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NT
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. D _ _. Check the third letter against “Leaves”.
DOG
AFTER T
5After t
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from T in the alphabet.
U
OBVIOUS
6Obvious
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits C _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “___IENCE”.
CLEAR
TRIAL
7Trial
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. “Leaves” crosses it at the third square.
TEST
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MANAGE BEHAVIOR
8Manage behavior
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ D _ _ T. “After t” crosses it at the fifth square.
CONDUCT
MOVING TO
9Moving to
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Nuclear test”.
ONTO
ca--el
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“ca--el”). What is left starts with N.
NC
___EPATHY
11___EPATHY
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___EPATHY” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
TEL
RECEPTOR
12Receptor
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Receptor starts with the answer.
R
ONCE MORE
13Once more
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Short stay”.
AGAIN
GIVE PER-MISSION
14Give per-mission
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with C. The fifth square is also part of “Not closed”.
CONSENT
TONIGHT
15Tonight
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _. Solving “Used up” first gives you its second letter.
TN
POSTED
16Posted
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “North direction”.
SENT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LAUNCH EVENT
17Launch event
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Launch event” to its initials.
LE
NOT CLOSED
18Not closed
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
O _ _ N _ _. Solving “Once more” first gives you its fourth letter.
OPENED
LEAVES
19Leaves
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Obvious”.
GOES
CREDIT ADVANCE
20Credit advance
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. Solving “Once more” first gives you its third letter.
LOAN
___IENCE
21___IENCE
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “___IENCE” go in the grid. First one: P.
PAT
SHORT STAY
22Short stay
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: V _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Mental flash”.
VISIT
ACROSS THE TOP
23Across the top
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Not closed”.
OVER
USED UP
24Used up
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. “Tonight” crosses it at the third square.
GONE
DATA POINT
25Data point
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Mental flash”.
STAT
AFTER R
26After r
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from R in the alphabet.
S
FRESH
27Fresh
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: N _ _. Check the third letter against “Weight”.
NEW
MENTAL FLASH
28Mental flash
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. Check the third letter against “Fresh”.
IDEA
NORTH DIRECTION
29North direction
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “North direction”.
N
WEIGHT
30Weight
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits W _. Check the second letter against “Data point”.
WT
Crossword Challenge Level 1010 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1010 solved
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