Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1011 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1011 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 13 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Boxing material”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1011: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Supply”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Boxing material”. 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.
BOXING MATERIAL
1Boxing material
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with P. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
PACKAGING
RIGHT NOW
2Right now
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RN
"BEETLE BAILEY" BULLDOG
3"beetle bailey" bulldog
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. Solving “League parts” first gives you its third letter.
OTTO
SCENIC SIGHTS
4Scenic sights
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: V _ _ W _. The fourth square is also part of “Not a mystery”.
VIEWS
AFTER H
5After h
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from H in the alphabet.
I
-age
6HOOVER ___
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “-age”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with D.
DAM
"WHAT ___?"
7"WHAT ___?"
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Say “WHAT ___?” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _ _.
ELSE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SUPPLY
8Supply
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ V _ _ E. Solving “After h” first gives you its fifth letter.
PROVIDE
OPPOSITE OF PRO
9Opposite of pro
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. “Beetle bailey" bulldog” crosses it at the third square.
ANTI
AFTER B
10After b
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from B in the alphabet.
C
NOT A MYSTERY
11Not a mystery
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with K. “Scenic sights” crosses it at the fourth square.
KNOWN
ANTI-OXIDANT
12Anti-oxidant
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Anti-oxidant”.
AO
-de
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-de”). What is left starts with G.
GRA
ICON
14Icon
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
I _ _ G _. The fourth square is also part of “Tonic partner”.
IMAGE
bana-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “bana-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NA
VALLEY
16Valley
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with G. “Exam” crosses it at the third square.
GLEN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AT LARGE
17At large
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AL
REPLY
18Reply
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ W _ _. Solving “Wisconsin” first gives you its fourth letter.
ANSWER
LEAGUE PARTS
19League parts
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ M _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
TEAMS
USUAL STATE
20Usual state
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Begins with N. “Icon” crosses it at the fourth square.
NORMAL
EXAM
21Exam
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Exam.
E
TWO IN ROMAN
22Two in roman
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fits I _. The second square is also part of “Wisconsin”.
II
SOMEONE SAID IT
23Someone said it
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Someone said it”.
SSI
AMINO ACID
24Amino acid
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Amino acid”.
AA
VOCALIZE A TUNE
25Vocalize a tune
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Solving “Tehran's land” first gives you its third letter.
SING
WISCONSIN
26Wisconsin
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits W _ _. Check the third letter against “Vocalize a tune”.
WIS
TONIC PARTNER
27Tonic partner
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Valley”.
GIN
ROMAN NUMERAL ONE
28Roman numeral one
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Roman numeral one”.
I
GOLD SYMBOL
29Gold symbol
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shape: A _. Its second letter is shared with “Uganda”.
AU
TEHRAN'S LAND
30Tehran's land
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Gold symbol”.
IRAN
EXAM
31Exam
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Exam.
E
UGANDA
32Uganda
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: U _. Check the second letter against “Vocalize a tune”.
UG
Crossword Challenge Level 1011 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1011 solved
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