Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1023 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1023 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to B _ _ T _ _ D _ _. Solving “Not far” first gives you its sixth letter.
BARTENDER
"WITHOUT FURTHER ___ …"
2"WITHOUT FURTHER ___ …"
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “WITHOUT FURTHER ___ …”. Shape: A _ _.
ADO
REPLY
3Reply
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Reply.
R
BRITISH COLUMBIA
4British columbia
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “British columbia” to its initials.
BC
POETIC LAMENT
5Poetic lament
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ G _. “Very large” crosses it at the fourth square.
ELEGY
OLYMPIC SLED
6Olympic sled
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Nest item”.
LUGE
KNEE'S PLACE
7Knee's place
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: L _ _. The third square is also part of “Nest item”.
LEG
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to B _ _ B _ _ L. Check the fifth letter against “Poetic lament”.
BARBELL
ACTIVE DIRECTORY
9Active directory
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AD
SPAT
10Spat
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. “Stop a horse” crosses it at the third square.
ROW
TAB
11Tab
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Tab.
T
BLACK WOOD
12Black wood
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with E. The fourth square is also part of “Turmoil”.
EBONY
NOT FAR
13Not far
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Stop a horse”.
NEAR
DRIVING LICENSE
14Driving license
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DL
HARD TO CATCH
15Hard to catch
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits E _ _ S _ _ E. Solving “Half of dice” first gives you its fifth letter.
ELUSIVE
APARTMENT PAYMENT
16Apartment payment
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “__IVERSITY”.
RENT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HINT TO MYSTERY
17Hint to mystery
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Olympic sled”.
CLUE
STOP A HORSE
18Stop a horse
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
W _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Black wood”.
WHOA
NEST ITEM
19Nest item
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Check the third letter against “Knee's place”.
EGG
TURMOIL
20Turmoil
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with U. Check the fourth letter against “Rework”.
UNREST
VERY LARGE
21Very large
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with H. The third square is also part of “Poetic lament”.
HUGE
DISNEY PRINCESS
22Disney princess
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with B. Its fourth letter is shared with “Hard to catch”.
BELLE
LATER
23Later
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving “Hard to catch” first gives you its fourth letter.
AFTER
ADO
24Ado
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Ado starts with the answer.
A
HAND OVER
25Hand over
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. “Hard to catch” crosses it at the third square.
GIVE
GIRL FRIEND
26Girl friend
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Girl friend” to its initials.
GF
HALF OF DICE
27Half of dice
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _. Its second letter is shared with “Hard to catch”.
DI
REWORK
28Rework
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Solving “Hand over” first gives you its third letter.
EDIT
__IVERSITY
29__IVERSITY
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“__IVERSITY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with U.
UN
mark-
30Emergency room
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “mark” gives the answer. First letter: E.
ER
Crossword Challenge Level 1023 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1023 solved
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