Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1025 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1025 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 5 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Academic title”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Boost sales”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Academic title”. 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.
ACADEMIC TITLE
1Academic title
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits P _ _ F _ _ S _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
PROFESSOR
REV
2Rev
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Rev starts with the answer.
R
MANY A TIME
3Many a time
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits O _ _. Solving “N___URNAL” first gives you its third letter.
OFT
che--st
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“che--st”). What is left starts with M.
MI
BORN EARLIER
5Born earlier
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits O _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “___BERSHIP”.
OLDER
CREW
6Crew
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. “___HBOARD” crosses it at the third square.
TEAM
ELECTRO DATA SYSTEMS
7Electro data systems
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EDS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BOOST SALES
8Boost sales
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with P. Check the fifth letter against “Born earlier”.
PROMOTE
RISE
9Rise
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Rise starts with the answer.
R
N___URNAL
10N___URNAL
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “N___URNAL” go in the grid. First one: O.
OCT
-g
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-g”). What is left starts with F.
FO
INPUT KEY
12Input key
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Only”.
ENTER
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ _. “High” crosses it at the third square.
STAR
BUSINESS DEALS
14Business deals
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Only”.
SALES
COOKING STAPLE
15Cooking staple
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: O _ _. The third square is also part of “High”.
OIL
REFERENCE NUMBER
16Reference number
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
STORED AWAY
17Stored away
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits F _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Crew”.
FILED
INCLUDE
18Include
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Begins with C. Check the fifth letter against “Business deals”.
CONTAIN
___HBOARD
19___HBOARD
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___HBOARD”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with D.
DAS
ONLY
20Only
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
MERE
___BERSHIP
21___BERSHIP
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “___BERSHIP” go in the grid. First one: M.
MEM
HIGH
22High
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. Solving “Business deals” first gives you its third letter.
TALL
23Picture clue
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. P _ _ T _. Solving “Colonist” first gives you its fourth letter.
PARTY
PARK
24Park
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Park, nothing more.
P
SHIP
25Ship
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Ship, nothing more.
S
MES__GE
26MES__GE
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“MES__GE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SA
PAST OF SEE
27Past of see
Row 7, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fits S _ _. Solving “Not around” first gives you its third letter.
SAW
RADIANT
28Radiant
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Radiant.
R
NOT AVAILABLE
29Not available
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Not available” to its initials.
NA
COLONIST
30Colonist
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the inside the grid.
ANT
HIGH GRADE
31High grade
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “High grade”.
A
NOT AROUND
32Not around
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Solving “Not available” first gives you its third letter.
AWAY
Crossword Challenge Level 1025 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1025 solved
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