Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1027 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1027 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 7 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Loan officers”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, 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.
+s
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “+s” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with B.
BACKPACKS
LARGE LOT
2Large lot
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ACRE
NEGATIVE
3Negative
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Negative.
N
soc--t
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “soc--t” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with K.
KE
ELEC. DATA SYSTEM
5Elec. data system
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
EDS
HARVEST-READY FRUIT
6Harvest-ready fruit
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Rest spot”.
RIPE
PILE UP
7Pile up
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
S _ _ C _. Check the fourth letter against “East coast”.
STACK
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LOAN OFFICERS
8Loan officers
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
B _ _ K _ _ S. Solving “Elec. data system” first gives you its fifth letter.
BANKERS
AIR CONDITION
9Air condition
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AC
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. C _ _. “Opposite of nays” crosses it at the third square.
CRY
STAY FRESH
11Stay fresh
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with K. “Opposite of nays” crosses it at the third square.
KEEP
NEXT TO Q
12Next to q
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Next to q”.
P
HELP OUT
13Help out
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ I _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Settled up”.
ASSIST
CENTRAL TIME
14Central time
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Central time”.
CT
BARBIE'S DOLL PARTNER
15Barbie's doll partner
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with K; pattern K _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not yes”.
KEN
MARK
16Mark
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Not yes”.
SPOT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
REVISE
17Revise
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “Harvest-ready fruit”.
EDIT
OPPOSITE OF NAYS
18Opposite of nays
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with Y. Check the third letter against “Battery size”.
YEAS
REST SPOT
19Rest spot
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. The third square is also part of “Pile up”.
SPA
SETTLED UP
20Settled up
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. Solving “Help out” first gives you its third letter.
PAID
EAST COAST
21East coast
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “East coast” to its initials.
EC
CHINA'S CONTINENT
22China's continent
Row 5, col 6 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Solving “Eating plan” first gives you its third letter.
ASIA
BATTERY SIZE
23Battery size
Row 6, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “China's continent” first gives you its third letter.
AAA
"WATCH YOUR ___!"
24"WATCH YOUR ___!"
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “WATCH YOUR ___!”. Shape: S _ _ _.
STEP
KNOCK
25Knock
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Knock, nothing more.
K
CREW
26Crew
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Angle-angle-side”.
TEAM
TEXAS STATE POLICE
27Texas state police
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
TSP
EATING PLAN
28Eating plan
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Crew”.
DIET
NOT YES
29Not yes
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _. Its second letter is shared with “Mark”.
NO
ANGLE-ANGLE-SIDE
30Angle-angle-side
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Angle-angle-side”.
AAS
TEE
31Tee
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Tee.
T
MOTION PICTURE
32Motion picture
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Motion picture”.
MP
Crossword Challenge Level 1027 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1027 solved
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