Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1035 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1035? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “October 31 event”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1035: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Securing firmly”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “October 31 event”. 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.
1October 31 event
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Use the text “OCTOBER 31 EVENT” if the picture is unclear. First letter H.
HALLOWEEN
OFFICE WORKER
2Office worker
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OW
"___ IT GO"
3"___ IT GO"
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “___ IT GO” starts with L.
LET
DESKTOP
4Desktop
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Desktop.
D
SPOT OF LAND
5Spot of land
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ E _. Solving “Dna element” first gives you its fourth letter.
ISLET
COLORFUL LIGHT
6Colorful light
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Bird's claw”.
NEON
FAMILY TREE STUDY
7Family tree study
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with G. The sixth square is also part of “__COHOL”.
GENEALOGY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SECURING FIRMLY
8Securing firmly
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ D _ _ G. “Spot of land” crosses it at the fifth square.
HOLDING
WONDER
9Wonder
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “___ IT GO” first gives you its third letter.
AWE
AFTER K
10After k
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after K.
L
hea--h
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “hea--h” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with L.
LT
PATH OF PLANETS
12Path of planets
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with O. Solving “Quick and nimble” first gives you its fourth letter.
ORBIT
ACTOR SMITH
13Actor smith
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: W _ _ _. “Base line” crosses it at the third square.
WILL
ELECTRIC FIELD
14Electric field
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Electric field” to its initials.
EF
sh-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “sh-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
ELF
CLEAN AND ORDERLY
16Clean and orderly
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. The third square is also part of “Free agent”.
NEAT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SPOT
17Spot
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. “Family tree study” crosses it at the third square.
SEE
QUICK AND NIMBLE
18Quick and nimble
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of “Actor smith”.
AGILE
BIRD'S CLAW
19Bird's claw
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits T _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Colorful light”.
TALON
BAGATELLE
20Bagatelle
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Begins with T. “Electric field” crosses it at the fourth square.
TRIFLE
DNA ELEMENT
21Dna element
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with G. Check the third letter against “Colorful light”.
GENE
BASE LINE
22Base line
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
BL
_IRLIFT
23_IRLIFT
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “_IRLIFT” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
A
*COUGH, COUGH*
24*cough, cough*
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Solving “Plant-based food” first gives you its third letter.
AHEM
__COHOL
25__COHOL
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“__COHOL” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
AL
CONTROL VALVE
26Control valve
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Control valve”.
CV
SOUND REBOUND
27Sound rebound
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “*cough, cough*”.
ECHO
FREE AGENT
28Free agent
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Free agent” to its initials.
FA
PLANT-BASED FOOD
29Plant-based food
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits V _ _. “Family tree study” crosses it at the third square.
VEG
TIMER
30Timer
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Timer starts with the answer.
T
MALAYSIA
31Malaysia
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _. Its second letter is shared with “Family tree study”.
MY
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Puzzle 1035 solved
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