Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1036 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1036? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask 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; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Left behind”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Left behind”, 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.
LEFT BEHIND
1Left behind
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving “North on maps” first gives you its sixth letter.
REMAINING
POPPY PRODUCT
2Poppy product
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with O. Solving “Arbitrary unit” first gives you its fourth letter.
OPIUM
-g
3Gain
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “g” gives the answer. First letter: W.
WIN
BRITISH COLUMBIA
4British columbia
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “British columbia” to its initials.
BC
OUTLET
5Outlet
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Outlet.
O
ACCOUNT ABBR.
6Account abbr.
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Solving “___-FI” first gives you its third letter.
ACCT
NOT THIN
7Not thin
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with T. “Cadets' org.” crosses it at the fourth square.
THICK
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with R. Check the fifth letter against “Outlet”.
ROWBOAT
GRAND TALE
9Grand tale
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
EPIC
vita-
1060 secs.
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “vita-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with M.
MIN
ARBITRARY UNIT
11Arbitrary unit
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Arbitrary unit”.
AU
FIX FIRMLY: VAR.
12Fix firmly: var.
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits I _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Film spool”.
IMBED
NORTH ON MAPS
13North on maps
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “North on maps”.
N
"AMERICAN ___," TV TALENT SHOW
14"AMERICAN ___," TV TALENT SHOW
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “AMERICAN ___," TV TALENT SHOW”. Shape: I _ _ _.
IDOL
AT THIS MOMENT
15At this moment
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits N _ _. “Choco-late color” crosses it at the third square.
NOW
NON-SPECIFIC TYPE
16Non-specific type
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with G. “Aug. reality” crosses it at the fifth square.
GENERIC
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CORE HAMMER
17Core hammer
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Core hammer”.
CH
BUBBLY DRINK
18Bubbly drink
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Fix firmly: var.”.
SODA
___-FI
19___-FI
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “___-FI” out loud and the blank fills itself: S _ _.
SCI
FILM SPOOL
20Film spool
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Paper bundle”.
REEL
CADETS' ORG.
21Cadets' org.
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. Its third letter is shared with “Account abbr.”.
ROTC
CHOCO-LATE COLOR
22Choco-late color
Row 5, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ W _. Check the fourth letter against “At this moment”.
BROWN
KITTEN
23Kitten
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Kitten, nothing more.
K
BIBLICAL TRIO
24Biblical trio
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Life stage”.
MAGI
PAPER BUNDLE
25Paper bundle
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bubbly drink”.
REAM
FEMALE DEER
26Female deer
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with D. Solving “Non-specific type” first gives you its third letter.
DOE
chee---ake
27"WAIT A ___ "
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“chee---ake”). What is left starts with S.
SEC
__TRONAUT
28__TRONAUT
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“__TRONAUT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
AS
AUG. REALITY
29Aug. reality
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AR
LIFE STAGE
30Life stage
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Solving the picture clue in the inside the grid first gives you its third letter.
AGE
EXAM
31Exam
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Exam.
E
Crossword Challenge Level 1036 Solved Grid
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