Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1047 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1047 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 13 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 5 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 “Not defensive”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Result”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Not defensive”, 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.
NOT DEFENSIVE
1Not defensive
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits O _ _ E _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Marine habitat”.
OFFENSIVE
f--l
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “fl” gives the answer. First letter: U.
UE
GRAB
3Grab
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. “Greek letter” crosses it at the third square.
TAKE
LEG SPASM
4Leg spasm
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits C _ _ M _. “Plant swelling” crosses it at the fourth square.
CRAMP
OAK
5Oak
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Oak starts with the answer.
O
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. M _ _. The third square is also part of “Greek letter”.
MOP
ACADEMIC TEST
7Academic test
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Greek letter”.
EXAM
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
RESULT
8Result
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits O _ _ C _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Oak”.
OUTCOME
PHOBIA
9Phobia
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Grab”.
FEAR
FEW
10Few
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Few.
F
PLANT SWELLING
11Plant swelling
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ M _. The fourth square is also part of “Leg spasm”.
EDEMA
zucchi-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“zucchi-”). What is left starts with N.
NI
MARINE HABITAT
13Marine habitat
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. Check the third letter against “Alabama”.
SEA
SPOT OF LAND
14Spot of land
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
I _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “'fore”.
ISLET
sho-l
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“sho-l”). What is left starts with V.
VE
"OR ___!"
16"OR ___!"
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “OR ___!”. Shape: E _ _ _.
ELSE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
X__O
17X__O
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“X__O” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
OX
FLAVOR SENSE
18Flavor sense
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ A _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Volcanic residue”.
PALATE
GREEK LETTER
19Greek letter
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: K _ _ P _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
KAPPA
FUEL TYPE
20Fuel type
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Fits D _ _ S _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Spot of land”.
DIESEL
MOTOR
21Motor
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Motor.
M
YOUR SINCERELY
22Your sincerely
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Your sincerely” to its initials.
YS
LAYER OF WOOD
23Layer of wood
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
P _ _. Solving “Your sincerely” first gives you its third letter.
PLY
ALABAMA
24Alabama
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
A _. Solving “Spot of land” first gives you its second letter.
AL
INFORMAL GREETING
25Informal greeting
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: H _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Count (on)”.
HIYA
VOLCANIC RESIDUE
26Volcanic residue
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Informal greeting”.
ASH
'FORE
27'fore
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “OR ___!”.
ERE
INSTALL
28Install
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Install.
I
LIFESPAN
29Lifespan
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with L. Solving “__TURDAY” first gives you its second letter.
LS
COUNT (ON)
30Count (on)
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Lifespan”.
RELY
SKYHIGH
31Skyhigh
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Skyhigh, nothing more.
S
__TURDAY
32__TURDAY
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__TURDAY” go in the grid. First one: S.
SA
Crossword Challenge Level 1047 Solved Grid
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