Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1052 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1052, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 32 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; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Not sure”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1052: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Not sure”. 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.
NOT SURE
1Not sure
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with U. Its sixth letter is shared with “Woolen fabric”.
UNCERTAIN
NATION
2Nation
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Nation.
N
COLD CUBE
3Cold cube
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits I _ _. Check the third letter against “Hint”.
ICE
-ll
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ll”). What is left starts with C.
CA
ABOARD
5Aboard
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Light touch”.
ONTO
OVEN-COOKED MEAT
6Oven-cooked meat
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits R _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against “OH MY ___!”.
ROAST
BROTHER'S SON
7Brother's son
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with N. The fourth square is also part of “OH MY ___!”.
NEPHEW
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 U. Solving “Aboard” first gives you its fifth letter.
UNICORN
OPPOSITE OF S
9Opposite of s
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Opposite of s”.
N
HINT
10Hint
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits C _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Cold cube”.
CUE
ENERGY
11Energy
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: E _. The second square is also part of “Not clued in”.
EN
AMTRAK TRACK
12Amtrak track
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. Solving “Import-export” first gives you its third letter.
RAIL
WOOLEN FABRIC
13Woolen fabric
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Pure joy”.
TWEED
AMINO ACID
14Amino acid
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Amino acid”.
AA
ANNOY
15Annoy
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: I _ _. “Knockout” crosses it at the third square.
IRK
COLORFUL LIGHT
16Colorful light
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Knockout”.
NEON
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LIGHT BOAT
17Light boat
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
C _ _ O _. “Oven-cooked meat” crosses it at the fourth square.
CANOE
NOT CLUED IN
18Not clued in
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ W _ _ E. Solving “Amino acid” first gives you its fifth letter.
UNAWARE
LIGHT TOUCH
19Light touch
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits T _ _. Check the third letter against “Brother's son”.
TAP
PURE JOY
20Pure joy
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Woolen fabric”.
GLEE
"OH MY ___!"
21"OH MY ___!"
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “OH MY ___!”? It fits G _ _ _.
GOSH
IMPORT-EXPORT
22Import-export
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IE
TIGHT END
23Tight end
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Tight end”.
TE
MA___E
24MA___E
Row 6, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “MA___E”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with D.
DAM
WEEKLY
25Weekly
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Weekly, nothing more.
W
PULL HARD
26Pull hard
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits T _ _. “Game console” crosses it at the third square.
TUG
HAVE LUNCH
27Have lunch
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Pull hard”.
EAT
KNOCKOUT
28Knockout
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shape: K _. “Colorful light” crosses it at the second square.
KO
ar--hair
29Main char.
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “ar--hair”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with M.
MC
BRITISH MOM
30British mom
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with M. The picture clue in the inside the grid crosses it at the third square.
MUM
NATION
31Nation
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Nation.
N
GAME CONSOLE
32Game console
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
GC
Crossword Challenge Level 1052 Solved Grid
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