Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1069 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1069 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Denial”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1069: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Causes”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Denial”. 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.
DENIAL
1Denial
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits R _ _ E _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Tablet”.
REJECTION
INBOX CONTENTS
2Inbox contents
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “N__GHBOR” first gives you its fourth letter.
EMAIL
GOAL OR PURPOSE
3Goal or purpose
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. Check the third letter against “Fruit spread”.
AIM
-age
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “age” gives the answer. First letter: S.
ST
AFTER N
5After n
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after N.
O
TIDY
6Tidy
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. Check the third letter against “Ashen”.
NEAT
MALE CHILD
7Male child
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. Solving “Ashen” first gives you its third letter.
SON
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CAUSES
8Causes
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits R _ _ S _ _ S. Solving “After n” first gives you its fifth letter.
REASONS
GIVE OFF, AS HEAT
9Give off, as heat
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Goal or purpose”.
EMIT
FRUIT SPREAD
10Fruit spread
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with J. Check the third letter against “Goal or purpose”.
JAM
N__GHBOR
11N__GHBOR
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “N__GHBOR” go in the grid. First one: E.
EI
SOUND OF HEELS
12Sound of heels
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
C _ _ C _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Abrasion”.
CLACK
TABLET
13Tablet
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Tablet.
T
MENTAL FLASH
14Mental flash
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “AID AND ___”.
IDEA
REMOTE STATION
15Remote station
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with O. The fifth square is also part of “Office lady”.
OUTPOST
pou-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“pou-”). What is left starts with N.
ND
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EARTH ORBIT
17Earth orbit
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Earth orbit” to its initials.
EO
____PEDIA WEB SITE
18____PEDIA WEB SITE
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Say “____PEDIA WEB SITE” out loud and the blank fills itself: W _ _ _.
WIKI
ASHEN
19Ashen
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: W _ _. The third square is also part of “Male child”.
WAN
ABRASION
20Abrasion
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “Mental flash” first gives you its fourth letter.
SCRAPE
"GET COMFY"
21"get comfy"
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with “Tidy”.
SIT
AID AND ___
22AID AND ___
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “AID AND ___”? It fits A _ _ _.
ABET
23Picture clue
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with S. Solving “Remote station” first gives you its fourth letter.
SKATE
SKILIFT
24Skilift
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Skilift starts with the answer.
S
SWEAR
25Swear
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Remote station”.
CUSS
BUILDING BLOCK
26Building block
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits B _ _ C _. Solving “Swear” first gives you its fourth letter.
BRICK
BOMB, SLANGILY
27Bomb, slangily
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
DUD
UNITED AIRLINES
28United airlines
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UA
OFFICE LADY
29Office lady
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OL
"IF ALL ___ FAILS…"
30"IF ALL ___ FAILS…"
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “IF ALL ___ FAILS…”. Shape: E _ _ _.
ELSE
Crossword Challenge Level 1069 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1069 solved
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