Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1070 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1070? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 4 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Mind-related”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1070: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Fortress”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Mind-related”. 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.
MIND-RELATED
1Mind-related
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ N _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Literary figure of speech”.
COGNITIVE
cush-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “cush” gives the answer. First letter: I.
ION
BANGKOK CITIZEN
3Bangkok citizen
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Rodent's action”.
THAI
ANTONYM
4Antonym
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Antonym.
A
bi--t
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “bit” gives the answer. First letter: D.
DE
SOCIAL GATHERING
6Social gathering
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ N _. Solving “Sarcastic humor” first gives you its fourth letter.
EVENT
TAX AMOUNT
7Tax amount
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. “__ERY” crosses it at the third square.
LEVY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FORTRESS
8Fortress
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
C _ _ A _ _ L. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
CITADEL
OUT OF HOME
9Out of home
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Out of home”.
OOH
RODENT'S ACTION
10Rodent's action
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Bangkok citizen”.
GNAW
BEFORE O
11Before o
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to O; the answer is its previous letter.
N
INTERNAL AUDIT
12Internal audit
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Internal audit”.
IA
LITERARY FIGURE OF SPEECH
13Literary figure of speech
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ P _. Solving “Cover up” first gives you its fourth letter.
TROPE
shr-
14Little fiend
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “shr-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IMP
MAKE A CHOICE
15Make a choice
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
V _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Optional practical training”.
VOTE
pi-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “pi-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
ER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FIRST WOMAN
17First woman
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. The third square is also part of “Tax amount”.
EVE
COVER UP
18Cover up
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits W _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Prone (to)”.
WRAP
__ERY
19__ERY
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “__ERY” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EV
UNLOCK
20Unlock
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Literary figure of speech”.
OPEN
SARCASTIC HUMOR
21Sarcastic humor
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ N _. The fourth square is also part of “Social gathering”.
IRONY
BATTLE ATTIRE
22Battle attire
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. “Make a choice” crosses it at the fourth square.
ARMOR
PRONE (TO)
23Prone (to)
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. “Social gathering” crosses it at the third square.
APT
OPTIONAL PRACTICAL TRAINING
24Optional practical training
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Optional practical training” to its initials.
OPT
MIX
25Mix
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Active intel”.
STIR
SOUTH
26South
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of South, nothing more.
S
ROW
27Row
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with O. “Soft cat sound” crosses it at the third square.
OAR
"___ AN OPTION"
28"___ AN OPTION"
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ AN OPTION” starts with N.
NOT
__ISODE
29__ISODE
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__ISODE” go in the grid. First one: E.
EP
ACTIVE INTEL
30Active intel
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Active intel”.
AI
_RGENT
31_RGENT
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_RGENT” go in the grid. First one: U.
U
SOFT CAT SOUND
32Soft cat sound
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
P _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Row”.
PURR
Crossword Challenge Level 1070 Solved Grid
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