Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1072 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1072 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 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; 2 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 “Criteria”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “City roads”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Criteria”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
CRITERIA
1Criteria
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ N _ _ R _ _. Solving “In the know” first gives you its sixth letter.
STANDARDS
-el
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-el” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
TOW
BACK
3Back
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Not home”.
REAR
_XIT
4_XIT
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_XIT” go in the grid. First one: E.
E
EAST SIDE
5East side
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “East side” to its initials.
ES
SENSE OF FLAVOR
6Sense of flavor
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
T _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against “Way to go”.
TASTE
PLANNED IN ADVANCE
7Planned in advance
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “Upon” first gives you its sixth letter.
SCHEDULED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CITY ROADS
8City roads
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ E _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “East side”.
STREETS
tip-
9TIP___
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“tip-”). What is left starts with T.
TOE
NOT HOME
10Not home
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. Solving “Back” first gives you its third letter.
AWAY
NATION
11Nation
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Nation.
N
DAYLIGHT SAVING
12Daylight saving
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Daylight saving”.
DS
IN THE KNOW
13In the know
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the fourth letter against “Not their”.
AWARE
squir-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “squir-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
REL
OFFICE FURNITURE
15Office furniture
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. “Besides that …” crosses it at the third square.
DESK
CEASED MOVING
16Ceased moving
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ P _ _ D. Check the fifth letter against “Next to q”.
STOPPED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CUL-DE-___
17CUL-DE-___
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “CUL-DE-___” out loud and the blank fills itself: S _ _.
SAC
NOT THEIR
18Not their
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _ _. Solving “Not new” first gives you its third letter.
YOUR
SECOND HAND
19Second hand
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Second hand”.
SH
EMPLOYS
20Employs
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits U _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “In the know”.
USES
WAY TO GO
21Way to go
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits R _ _ T _. “Sense of flavor” crosses it at the fourth square.
ROUTE
HONEY-LIKE TASTE
22Honey-like taste
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. The fourth square is also part of “Office furniture”.
SWEET
NOT NEW
23Not new
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: U _ _ _. Solving “Sense of flavor” first gives you its third letter.
USED
"BESIDES THAT …"
24"besides that …"
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Office furniture”.
ALSO
UPON
25Upon
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Upon.
U
FIRST NUMBER
26First number
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: O _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Ceased moving”.
ONE
SUN
27Sun
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. The third square is also part of “Planned in advance”.
SOL
KOREAN POP
28Korean pop
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
KP
MARI__
29MARI__
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “MARI__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
NE
NEXT TO Q
30Next to q
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Next to q”.
P
Crossword Challenge Level 1072 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1072 solved
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