Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1074 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1074 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.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Niagara, for example”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1074: 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 “Niagara, for example”. 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.
NIAGARA, FOR EXAMPLE
1Niagara, for example
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits W _ _ E _ _ A _ _. The sixth square is also part of “_ABRIC”.
WATERFALL
HOMO SAPIENS
2Homo sapiens
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Per person”.
HUMAN
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
3Industrial design
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Industrial design” to its initials.
ID
EXPRESS RELIEF
4Express relief
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Tiny biter”.
SIGH
pis-
52000 pounds
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “pis-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with T.
TON
AFTER K
6After k
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after K.
L
PROPERTY HOLDING
7Property holding
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ A _ _. The fourth square is also part of “__DYBUG”.
ESTATE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: W _ _ S _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
WHISTLE
SOUND
9Sound
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Express relief”.
AUDIO
TEXT MESSAGE
10Text message
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TM
PER PERSON
11Per person
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. “Hidden stash” crosses it at the third square.
EACH
CELL STUFF
12Cell stuff
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. Check the third letter against “Hidden stash”.
RNA
_ABRIC
13_ABRIC
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_ABRIC” go in the grid. First one: F.
F
A SHORT TIME
14A short time
Left column 7/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits A _ _ I _ _. The fourth square is also part of “New employee”.
AWHILE
DOUBTING
15Doubting
Left column 8/9 · 5 letters · across
L _ _ R _. Solving “New employee” first gives you its fourth letter.
LEERY
hea--h
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “hea--h”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
START
17Start
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Start, nothing more.
S
SIMILAR
18Similar
Row 3, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ K _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Block airway”.
ALIKE
TINY BITER
19Tiny biter
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. Solving “Similar” first gives you its third letter.
GNAT
HIDDEN STASH
20Hidden stash
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Fits C _ _ H _. Its fourth letter is shared with “A short time”.
CACHE
__DYBUG
21__DYBUG
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“__DYBUG” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with L.
LA
CORAL PRODUCER
22Coral producer
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with P. Its fourth letter is shared with “Doubting”.
POLYP
DEEP HOLE
23Deep hole
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: P _ _. Solving “Property holding” first gives you its third letter.
PIT
NEW EMPLOYEE
24New employee
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with H. Check the third letter against “Doubting”.
HIRE
BLOCK AIRWAY
25Block airway
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with C. The fourth square is also part of “Similar”.
CHOKE
NOT DRY
26Not dry
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with W; pattern W _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
WET
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
27District of columbia
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _. The second square is also part of “Heroic story”.
DC
DESKTOP
28Desktop
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Desktop.
D
INTELLI-GENT
29Intelli-gent
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Intelli-gent”.
I
HEROIC STORY
30Heroic story
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Intelli-gent”.
EPIC
Crossword Challenge Level 1074 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1074 solved
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