Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1080 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1080 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
11 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 2 clues are pictures; 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 “Biotic entities”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1080: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Work-spaces”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Biotic entities”. 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.
BIOTIC ENTITIES
1Biotic entities
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ A _ _ S _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Inbound”.
ORGANISMS
EQUITABLE
2Equitable
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ _. Solving “Global initiative” first gives you its third letter.
FAIR
FREE THROW
3Free throw
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Free throw”.
FT
AFTER H
4After h
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to H; the answer is its next letter.
I
SELECTED
5Selected
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
C _ _ S _ _. “Zones” crosses it at the fourth square.
CHOSEN
HEARING ORGAN
6Hearing organ
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with “Earth's interior”.
EAR
DANCE MOVE
7Dance move
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Solving “Earth's interior” first gives you its third letter.
STEP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
WORK-SPACES
8Work-spaces
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits O _ _ I _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “Selected”.
OFFICES
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with R. Check the third letter against “Free throw”.
RAT
GLOBAL INITIATIVE
10Global initiative
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
GI
ZONES
11Zones
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Water-way”.
AREAS
AFTER M
12After m
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from M in the alphabet.
N
INBOUND
13Inbound
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with I. “Defeat soundly” crosses it at the second square.
IB
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Sailor's yes”.
SEAL
MONTH OF FLOWERS
15Month of flowers
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
M _ _. Solving “Sailor's yes” first gives you its third letter.
MAY
SCIENTIFIC BRANCH
16Scientific branch
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Solving “Sailor's yes” first gives you its third letter.
STEM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HEAD-WEAR
17Head-wear
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with H. The third square is also part of “Dance move”.
HAT
WATER-WAY
18Water-way
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
C _ _ A _. Solving “Against” first gives you its fourth letter.
CANAL
EARTH'S INTERIOR
19Earth's interior
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Hearing organ”.
CORE
EARTH ORBIT
20Earth orbit
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Earth orbit” to its initials.
EO
PLACE
21Place
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Place.
P
TALE
22Tale
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ R _. Solving “___ WE GOOD?” first gives you its fourth letter.
STORY
SINGLES
23Singles
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Selected”.
ONES
DEFEAT SOUNDLY
24Defeat soundly
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with B. “Month of flowers” crosses it at the third square.
BEAT
ANY THING
25Any thing
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “___ WE GOOD?”.
ITEM
AGAINST
26Against
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Tale”.
ANTI
SAILOR'S YES
27Sailor's yes
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the third letter against “Scientific branch”.
AYE
CARR__
28CARR__
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“CARR__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
OT
ABET
29Abet
Row 8, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Abet.
A
"___ WE GOOD?"
30"___ WE GOOD?"
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ WE GOOD?”. Shape: A _ _.
ARE
MILLION
31Million
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Million.
M
YOUNG MEN'S
32Young men's
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Young men's” to its initials.
YM
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Puzzle 1080 solved
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