Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1088 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1088 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.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 6 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Hump day, to an office worker”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, read top to bottom.
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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to M _ _ I _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “_EYBOARD”.
MINISKIRT
DUBLIN NATIVE
2Dublin native
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ S _. Solving “Internal security” first gives you its fourth letter.
IRISH
DUNK
3Dunk
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits D _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
DIP
WINTER STORM
4Winter storm
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
WS
EXAM
5Exam
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Exam.
E
"DON'T BE ___" (GOOGLE MOTTO)
6"DON'T BE ___" (GOOGLE MOTTO)
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Say “DON'T BE ___" (GOOGLE MOTTO)” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _ _.
EVIL
MOTION-RELATED
7Motion-related
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with K; pattern K _ _ E _ _ T _ _. “Islamic decree” crosses it at the sixth square.
KINEMATIC
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
HUMP DAY, TO AN OFFICE WORKER
8Hump day, to an office worker
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
M _ _ W _ _ K. “Exam” crosses it at the fifth square.
MIDWEEK
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with I. “Dunk” crosses it at the third square.
IRIS
cat-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “cat-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with N.
NIP
INTERNAL SECURITY
11Internal security
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IS
"___ WE DANCE?"
12"___ WE DANCE?"
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ WE DANCE?”. Shape: S _ _ L _.
SHALL
_EYBOARD
13_EYBOARD
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “_EYBOARD” and enter only the missing part, starting with K.
K
APPLE MP3 PLAYER
14Apple mp3 player
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits I _ _ _. “In progress” crosses it at the third square.
IPOD
RUN, HIT, OUT
15Run, hit, out
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RHO
FAMOUS SHIP-WRECK
16Famous ship-wreck
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ A _ _ C. Its fifth letter is shared with “Stage number”.
TITANIC
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NUMBER AFTER V
17Number after v
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with V. Check the second letter against “Motion-related”.
VI
SODIUM CHLORIDE
18Sodium chloride
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “___ WE DANCE?”.
SALT
MORAL MISDEED
19Moral misdeed
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Motion-related”.
SIN
QUITE PLEASED
20Quite pleased
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Islamic decree”.
GLAD
BIG WIND
21Big wind
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with G. “DON'T BE ___" (GOOGLE MOTTO)” crosses it at the third square.
GALE
IN PROGRESS
22In progress
Row 5, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ O _. “Run, hit, out” crosses it at the fourth square.
AFOOT
MIDDLE
23Middle
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Middle starts with the answer.
M
____PEDIA WEB SITE
24____PEDIA WEB SITE
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Say “____PEDIA WEB SITE” out loud and the blank fills itself: W _ _ _.
WIKI
ISLAMIC DECREE
25Islamic decree
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with F. Its fourth letter is shared with “____PEDIA WEB SITE”.
FATWA
GEOGRA___C
26GEOGRA___C
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “GEOGRA___C”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with P.
PHI
TAKE __ EASY
27TAKE __ EASY
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
The missing word in “TAKE __ EASY” starts with I.
IT
STAGE NUMBER
28Stage number
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SN
SLOPE ACTIVITY
29Slope activity
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. “Motion-related” crosses it at the third square.
SKI
ACT
30Act
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Act.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 1088 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1088 solved
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