Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1089 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1089 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, 10 of them only one or two letters. 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; 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 “Signed under oath”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “_____ HOME?”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Signed under oath”, 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.
SIGNED UNDER OATH
1Signed under oath
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits A _ _ I _ _ V _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Against”.
AFFIDAVIT
s---er
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “ser” gives the answer. First letter: N.
NIP
YOUR GUIDE
3Your guide
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
YG
AFTER A
4After a
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after A.
B
OVER-WEIGHT
5Over-weight
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ S _. Solving “Start anew” first gives you its fourth letter.
OBESE
HAVE A MEAL
6Have a meal
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Course list”.
DINE
YOUNG PERSON
7Young person
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with Y. Its fourth letter is shared with “Start anew”.
YOUTH
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
"_____ HOME?"
8"_____ HOME?"
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Complete the phrase “_____ HOME?”. Shape: A _ _ B _ _ Y.
ANYBODY
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. F _ _. Solving “Your guide” first gives you its third letter.
FIG
FOCAL POINT
10Focal point
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
FP
ID
11Id
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Id, nothing more.
I
PART OF LED
12Part of led
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
D _ _ D _. “Health-related” crosses it at the fourth square.
DIODE
AGAINST
13Against
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Spoil”.
ANTI
VIRGINIA
14Virginia
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with V; pattern V _. “Silly” crosses it at the second square.
VA
BABYHOOD
15Babyhood
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits I _ _ A _ _ Y. The fifth square is also part of “Inside”.
INFANCY
REVEAL
16Reveal
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “__AMINGO”.
TELL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LIFE STORY
17Life story
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _. Solving “Young person” first gives you its third letter.
BIO
HEALTH-RELATED
18Health-related
Row 3, col 5 · 7 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ I _ _ L. Solving “Quote text” first gives you its fifth letter.
MEDICAL
COURSE LIST
19Course list
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with M. Check the third letter against “Have a meal”.
MENU
SPOIL
20Spoil
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
R _ _. Check the third letter against “Against”.
ROT
START ANEW
21Start anew
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
R _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Have a meal”.
RESET
SILLY
22Silly
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits I _ _ N _. Solving “Babyhood” first gives you its fourth letter.
INANE
HIGH
23High
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of High.
H
NEED TO SCRATCH
24Need to scratch
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with I. “Babyhood” crosses it at the third square.
ITCH
INTERNET
25Internet
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Internet.
I
INSIDE
26Inside
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fits I _. Its second letter is shared with “Babyhood”.
IN
VISION ORGAN
27Vision organ
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the inside the grid.
EYE
QUOTE TEXT
28Quote text
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ _. Solving “Need to scratch” first gives you its third letter.
CITE
__AMINGO
29__AMINGO
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__AMINGO” go in the grid. First one: F.
FL
-ro
30Pronoun for male
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-ro”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with H.
HE
Crossword Challenge Level 1089 Solved Grid
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