Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1107 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1107? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 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 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Altar offering”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1107: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Imagine or guess”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Altar offering”. 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.
ALTAR OFFERING
1Altar offering
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ R _ _ I _ _. “Magazine section” crosses it at the sixth square.
SACRIFICE
NOT UP TO IT
2Not up to it
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with U. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
UNABLE
PLAY THIS SONG
3Play this song
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PTS
MINING AREAS
4Mining areas
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ _. Solving “Actor selection” first gives you its third letter.
PITS
ORBIT
5Orbit
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Orbit starts with the answer.
O
FINAL-YEAR STUDENT
6Final-year student
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
S _ _ I _ _. “Server side includes” crosses it at the fourth square.
SENIOR
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Actor selection”.
EGG
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
IMAGINE OR GUESS
8Imagine or guess
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Orbit”.
SUPPOSE
OPPOSED
9Opposed
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Play this song”.
ANTI
ACTOR SELECTION
10Actor selection
Left column 3/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ T _ _ G. “Problem to solve” crosses it at the fifth square.
CASTING
ba--ecue
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “ba--ecue” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RB
t-
12MOB___
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “t-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
ILE
MAGAZINE SECTION
13Magazine section
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with F. Check the fifth letter against “Problem to solve”.
FEATURE
_LLNESS
14_LLNESS
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_LLNESS” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
DIAL ON A TELEPHONE
15Dial on a telephone
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ _. Solving “Downton abbey" title” first gives you its third letter.
CALL
EARLY ACCESS
16Early access
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
R__ULAR
17R__ULAR
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “R__ULAR” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EG
PROBLEM TO SOLVE
18Problem to solve
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with I. Its fourth letter is shared with “Magazine section”.
ISSUE
SERVER SIDE INCLUDES
19Server side includes
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Server side includes” to its initials.
SSI
"DOWNTON ABBEY" TITLE
20"downton abbey" title
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. “CA___R” crosses it at the third square.
EARL
OASES' FEATURES
21Oases' features
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with W. Solving “High level” first gives you its fourth letter.
WELLS
FEMALE PIG
22Female pig
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. “Oases' features” crosses it at the third square.
SOW
REVEAL
23Reveal
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. Check the third letter against “Dial on a telephone”.
TELL
CA___R
24CA___R
Row 8, col 3 · 3 letters · across
“CA___R” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with R.
REE
AMINO ACID
25Amino acid
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Amino acid” to its initials.
AA
LAYOUT
26Layout
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Layout, nothing more.
L
HIGH SCHOOL
27High school
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
HS
HIGH LEVEL
28High level
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “High level”.
HL
CIRCLE SHAPE
29Circle shape
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Circle shape”.
O
DEFEAT RESULT
30Defeat result
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. Its third letter is shared with “High school”.
LOSS
Crossword Challenge Level 1107 Solved Grid
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