Crossword Challenge Puzzle 814 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 814 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Legal agreements”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Assess side-by-side”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Legal agreements”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
LEGAL AGREEMENTS
1Legal agreements
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ T _ _ C _ _. Solving “Once more” first gives you its sixth letter.
CONTRACTS
ONE TIME
2One time
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
ONCE
METRIC TON
3Metric ton
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
MT
"___ FAVOR"
4"___ FAVOR"
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Say “___ FAVOR” out loud and the blank fills itself: P _ _.
POR
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
One word for the picture, starting with A.
A
___ EMPIRE
6___ EMPIRE
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
The missing word in “___ EMPIRE” starts with R.
ROMAN
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with E. “Capital of italy” crosses it at the third square.
EYES
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ASSESS SIDE-BY-SIDE
8Assess side-by-side
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits C _ _ P _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
COMPARE
ON TOP OF
9On top of
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. Its third letter is shared with “Metric ton”.
ONTO
zi-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “zi-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NC
___ TALKS
11___ TALKS
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ TALKS”. Shape: T _ _.
TED
doo-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“doo-”). What is left starts with R.
R
ONCE MORE
13Once more
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ I _. “Short stay” crosses it at the fourth square.
AGAIN
GIVE PER-MISSION
14Give per-mission
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with C. “Not closed” crosses it at the fifth square.
CONSENT
TONIGHT
15Tonight
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: T _. Solving “Departed” first gives you its second letter.
TN
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with S. Check the third letter against “Anomaly”.
SEAT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ENJ__
17ENJ__
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “ENJ__” go in the grid. First one: O.
OY
NOT CLOSED
18Not closed
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ N _ _. “Once more” crosses it at the fourth square.
OPENED
CAPITAL OF ITALY
19Capital of italy
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. Solving “___ EMPIRE” first gives you its third letter.
ROME
COLLEGE HEAD
20College head
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with D. Solving “Once more” first gives you its third letter.
DEAN
___SENGER
21___SENGER
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“___SENGER” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with P.
PAS
SHORT STAY
22Short stay
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: V _ _ I _. “Gist” crosses it at the fourth square.
VISIT
NOT ODD
23Not odd
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. Solving “Not closed” first gives you its third letter.
EVEN
DEPARTED
24Departed
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Tonight”.
GONE
BEEHIVE STATE
25Beehive state
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Gist”.
UTAH
UNIT
26Unit
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Unit.
U
NEAR-EARTH OBJECT
27Near-earth object
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NEO
GIST
28Gist
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. Solving “Near-earth object” first gives you its third letter.
IDEA
ANOMALY
29Anomaly
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Anomaly.
A
OUTTA HERE
30Outta here
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Outta here”.
OH
Crossword Challenge Level 814 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 814 solved
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