Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1409 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1409? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 16 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 7 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Different types”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1409: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Royal deputy”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Different types”. 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.
DIFFERENT TYPES
1Different types
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ I _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Knotted”.
VARIETIES
EXACTLY ALIKE
2Exactly alike
Top row 2/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits I _ _ N _ _ C _ _. “Knotted” crosses it at the sixth square.
IDENTICAL
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Truly”.
COAT
ABOV_
4ABOV_
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “ABOV_”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
E
mozza---la
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “mozza---la” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
REL
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: O _ _ G _ _. Check the fourth letter against “LET'S __”.
OXYGEN
YOUNG PERSON
7Young person
Top row 7/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Young person” to its initials.
YP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ROYAL DEPUTY
8Royal deputy
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
V _ _ E _ _ Y. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
VICEROY
"WITHOUT FURTHER ___ …"
9"WITHOUT FURTHER ___ …"
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “WITHOUT FURTHER ___ …” out loud and the blank fills itself: A _ _.
ADO
TRULY
10Truly
Left column 3/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits R _ _ L _ _. Solving “Cargo transfer” first gives you its fourth letter.
REALLY
LIKING
11Liking
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
INTO
END TIME
12End time
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
ET
KNOTTED
13Knotted
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Ear”.
TIED
ISLAND COUNTRY
14Island country
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IC
GAIN PROFIT
15Gain profit
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “Ride”.
EARN
-eigh
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-eigh”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___ENSE
17___ENSE
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“___ENSE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EXP
CARGO TRANSFER
18Cargo transfer
Row 3, col 5 · 7 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ D _ _ G. The fifth square is also part of “RAD__”.
LOADING
BRITISH UNIVERSITY
19British university
Row 4, col 8 · 6 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ O _ _. Check the fourth letter against “ALL_W”.
OXFORD
LET'S __
20LET'S __
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Complete the phrase “LET'S __”. Shape: G _.
GO
AFTER K
21After k
Row 5, col 6 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after K.
L
TREBEK'S FIRST NAME
22Trebek's first name
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ALEX
EAR
23Ear
Row 6, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Ear.
E
'NO FUNDS'
24'no funds'
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits N _. The second square is also part of “British university”.
NF
OAK
25Oak
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Oak.
O
RAD__
26RAD__
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “RAD__” go in the grid. First one: I.
IO
RIDE
27Ride
Row 8, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Ride starts with the answer.
R
ALL_W
28ALL_W
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“ALL_W” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
O
CULINARY INSTITUTE
29Culinary institute
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CI
COSTA RICA
30 costa rica
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CR
AFTE_
31AFTE_
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
“AFTE_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with R.
R
CROSS-WORD PATTERN
32Cross-word pattern
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Culinary institute”.
GRID
Crossword Challenge Level 1409 Solved Grid
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