Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1410 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1410 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Learning space”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1410: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Qualified”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Learning space”. 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.
LEARNING SPACE
1Learning space
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with C. Its sixth letter is shared with “Budget item”.
CLASSROOM
ALPHABET START
2Alphabet start
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. The third square is also part of “Behave”.
ABC
AFTER O
3 after o
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from O in the alphabet.
P
ACTIVE LINK
4Active link
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Active link”.
AL
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with B. Its fourth letter is shared with “50 percent”.
BIBLE
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with L. “Not good” crosses it at the third square.
LEAF
FINALE
7Finale
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. The third square is also part of “Not good”.
END
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
QUALIFIED
8Qualified
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ A _ _ E. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
CAPABLE
pil--ox
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “pilox” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LB
BEHAVE
10Behave
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. The third square is also part of “EASIER SAID ___ DONE”.
ACT
AFTER R
11 after r
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from R in the alphabet.
S
COSMIC EXPANSE
12Cosmic expanse
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ C _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Fight scenes”.
SPACE
BUDGET ITEM
13Budget item
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “EASIER SAID ___ DONE”.
RENT
OPENAI
14Openai
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits O _. The second square is also part of “Absence of war”.
OA
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits O _ _ O _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with “Nota bene”.
OCTOBER
CRUEL
16Cruel
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with M. “MEDI__TION” crosses it at the third square.
MEAN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LEGAL CLAIM
17Legal claim
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
LIEN
"EASIER SAID ___ DONE"
18"EASIER SAID ___ DONE"
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “EASIER SAID ___ DONE”. Shape: T _ _ _.
THAN
NOT GOOD
19Not good
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits B _ _. Solving “Finale” first gives you its third letter.
BAD
FIGHT SCENES
20Fight scenes
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ I _ _. Solving “___ EACH LIFE…” first gives you its fourth letter.
ACTION
50 PERCENT
2150 percent
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: H _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
HALF
ABSENCE OF WAR
22Absence of war
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
P _ _ C _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
PEACE
TALE
23Tale
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
STORY
SEA
24Sea
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Sea starts with the answer.
S
THING
25Thing
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
ITEM
ITALY ABBR.
26Italy abbr.
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits I _. Its second letter is shared with “Tale”.
IT
NOTA BENE
27Nota bene
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NB
"___ EACH LIFE…"
28"___ EACH LIFE…"
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Say “___ EACH LIFE…” out loud and the blank fills itself: I _ _ _.
INTO
MEDI__TION
29MEDI__TION
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “MEDI__TION” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
TA
MALAYSIA
30Malaysia
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits M _. The second square is also part of “Tale”.
MY
Crossword Challenge Level 1410 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1410 solved
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