Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1411 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1411 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 13 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 7 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Stomach process”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Surplus's opposite”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Stomach process”, 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.
STOMACH PROCESS
1Stomach process
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ E _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Big quiz”.
DIGESTION
ENERGY RECOVERY RATE
2Energy recovery rate
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Energy recovery rate”.
ERR
FINITE ELEMENT
3Finite element
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
FE
AFTER H
4After h
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after H.
I
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. C _ _ P _. “Storage area” crosses it at the fourth square.
CROPS
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to I _ _ O _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Storage area”.
INSOLE
LIP-SMACKIN' GOOD
7Lip-smackin' good
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
T _ _ T _. Solving “Storage area” first gives you its fourth letter.
TASTY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SURPLUS'S OPPOSITE
8Surplus's opposite
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ I _ _ T. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
DEFICIT
BAD THING TO INVOKE
9Bad thing to invoke
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with I. Check the third letter against “Finite element”.
IRE
-affiti
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “affiti” gives the answer. First letter: G.
GR
FIFTH LETTER
11Fifth letter
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Fifth letter”.
E
SIGNAL TRANSFER DEVICE
12Signal transfer device
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
STD
BIG QUIZ
13Big quiz
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. “Deal done soon” crosses it at the third square.
TEST
INPUT METHOD
14Input method
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IM
LACK OF CLARITY
15Lack of clarity
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with O. “Short hello” crosses it at the fifth square.
OPACITY
NEAR
16Near
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. The third square is also part of “Element 47”.
NIGH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DNA'S COUSIN
17Dna's cousin
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. “Lip-smackin' good” crosses it at the third square.
RNA
__AN
18__AN
Row 3, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__AN” and enter only the missing part, starting with M.
ME
TREE GROWTH
19Tree growth
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with M. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
MOSS
DEAL DONE SOON
20Deal done soon
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Deal done soon”.
DDS
STORAGE AREA
21Storage area
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ O _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
DEPOT
MUSICAL SPEEDS
22Musical speeds
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with T. “Lack of clarity” crosses it at the fourth square.
TEMPI
FOXY
23Foxy
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. The third square is also part of “Lip-smackin' good”.
SLY
ENGINEER'S SCHOOL
24Engineer's school
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with “Lack of clarity”.
TECH
EXHIBIT
25Exhibit
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Exhibit.
E
SHORT HELLO
26Short hello
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shape: H _. Check the second letter against “Lack of clarity”.
HI
27Workout place
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Use the text “WORKOUT PLACE” if the picture is unclear. First letter G.
GYM
B__AVIOR
28B__AVIOR
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “B__AVIOR”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
EH
ELEMENT 47
29Element 47
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Begins with A. Its second letter is shared with “Near”.
AG
GEN
30Gen
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Gen.
G
THROW-BACK
31Throw-back
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TB
BODY MASS
32Body mass
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
BM
Crossword Challenge Level 1411 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1411 solved
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