Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1413 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1413, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 32 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; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Scope or extent”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1413: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Scope or extent”. 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.
SCOPE OR EXTENT
1Scope or extent
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with D. Its sixth letter is shared with “After r”.
DIMENSION
HEART OR KIDNEY
2Heart or kidney
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with O. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
ORGAN
OPEN ACCESS
3Open access
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OA
AFTER Q
4 after q
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
MODE OF DISPLAY
5Mode of display
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Mode of display” to its initials.
MOD
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits A _ _ U _ _. “User agent” crosses it at the fourth square.
AUGUST
DOG BISCUIT, E.G.
7Dog biscuit, e.g.
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
T _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “User agent”.
TREAT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: D _ _ R _ _ T. Its fifth letter is shared with “Mode of display”.
DOORMAT
I'M REALLY AWAKE
9I'm really awake
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “I'm really awake” to its initials.
IRA
MAJOR GENERAL
10Major general
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Major general” to its initials.
MG
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with E. “Sap” crosses it at the third square.
EAST
DOUBLE N
12Double n
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: N _. Its second letter is shared with “Heart or kidney”.
NN
AFTER R
13 after r
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after R.
S
TAJ MAHAL'S HOME
14Taj mahal's home
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Cultural”.
INDIA
s-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“s-”). What is left starts with O.
OY
AQUARIUM IMPLEMENT
16Aquarium implement
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits N _ _. The third square is also part of “Truth”.
NET
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NOT THEIR
17Not their
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: O _ _. “Dog biscuit, e.g.” crosses it at the third square.
OUR
CULTURAL
18Cultural
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits E _ _ N _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Institution abbr.”.
ETHNIC
RIM
19Rim
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
EDGE
SAP
20Sap
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Sap.
S
USER AGENT
21User agent
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
UA
NEWTON'S FIRST NAME
22Newton's first name
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ A _. “Corrida wear” crosses it at the fourth square.
ISAAC
OLD "PSST!"
23Old "psst!"
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: H _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
HIST
IDENTITY
24Identity
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _. Solving “Taj mahal's home” first gives you its second letter.
ID
INSTITUTION ABBR.
25Institution abbr.
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Newton's first name”.
INST
NEW YEAR'S EVE
26New year's eve
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “New year's eve”.
NYE
"OF THE," IN FRENCH
27"of the," in french
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shape: D _ _. Check the third letter against “DE___ION”.
DES
ROMAN NUMERAL 500
28Roman numeral 500
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Roman numeral 500”.
D
3.14
293.14
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with P. The second square is also part of “DE___ION”.
PI
CORRIDA WEAR
30Corrida wear
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with C. Its third letter is shared with “3.14”.
CAPE
TRUTH
31Truth
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Truth.
T
DE___ION
32DE___ION
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “DE___ION” and enter only the missing part, starting with C.
CIS
Crossword Challenge Level 1413 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1413 solved
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