Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1416 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1416 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. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 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 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Mineral salt”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Study of matter”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Mineral salt”. 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.
MINERAL SALT
1Mineral salt
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
P _ _ S _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Paradise”.
PHOSPHATE
c--rch
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “crch” gives the answer. First letter: H.
HU
12 MONTHS
312 months
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with Y. “Single” crosses it at the third square.
YEAR
AFTER R
4 after r
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from R in the alphabet.
S
IN THE OFFICE
5In the office
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “In the office”.
ITO
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ Y _ _. Check the fourth letter against “You all”.
CANYON
MIRROR FOGGER
7Mirror fogger
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “You all”.
STEAM
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
STUDY OF MATTER
8Study of matter
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ S _ _ S. “In the office” crosses it at the fifth square.
PHYSICS
COLOR
9Color
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: H _ _. “12 months” crosses it at the third square.
HUE
AFTER N
10After n
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to N; the answer is its next letter.
O
IN PAIN
11In pain
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. “12 months” crosses it at the third square.
SORE
PRESS RELEASE
12Press release
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PR
PARADISE
13Paradise
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with H. Solving “Tree parts” first gives you its fourth letter.
HEAVEN
CONSENT
14Consent
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Tree parts”.
AGREE
TAKE OFF
15Take off
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TO
"___ OF DISCUSSION!"
16"___ OF DISCUSSION!"
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ OF DISCUSSION!” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _.
END
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
RO___E
17RO___E
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “RO___E”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with T.
TAT
TREE PARTS
18Tree parts
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ V _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Paradise”.
LEAVES
SINGLE
19Single
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ N _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
ALONE
PORTLAND'S STATE
20Portland's state
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ G _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Consent”.
OREGON
YOU ALL
21You all
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “You all”.
YA
BITE TOOLS
22Bite tools
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits T _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against “Break off”.
TEETH
SMALLEST CHEMICAL UNIT
23Smallest chemical unit
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
ATOM
SM__T
24SM__T
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “SM__T”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
AR
MIMIC OR MOCK
25Mimic or mock
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the inside the grid.
APE
AREA
26Area
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Area.
A
BRITISH GREETING
27British greeting
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shape: O _. The picture clue in the inside the grid crosses it at the second square.
OI
BREAK OFF
28Break off
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “British greeting”.
STOP
VITAMIN
29Vitamin
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Vitamin”.
D
cas---r
30Rush
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “casr” gives the answer. First letter: H.
HIE
Crossword Challenge Level 1416 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1416 solved
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