Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1432 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1432 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Pollution releases”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Aided”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Pollution releases”, 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.
POLLUTION RELEASES
1Pollution releases
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ S _ _ O _ _. “After h” crosses it at the sixth square.
EMISSIONS
COURAGE
2Courage
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits N _ _ V _. Check the fourth letter against “Silicon valley”.
NERVE
c---l
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “c---l” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
ANA
BACKUP USE
4Backup use
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Backup use”.
BU
LOGIC
5Logic
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Logic.
L
BUSINESS CLASS, FOR SHORT
6Business class, for short
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. “Past tense win” crosses it at the third square.
ECON
-geon
7___GEON
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “geon” gives the answer. First letter: D.
DUN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
AIDED
8Aided
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ B _ _ D. The fifth square is also part of “Logic”.
ENABLED
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with M. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
MENU
INTERNAL RULE AGENT
10Internal rule agent
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Internal rule agent”.
IRA
SILICON VALLEY
11Silicon valley
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SV
CULVERT
12Culvert
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
S _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Against”.
SEWER
AFTER H
13After h
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from H in the alphabet.
I
HAS
14Has
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Left”.
OWNS
ORGANIC STATE
15Organic state
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ U _ _ L. Solving “NUT__TION” first gives you its fifth letter.
NATURAL
-ooter
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-ooter”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SC
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
JA__ZZI
17JA__ZZI
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “JA__ZZI” go in the grid. First one: C.
CU
METAL STRAND
18Metal strand
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Culvert”.
WIRE
PAST TENSE WIN
19Past tense win
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits W _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
WON
AGAINST
20Against
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
V _ _ S _ _. Solving “Has” first gives you its fourth letter.
VERSUS
LI___GROOM
21LI___GROOM
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “LI___GROOM” and enter only the missing part, starting with V.
VIN
LEFT
22Left
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with W. The third square is also part of “Has”.
WENT
VOGUE
23Vogue
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ L _. The fourth square is also part of “Organic state”.
STYLE
SPEED
24Speed
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Speed, nothing more.
S
JACKET
25Jacket
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Organic state”.
COAT
BUILD
26Build
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits E _ _ C _. Check the fourth letter against “Jacket”.
ERECT
W.W. II FEMALE
27W.w. ii female
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with W. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
WAC
ENJ__
28ENJ__
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“ENJ__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
OY
NUT__TION
29NUT__TION
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “NUT__TION” go in the grid. First one: R.
RI
WEB LOCATION
30Web location
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Jacket”.
SITE
Crossword Challenge Level 1432 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1432 solved
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