Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1461 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1461? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
12 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask 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; 6 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Grand avenue”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1461: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Is owned by”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Grand avenue”. 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.
GRAND AVENUE
1Grand avenue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ L _ _ A _ _. “Vestry” crosses it at the sixth square.
BOULEVARD
KEEN
2Keen
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Tax amount”.
EAGER
adu-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “adu-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LT
AFTER N
4After n
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from N in the alphabet.
O
NEW YEAR'S EVE
5New year's eve
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NYE
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. G _ _ S _ _. Solving “Sine anno” first gives you its fourth letter.
GOSSIP
SINGER BOYLE
7Singer boyle
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Sine anno”.
SUSAN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
IS OWNED BY
8Is owned by
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: B _ _ O _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “New year's eve”.
BELONGS
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. O _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
OAT
USER GUIDE
10User guide
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UG
TAX AMOUNT
11Tax amount
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits L _ _ _. Solving “Visible” first gives you its third letter.
LEVY
ELECTRONIC RECORD
12Electronic record
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ER
VESTRY
13Vestry
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Vestry.
V
MATURE PERSON
14Mature person
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ L _. The fourth square is also part of “I, personally”.
ADULT
RESOURCE EDITOR
15Resource editor
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RE
AGENT OF CHANGE
16Agent of change
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits D _ _. “CAS_” crosses it at the third square.
DYE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
"___ ROCK!"
17"___ ROCK!"
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ ROCK!” starts with Y.
YOU
I, PERSONALLY
18I, personally
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ E _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not shallow”.
MYSELF
CHAOTIC STATE
19Chaotic state
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
MESS
VISIBLE
20Visible
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Visible, nothing more.
V
SINE ANNO
21Sine anno
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Sine anno”.
SA
"___ AND THE WOLF"
22"___ AND THE WOLF"
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
The missing word in “___ AND THE WOLF” starts with P.
PETER
TWIRL
23Twirl
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
SPIN
GRA__ATE
24GRA__ATE
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “GRA__ATE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with D.
DU
NOT SHALLOW
25Not shallow
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “___ AND THE WOLF”.
DEEP
DIGITAL ENTRY YARD
26Digital entry yard
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DEY
"___ BEEN REAL!"
27"___ BEEN REAL!"
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ BEEN REAL!”? It fits I _ _.
ITS
A_RPORT
28A_RPORT
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “A_RPORT”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
I
END USER
29End user
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EU
LEG ENDS
30Leg ends
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ _. The third square is also part of “End user”.
FEET
CAS_
31CAS_
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
“CAS_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
E
b---h
32Picture clue
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“b---h”). What is left starts with R.
RUS
Crossword Challenge Level 1461 Solved Grid
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