Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1474 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1474 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks 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; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Valuable reserves”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1474: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Edit a photo”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Valuable reserves”. 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.
VALUABLE RESERVES
1Valuable reserves
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ O _ _ C _ _. “Life as is” crosses it at the sixth square.
RESOURCES
ALL PAID UP
2All paid up
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
EVEN
4:00 ENGLISH DRINK
34:00 english drink
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: T _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
TEA
dec-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“dec-”). What is left starts with O.
OR
AFTER T
5After t
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to T; the answer is its next letter.
U
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: C _ _ S _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Medicinal unit”.
CLOSET
PLACE TO LIVE
7Place to live
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: H _ _ _. “Bill of materials” crosses it at the third square.
HOME
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
EDIT A PHOTO
8Edit a photo
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with R. “After t” crosses it at the fifth square.
RETOUCH
"NEVER HAVE I ___ …"
9"NEVER HAVE I ___ …"
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “NEVER HAVE I ___ …” starts with E.
EVER
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _. Solving “4:00 english drink” first gives you its third letter.
SEA
OPPOSITE OF OFF
11Opposite of off
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
O _. “All paid up” crosses it at the second square.
ON
AFTER T
12After t
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to T; the answer is its next letter.
U
LIFE AS IS
13Life as is
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ L _ _ Y. Its fifth letter is shared with “Human forms”.
REALITY
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. C _ _ L _. Solving “U.s. currency” first gives you its fourth letter.
CABLE
EXTRA SMALL
15Extra small
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ES
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Allow”.
STAR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
__CK
17__CK
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__CK” go in the grid. First one: L.
LO
HUMAN FORMS
18Human forms
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Fits B _ _ I _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Life as is”.
BODIES
BILL OF MATERIALS
19Bill of materials
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
BOM
U.S. CURRENCY
20U.s. currency
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with D. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
DOLLAR
MEDICINAL UNIT
21Medicinal unit
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
DOSE
TAXI
22Taxi
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
CAB
CIPHER TEXT
23Cipher text
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with C. Its third letter is shared with “Human forms”.
CODE
COMPASS POINT
24Compass point
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Extra small”.
EAST
365 DAYS
25365 days
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Y _ _ _. The third square is also part of “China's continent”.
YEAR
FIFTH LETTER
26Fifth letter
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Fifth letter”.
E
I GUESS
27I guess
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “I guess”.
IG
CHINA'S CONTINENT
28China's continent
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “I guess”.
ASIA
ALLOW
29Allow
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Allow.
A
GEAR RATIO
30Gear ratio
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
GR
Crossword Challenge Level 1474 Solved Grid
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