Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1114 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1114 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 2 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; 7 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Kept safe”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Private life”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Kept safe”, 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.
KEPT SAFE
1Kept safe
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits P _ _ T _ _ T _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Job path”.
PROTECTED
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits R _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
RICE
INSPECTOR GENERAL
3Inspector general
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IG
VET
4Vet
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Vet, nothing more.
V
masc-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “masc-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
ARA
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _ P _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “__ATE”.
COPPER
GIVE WAY
7Give way
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Y _ _ L _. “__ATE” crosses it at the fourth square.
YIELD
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PRIVATE LIFE
8Private life
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
P _ _ V _ _ Y. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
PRIVACY
SET UP
9Set up
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. Check the third letter against “Inspector general”.
RIG
br--coli
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “brcoli” gives the answer. First letter: O.
OC
MODERN DEVICES
11Modern devices
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “TAKE _____”.
TECH
_NJOY
12_NJOY
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
“_NJOY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
E
JOB PATH
13Job path
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
C _ _ E _ _. “Danger signal” crosses it at the fourth square.
CAREER
DOG BISCUIT, E.G.
14Dog biscuit, e.g.
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ A _. “Danger signal” crosses it at the fourth square.
TREAT
COFF__
15COFF__
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “COFF__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
EE
GLEN CANYON ___
16GLEN CANYON ___
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “GLEN CANYON ___”. Shape: D _ _.
DAM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
REGION OF INTEREST
17Region of interest
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Region of interest” to its initials.
ROI
DANGER SIGNAL
18Danger signal
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ E _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Job path”.
THREAT
STICKY ROLL
19Sticky roll
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
TAPE
"TAKE _____"
20"TAKE _____"
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “TAKE _____”. Shape: C _ _ _.
CARE
__ATE
21__ATE
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“__ATE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with P.
PL
TAXI TICKER
22Taxi ticker
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits M _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Inform”.
METER
EQUIPPED WITH WEAPONS
23Equipped with weapons
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
ARMED
ZONE
24Zone
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “COFF__”.
AREA
TREE SPECIES
25Tree species
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. “Rapid eye movement” crosses it at the third square.
ELM
VITAMIN __
26VITAMIN __
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
The missing word in “VITAMIN __” starts with E.
E
DOUB__
27DOUB__
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
“DOUB__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with L.
LE
INFORM
28Inform
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “DOUB__”.
TELL
MINIMAL
29Minimal
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Minimal.
M
RAPID EYE MOVEMENT
30Rapid eye movement
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
REM
Crossword Challenge Level 1114 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1114 solved
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