Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1374 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1374 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Made larger”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1374: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Rome's language”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Made larger”. 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.
MADE LARGER
1Made larger
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits I _ _ R _ _ S _ _. “Fireplace powder” crosses it at the sixth square.
INCREASED
TIME OUT
2Time out
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Time out”.
TO
AGAINST
3Against
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. “Sense of flavor” crosses it at the third square.
ANTI
PAY FOR MONTHLY
4Pay for monthly
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against “Lift up”.
LEASE
ID
5Id
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Id, nothing more.
I
"A BUG'S LIFE" BUG
6"a bug's life" bug
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the third letter against “Sense of flavor”.
ANT
EXIGENCY
7Exigency
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. Solving “Sense of flavor” first gives you its third letter.
NEED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ROME'S LANGUAGE
8Rome's language
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “Id” first gives you its fifth letter.
ITALIAN
ZERO QUANTITY
9Zero quantity
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Against”.
NONE
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Look at the picture and fit it to C.
C
LIFT UP
11Lift up
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ S _. Solving “Pay for monthly” first gives you its fourth letter.
RAISE
-cape
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “cape” gives the answer. First letter: E.
ES
FIREPLACE POWDER
13Fireplace powder
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. Check the third letter against “Hecto-gram”.
ASH
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with S. “Dug in” crosses it at the fourth square.
SUGAR
ERROR MESSAGE
15Error message
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EM
CREATE OR BUILD
16Create or build
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ E _ _ P. Solving “More than one” first gives you its fifth letter.
DEVELOP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MARI__
17MARI__
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “MARI__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
NE
MORE THAN ONE
18More than one
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ E _ _ L. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fifth square.
SEVERAL
SENSE OF FLAVOR
19Sense of flavor
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ T _. “A bug's life" bug” crosses it at the fourth square.
TASTE
TAKE FOR GRANTED
20Take for granted
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
A _ _ U _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
ASSUME
DIAMOND
21Diamond
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Diamond starts with the answer.
D
ELECTRIC LIGHT
22Electric light
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EL
DAY BEFORE A BIG EVENT
23Day before a big event
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Electric light”.
EVE
HECTO-GRAM
24Hecto-gram
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
HG
NOT ROT
25Not rot
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits K _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Sticky roll”.
KEEP
LARGE DEER
26Large deer
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. “Not rot” crosses it at the third square.
ELK
DUG IN
27Dug in
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. “Create or build” crosses it at the third square.
ATE
ENERGY
28Energy
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Energy.
E
PIANO ORGAN
29Piano organ
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Piano organ”.
PO
STICKY ROLL
30Sticky roll
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Solving “Piano organ” first gives you its third letter.
TAPE
VISITOR
31Visitor
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Visitor starts with the answer.
V
Crossword Challenge Level 1374 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1374 solved
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