Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1401 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1401 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 7 clues are pictures, and 4 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; 6 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Emblems”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with S. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
SIGNATURE
NOT ME OR THEM
2Not me or them
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with Y. Its third letter is shared with “Feeling of remorse”.
YOU
AFTER L
3After l
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from L in the alphabet.
M
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits B _ _ L _ _ R _. Solving “No" voter” first gives you its fifth letter.
BILLIARD
"I'M ___ YOUR TRICKS!"
5"I'M ___ YOUR TRICKS!"
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “I'M ___ YOUR TRICKS!”. Shape: O _ _ _.
ONTO
LIGHT SIGNAL
6Light signal
Top row 6/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Light signal”.
LS
-ck
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-ck” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with S.
STU
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
EMBLEMS
8Emblems
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ B _ _ S. Solving “I'M ___ YOUR TRICKS!” first gives you its fifth letter.
SYMBOLS
INFO OBJECT
9Info object
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Info object” to its initials.
IO
FEELING OF REMORSE
10Feeling of remorse
Left column 3/9 · 5 letters · across
G _ _ L _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
GUILT
NET
11Net
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Net.
N
"NO" VOTER
12"no" voter
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Follower suffix”.
ANTI
-othache
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-othache”). What is left starts with T.
TO
tro-
14Website visitors
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
The image carries “tro-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with U.
USERS
EA_
15EA_
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “EA_” go in the grid. First one: R.
R
bayb---y
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “bayby” gives the answer. First letter: E.
ERR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
INSTITUTION ABBR.
17Institution abbr.
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. “Light signal” crosses it at the third square.
INST
FOLLOWER SUFFIX
18Follower suffix
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fits I _ _. “No" voter” crosses it at the third square.
IST
USER
19User
Row 4, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of User.
U
TRIUMPH
20Triumph
Row 4, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with W. The third square is also part of “Sister of parent”.
WIN
NOT FAST
21Not fast
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Solving “I'M ___ YOUR TRICKS!” first gives you its third letter.
SLOW
VETOES
22Vetoes
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits N _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
NOS
23Rome's home
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Use the text “ROME'S HOME” if the picture is unclear. First letter I.
ITALY
TWO IN ROMAN
24Two in roman
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _. “Rome's home” crosses it at the second square.
II
LOGIN ID
25Login id
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with U. “Utopian goal” crosses it at the third square.
USER
SISTER OF PARENT
26Sister of parent
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Solving “Triumph” first gives you its third letter.
AUNT
W___DNESS
27W___DNESS
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “W___DNESS”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
EIR
B_BOON
28B_BOON
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “B_BOON” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
A
ACCOUNT OF
29Account of
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Account of”.
AO
UTOPIAN GOAL
30Utopian goal
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Account of”.
IDEAL
GEA_
31GEA_
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “GEA_” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
R
DEST___
32DEST___
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “DEST___”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
ROY
Crossword Challenge Level 1401 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1401 solved
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