Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1402 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1402, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Ensuing”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1402: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Customer feedback”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Ensuing”. 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.
ENSUING
1Ensuing
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
R _ _ U _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Medical mass”.
RESULTING
NOT ODD
2Not odd
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
EVEN
VESTRY
3Vestry
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Vestry, nothing more.
V
I WILL
4I will
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IW
PERIOD OF HISTORY
5Period of history
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. The third square is also part of “___LYSIS”.
ERA
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits W _ _ G _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Global reach”.
WINGS
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “___LYSIS”.
STAR
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
8Customer feedback
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with R. Its fifth letter is shared with “Period of history”.
REVIEWS
EASY VIEW
9Easy view
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EV
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _. Solving “Basic unit of matter” first gives you its third letter.
SEA
TO A PERSON
11To a person
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: U _ _ _. Solving “Basic unit of matter” first gives you its third letter.
UNTO
AFTER K
12After k
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to K; the answer is its next letter.
L
MEDICAL MASS
13Medical mass
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits T _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Scent or aroma”.
TUMOR
PRESENT TENSE OF 'BE'
14Present tense of 'be'
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits I _. Check the second letter against “Consumer”.
IS
NEW ENTRY EVENT
15New entry event
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
NEE
VERY MUCH SO
16Very much so
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits G _ _ A _ _ Y. “Draw up” crosses it at the fifth square.
GREATLY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BAILIFF'S CONCERN
17Bailiff's concern
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
W _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
WRIT
BASIC UNIT OF MATTER
18Basic unit of matter
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the third letter against “Chances”.
ATOM
___LYSIS
19___LYSIS
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“___LYSIS” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
ANA
SCENT OR AROMA
20Scent or aroma
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Medical mass”.
ODOR
GLOBAL REACH
21Global reach
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Global reach” to its initials.
GR
DRAW UP
22Draw up
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ F _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Admirer”.
DRAFT
CHANCES
23Chances
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Solving “Draw up” first gives you its third letter.
ODDS
CONSUMER
24Consumer
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with U. Solving “New entry event” first gives you its third letter.
USER
NOT ALLOW
25Not allow
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Admirer”.
DENY
ROMAN NUMERAL 500
26Roman numeral 500
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Roman numeral 500”.
D
CHESS'S MIKHAIL
27Chess's mikhail
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: T _ _. The third square is also part of “Very much so”.
TAL
RANK
28Rank
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Chess's mikhail”.
RATE
JUBIL__
29JUBIL__
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“JUBIL__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EE
ADMIRER
30Admirer
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with F. The third square is also part of “Not allow”.
FAN
ASK
31Ask
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Ask starts with the answer.
A
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Puzzle 1402 solved
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