Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1414 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1414 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 32 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; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs 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 “Gives counsel”, 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
Look at the picture and fit it to A _ _ E _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Big book”.
ARGENTINA
BAD END
2Bad end
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “LET'S __”.
DOOM
VIRTUAL TOUR
3Virtual tour
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Virtual tour”.
VT
AFTER H
4After h
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to H; the answer is its next letter.
I
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with S. “Revise text” crosses it at the fourth square.
SLIDE
h-
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“h-”). What is left starts with E.
EEL
SPACIOUS
7Spacious
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ M _. Check the fourth letter against “Mobile”.
ROOMY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
GIVES COUNSEL
8Gives counsel
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ I _ _ R. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
ADVISER
BLATHER
9Blather
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. Check the third letter against “Virtual tour”.
ROT
LET'S __
10LET'S __
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Complete the phrase “LET'S __”. Shape: G _.
GO
REVISE TEXT
11Revise text
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits E _ _ N _. Solving “Prepare to propose” first gives you its fourth letter.
EMEND
BEFORE O
12Before o
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to O; the answer is its previous letter.
N
BIG BOOK
13Big book
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Solving “___ BARK BEETLE” first gives you its third letter.
TOME
INSTANT MODE
14Instant mode
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IM
JUST-MADE
15Just-made
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. The third square is also part of “Pronoun for us”.
NEW
ONCE AGAIN
16Once again
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. “Pronoun for us” crosses it at the third square.
ANEW
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ZODIAC LION
17Zodiac lion
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. Solving “Spacious” first gives you its third letter.
LEO
PREPARE TO PROPOSE
18Prepare to propose
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with K. “Big book” crosses it at the fourth square.
KNEEL
ABOUT 2.2 POUNDS, FOR SHORT
19About 2.2 pounds, for short
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with K; pattern K _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
KILO
___ BARK BEETLE
20___ BARK BEETLE
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ BARK BEETLE”? It fits E _ _.
ELM
MOBILE
21Mobile
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Mobile starts with the answer.
M
FAN MECHANISM
22Fan mechanism
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
R _ _ O _. “Big weight” crosses it at the fourth square.
ROTOR
DOUBTING
23Doubting
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ R _. Check the fourth letter against “Fan mechanism”.
LEERY
DIVINE SIGN
24Divine sign
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. Solving “Just-made” first gives you its third letter.
OMEN
CAN_PY
25CAN_PY
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “CAN_PY” go in the grid. First one: O.
O
ULTRA TECH
26Ultra tech
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UT
LAST
27Last
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. Check the third letter against “Right direction”.
END
BARD'S GUITAR
28Bard's guitar
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. Solving “Fan mechanism” first gives you its third letter.
LUTE
PRONOUN FOR US
29Pronoun for us
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shape: W _. Its second letter is shared with “Once again”.
WE
BIG WEIGHT
30Big weight
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. Check the third letter against “Last”.
TON
WEEKLY
31Weekly
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Weekly.
W
RIGHT DIRECTION
32Right direction
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RD
Crossword Challenge Level 1414 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1414 solved
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