Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1415 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1415? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Water storage”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Water storage”, 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.
WATER STORAGE
1Water storage
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ E _ _ O _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Austrian capital”.
RESERVOIR
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. A _ _. Solving “___ WHAT I'M SAYIN?” first gives you its third letter.
AXE
AFTER H
3After h
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to H; the answer is its next letter.
I
NEW JERSEY
4New jersey
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NJ
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits B _ _ O _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Cursed”.
BABOON
ENDED
6Ended
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. “Pray” crosses it at the third square.
OVER
BET, FOR ONE
7Bet, for one
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits W _ _ E _. Solving “Cursed” first gives you its fourth letter.
WAGER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. R _ _ N _ _ W. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
RAINBOW
__PENSIVE
9__PENSIVE
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “__PENSIVE” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EX
"___ WHAT I'M SAYIN?"
10"___ WHAT I'M SAYIN?"
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ WHAT I'M SAYIN?”? It fits S _ _.
SEE
EFFORT
11 effort
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Effort starts with the answer.
E
DIVISION RESULT
12Division result
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ I _. Solving “Champion” first gives you its fourth letter.
RATIO
AUSTRIAN CAPITAL
13Austrian capital
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with V. Check the fourth letter against “Champion”.
VIENNA
DIVINE SIGN
14Divine sign
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Favor”.
OMEN
ACADEM_C
15ACADEM_C
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “ACADEM_C” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
ROAD ABBR.
16Road abbr.
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with R. The second square is also part of “_AILY”.
RD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
COFFEE, IN A BEANERY
17Coffee, in a beanery
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits J _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Ended”.
JAVA
FAVOR
18Favor
Row 3, col 4 · 6 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ E _ _. Solving “Austrian capital” first gives you its fourth letter.
ESTEEM
PRAY
19Pray
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
B _ _. “Bet, for one” crosses it at the third square.
BEG
CHAMPION
20Champion
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with W. The fourth square is also part of “Divine sign”.
WINNER
CURSED
21Cursed
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ R _. “Ended” crosses it at the fourth square.
SWORE
ORDER BETWEEN "READY" AND "FIRE"
22Order between "ready" and "fire"
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. Check the third letter against “Divine sign”.
AIM
RADIAL
23Radial
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Radial, nothing more.
R
WAY OFF
24Way off
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Podium prize”.
AFAR
BREW
25Brew
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. The third square is also part of “Scarce”.
ALE
FINE ARTS
26Fine arts
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
FA
BIRTH__Y
27BIRTH__Y
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “BIRTH__Y” and enter only the missing part, starting with D.
DA
PODIUM PRIZE
28Podium prize
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Way off”.
MEDAL
_AILY
29_AILY
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “_AILY” and enter only the missing part, starting with D.
D
SCARCE
30Scarce
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Way off”.
RARE
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