Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1418 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1418 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 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 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Answered”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Get better”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Answered”, 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.
ANSWERED
1Answered
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with R. Its sixth letter is shared with “Nebraska abbr.”.
RESPONDED
WAY OUT
2Way out
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits E _ _ A _ _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
ESCAPE
CALCULUS
3Calculus
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Calculus.
C
OPERAT__
4OPERAT__
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
“OPERAT__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
OR
5Elect someone
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Use the text “ELECT SOMEONE” if the picture is unclear. First letter V.
VOTE
BOOK RELEASE
6Book release
Top row 6/7 · 7 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ T _ _ N. Solving “Indiana university” first gives you its fifth letter.
EDITION
HOUSE MEMBER: ABBR.
7House member: abbr.
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: R _ _. “Hint” crosses it at the third square.
REP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
GET BETTER
8Get better
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ O _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of “Elect someone”.
RECOVER
wolv-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “wolv” gives the answer. First letter: E.
ES
BIO. OR CHEM.
10Bio. or chem.
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. Check the third letter against “Cubes from the freezer”.
SCI
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 6 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with P. Check the fourth letter against “Bendy body parts”.
PACKET
"YES! WE'RE ___" (STORE SIGN)
12"YES! WE'RE ___" (STORE SIGN)
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “YES! WE'RE ___" (STORE SIGN)” starts with O.
OPEN
NEBRASKA ABBR.
13Nebraska abbr.
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits N _. Its second letter is shared with “Way out”.
NE
AFTER C
14After c
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to C; the answer is its next letter.
D
LIVE OR BE
15Live or be
Left column 8/9 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against “Bendy body parts”.
EXIST
DIRECT CURRENT AMPLIFIER
16Direct current amplifier
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
DCA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HITCHED A LIFT
17Hitched a lift
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Book release”.
RODE
CUBES FROM THE FREEZER
18Cubes from the freezer
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
I _ _. Check the third letter against “YES! WE'RE ___" (STORE SIGN)”.
ICE
HINT
19Hint
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with “House member: abbr.”.
TIP
BENDY BODY PARTS
20Bendy body parts
Row 4, col 5 · 5 letters · down
K _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “I ___ WHAT I SAID”.
KNEES
TO THAT TIME
21To that time
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Fits U _ _ I _. Solving “Inhale” first gives you its fourth letter.
UNTIL
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
22Indiana university
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Indiana university”.
IU
FELINE PETS
23Feline pets
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with C. Solving “Live or be” first gives you its third letter.
CATS
STUDY OF MARKETS
24Study of markets
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “Book release”.
ECON
"MAMMA ___!"
25"MAMMA ___!"
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Say “MAMMA ___!” out loud and the blank fills itself: M _ _.
MIA
"I ___ WHAT I SAID"
26"I ___ WHAT I SAID"
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Complete the phrase “I ___ WHAT I SAID”. Shape: M _ _ N _.
MEANT
E__EPT
27E__EPT
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “E__EPT” and enter only the missing part, starting with X.
XC
INHALE
28Inhale
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Inhale, nothing more.
I
DR_SS
29DR_SS
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “DR_SS” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
E
-ler
30Picture clue
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “-ler”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SEL
Crossword Challenge Level 1418 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1418 solved
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