Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1422 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1422 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 6 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Quack doctor”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Quack doctor”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
QUACK DOCTOR
1Quack doctor
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ R _ _ T _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Pact”.
CHARLATAN
ARIZONA NATIVE
2Arizona native
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
H _ _ _. “NEWSP__ER” crosses it at the third square.
HOPI
ATTORNEY GENERAL
3Attorney general
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AG
AFTER Q
4 after q
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
ATOM IN ANY SALT
5Atom in any salt
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with I. Solving “Andean empire” first gives you its third letter.
ION
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits O _ _ H _ _. Solving “High school” first gives you its fourth letter.
ORCHID
JOKE AROUND
7Joke around
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “High school”.
TEASE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _ R _ _ T. Solving “Atom in any salt” first gives you its fifth letter.
CHARIOT
BIG PIG
9Big pig
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with H. Check the third letter against “Attorney general”.
HOG
NEWSP__ER
10NEWSP__ER
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “NEWSP__ER” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
AP
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits R _ _ _. Solving “Pleasant” first gives you its third letter.
RING
AFTER K
12After k
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from K in the alphabet.
L
PACT
13Pact
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ O _ _. Solving “Not notice” first gives you its fourth letter.
ACCORD
NOT HERE, BUT ___
14NOT HERE, BUT ___
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Which word finishes “NOT HERE, BUT ___”? It fits T _ _ R _.
THERE
BAZ__R
15BAZ__R
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “BAZ__R” go in the grid. First one: A.
AA
mo-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“mo-”). What is left starts with N.
NTH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BURIED TREASURE
17Buried treasure
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
O _ _. The third square is also part of “Joke around”.
ORE
NOT NOTICE
18Not notice
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits I _ _ O _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Pact”.
IGNORE
ANDEAN EMPIRE
19Andean empire
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
INCA
PLEASANT
20Pleasant
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. Its third letter is shared with “Pact”.
NICE
HIGH SCHOOL
21High school
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
HS
FEAR
22Fear
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with D. Its fourth letter is shared with “Per”.
DREAD
ART FILM, OFTEN
23Art film, often
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
INDIE
TALK ONLINE
24Talk online
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “BAZ__R”.
CHAT
"YOU'RE ___ BEST!"
25"YOU'RE ___ BEST!"
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “YOU'RE ___ BEST!”. Shape: T _ _.
THE
HO_
26HO_
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “HO_” go in the grid. First one: T.
T
CULINARY INSTITUTE
27Culinary institute
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CI
PER
28Per
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Culinary institute”.
EACH
_AMMER
29_AMMER
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
“_AMMER” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with H.
H
TO PASS AWAY
30To pass away
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: D _ _. “YOU'RE ___ BEST!” crosses it at the third square.
DIE
Crossword Challenge Level 1422 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1422 solved
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