Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1423 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1423 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 8 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 6 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Attaining”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1423: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Make aware”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Attaining”. 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.
ATTAINING
1Attaining
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ I _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “_OLUME”.
ACHIEVING
PRINTER'S NEED
2Printer's need
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Engineering group”.
PAPER
-ercing
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “ercing” gives the answer. First letter: P.
PI
LIVE_
4LIVE_
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “LIVE_” go in the grid. First one: R.
R
IONIZED CORE HOUSING
5Ionized core housing
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Ionized core housing”.
ICH
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ R _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Abbr. for retweet”.
SPIRAL
OPPOSITE OF FULL
7Opposite of full
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ T _. Solving “Abbr. for retweet” first gives you its fourth letter.
EMPTY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MAKE AWARE
8Make aware
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with A. “Ionized core housing” crosses it at the fifth square.
APPRISE
CONTENT-AWARE IMAGE
9Content-aware image
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CAI
HORSE POWER
10Horse power
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Horse power”.
HP
ENGINEERING GROUP
11Engineering group
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “BUDG_”.
IEEE
ERROR RATE
12Error rate
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ER
_OLUME
13_OLUME
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_OLUME”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with V.
V
BAY OR COVE
14Bay or cove
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Diary tidbit”.
INLET
ci--ma
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “ci--ma” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with N.
NE
"PRAISE BE TO ___!"
16"PRAISE BE TO ___!"
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “PRAISE BE TO ___!” starts with G.
GOD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
COST PER MILLE
17Cost per mille
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
CPM
DIARY TIDBIT
18Diary tidbit
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
S _ _ R _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Un-written”.
SECRET
CRUISE VESSEL
19Cruise vessel
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
SHIP
BUDG_
20BUDG_
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
“BUDG_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
E
ABBR. FOR RETWEET
21Abbr. for retweet
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
R _. Solving “Opposite of full” first gives you its second letter.
RT
NOT NOW
22Not now
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
L _ _ E _. Solving “Sports group” first gives you its fourth letter.
LATER
CERAMIC BASE
23Ceramic base
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
CLAY
OPEN LIBRARY
24Open library
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Open library”.
OL
UN-WRITTEN
25Un-written
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Not now”.
ORAL
ART STYLE PREFIX
26Art style prefix
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
N _ _. “PRAISE BE TO ___!” crosses it at the third square.
NEO
___OSSIBLE
27___OSSIBLE
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
“___OSSIBLE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
IMP
ARCH_VE
28ARCH_VE
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“ARCH_VE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
I
ACTIVE INTEL
29Active intel
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AI
SPORTS GROUP
30Sports group
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Solving “Active intel” first gives you its third letter.
TEAM
VITAMIN
31Vitamin
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Vitamin”.
D
REST IN PEACE
32Rest in peace
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Rest in peace” to its initials.
RIP
Crossword Challenge Level 1423 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1423 solved
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