Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1424 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1424, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
12 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “People walking”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1424: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Superior skill”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “People walking”. 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.
PEOPLE WALKING
1People walking
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ S _ _ S _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Baptism or bris”.
PASSERSBY
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “___ JUMPING (OLYMPIC SPORT)”.
RAKE
OFF
3Off
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Off, nothing more.
O
PRONOUN FOR US
4Pronoun for us
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with W. Check the second letter against “World's fair”.
WE
PRAISE HIGHLY
5Praise highly
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
EXTOL
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ R _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
SPARKS
SOAK
7Soak
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Light touch”.
SOP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SUPERIOR SKILL
8Superior skill
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ W _ _ S. Solving “Praise highly” first gives you its fifth letter.
PROWESS
AMINO ACID
9Amino acid
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Amino acid” to its initials.
AA
___ JUMPING (OLYMPIC SPORT)
10___ JUMPING (OLYMPIC SPORT)
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ JUMPING (OLYMPIC SPORT)” starts with S.
SKI
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 6 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ S _ _. “Midday nap” crosses it at the fourth square.
SENSOR
VITAMIN __
12VITAMIN __
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Say “VITAMIN __” out loud and the blank fills itself: E.
E
BAPTISM OR BRIS
13Baptism or bris
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. Solving “Split sec.” first gives you its third letter.
RITE
-aple
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “aple” gives the answer. First letter: S.
ST
SLEEPY HOUR
15Sleepy hour
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
B _ _ T _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “__VER”.
BEDTIME
1979 DISCO HIT
161979 disco hit
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _ _. “Direct current” crosses it at the third square.
YMCA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
WORLD'S FAIR
17World's fair
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
EXPO
SPLIT SEC.
18Split sec.
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with I. “Smooth” crosses it at the third square.
INST
LIGHT TOUCH
19Light touch
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Soak”.
TAP
MIDDAY NAP
20Midday nap
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ S _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Senior”.
SIESTA
ALPINE CALL
21Alpine call
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Fits Y _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Sleepy hour”.
YODEL
SMOOTH
22Smooth
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ K _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
SILKY
THING ON LIST
23Thing on list
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. “Sleepy hour” crosses it at the third square.
ITEM
THERE-FORE
24There-fore
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with S. Its second letter is shared with “Alpine call”.
SO
__VER
25__VER
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__VER” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
RI
SENIOR
26Senior
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · across
Shape: S _. “__VER” crosses it at the second square.
SR
DIRECT CURRENT
27Direct current
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DC
VITAMIN __
28VITAMIN __
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Which word finishes “VITAMIN __”? It fits D.
D
DOUBLE M
29Double m
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
M _. “Machine learning” crosses it at the second square.
MM
MACHINE LEARNING
30Machine learning
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Machine learning” to its initials.
ML
Crossword Challenge Level 1424 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1424 solved
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