Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1425 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1425 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 31 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; 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 the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1425: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Authorize”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: E _ _ T _ _ O _ _. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
EARTHWORM
TINY ARACHNID
2Tiny arachnid
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ _. “Real time” crosses it at the third square.
MITE
__ATE
3__ATE
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__ATE” and enter only the missing part, starting with P.
PL
AUTH_R
4AUTH_R
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
“AUTH_R” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
O
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: W _ _ T _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Belief or principle”.
WAITER
ASSISTANT TO SANTA
6Assistant to santa
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. Solving “Abundant” first gives you its third letter.
ELF
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Abundant”.
REEF
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
AUTHORIZE
8Authorize
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits E _ _ O _ _ R. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
EMPOWER
FEEL ILL
9Feel ill
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. The third square is also part of “__ATE”.
AIL
REAL TIME
10Real time
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RT
BELIEF OR PRINCIPLE
11Belief or principle
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Confute”.
TENET
HOUR
12Hour
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Hour starts with the answer.
H
ne--on
13Weight abbr.
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “neon” gives the answer. First letter: W.
WT
BOOT OUT
14Boot out
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “CUL-DE-___”.
OUST
GENE MATERIAL
15Gene material
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. “CUL-DE-___” crosses it at the third square.
RNA
ENGINE
16Engine
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits M _ _ H _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “H__GHT”.
MACHINE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PUB BREW
17Pub brew
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
ALE
CONFUTE
18Confute
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ U _. Check the fourth letter against “Kidney excretion”.
REBUT
ABUNDANT
19Abundant
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Assistant to santa”.
RIFE
NOT YES
20Not yes
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fits N _. Solving “Follow orders” first gives you its second letter.
NO
MUSICAL NOTE
21Musical note
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Musical note”.
F
ACHE FOR
22Ache for
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Fits Y _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “Energy recovery rate”.
YEARN
FOLLOW ORDERS
23Follow orders
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
OBEY
SUSHI FISH
24Sushi fish
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. “Gene material” crosses it at the third square.
TUNA
A LOT OF FARMLAND
25A lot of farmland
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. “Energy recovery rate” crosses it at the third square.
ACRE
KIDNEY EXCRETION
26Kidney excretion
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: U _ _ _. “Ache for” crosses it at the third square.
UREA
CUL-DE-___
27CUL-DE-___
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Say “CUL-DE-___” out loud and the blank fills itself: S _ _.
SAC
__CESSORY
28__CESSORY
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “__CESSORY” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
AC
H__GHT
29H__GHT
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “H__GHT”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
EI
ENERGY RECOVERY RATE
30Energy recovery rate
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Energy recovery rate” to its initials.
ERR
HEADSET
31Headset
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Headset starts with the answer.
H
Crossword Challenge Level 1425 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1425 solved
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