Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1428 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1428? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Amazed”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Void or null”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Amazed”. 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.
AMAZED
1Amazed
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits I _ _ R _ _ S _ _. The sixth square is also part of “After r”.
IMPRESSED
NOT EVER
2Not ever
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Regarding email”.
NEVER
BIG TANK
3Big tank
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with V. Check the third letter against “Private value token”.
VAT
go-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“go-”). What is left starts with A.
AT
AFTER K
5After k
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from K in the alphabet.
L
RESEARCH ORG.
6Research org.
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with I. Check the third letter against “P___URE”.
INST
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: D _ _ E _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Blown snow”.
DETECTIVE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
VOID OR NULL
8Void or null
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “After k” first gives you its fifth letter.
INVALID
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Big tank”.
MEAT
PRIVATE VALUE TOKEN
10Private value token
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Private value token”.
PVT
REGARDING EMAIL
11Regarding email
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RE
BUILD
12Build
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits E _ _ C _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Big lot”.
ERECT
AFTER R
13 after r
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to R; the answer is its next letter.
S
WISE ONE
14Wise one
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving “Borders” first gives you its third letter.
SAGE
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. E _ _. Solving “Borders” first gives you its third letter.
EYE
IN SPITE OF
16In spite of
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
D _ _ P _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Half of dice”.
DESPITE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NEW ENGLAND
17New england
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “New england” to its initials.
NE
___-AGING CREAM
18___-AGING CREAM
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “___-AGING CREAM” starts with A.
ANTI
P___URE
19P___URE
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“P___URE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
AST
BIG LOT
20Big lot
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. “Blown snow” crosses it at the third square.
ACRE
STAKE
21Stake
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Research org.”.
ANTE
BORDERS
22Borders
Row 5, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
EDGES
CAB
23Cab
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Cab starts with the answer.
C
LEG ENDS
24Leg ends
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
F _ _ _. “___ELOPER” crosses it at the third square.
FEET
BLOWN SNOW
25Blown snow
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with D. The fourth square is also part of “Leg ends”.
DRIFT
YES VOTE
26Yes vote
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. The third square is also part of “In spite of”.
AYE
REC__VE
27REC__VE
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“REC__VE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EI
HALF OF DICE
28Half of dice
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Begins with D. Solving “In spite of” first gives you its second letter.
DI
___ELOPER
29___ELOPER
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___ELOPER” and enter only the missing part, starting with D.
DEV
NEXT TO Q
30Next to q
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Next to q”.
P
Crossword Challenge Level 1428 Solved Grid
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