Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1430 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1430 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Ready for use”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Facets”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Ready for use”, read top to bottom.
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.
READY FOR USE
1Ready for use
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with A. “Woody or tim” crosses it at the sixth square.
AVAILABLE
SPECIAL INTEREST CLUB
2Special interest club
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
SIC
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Plays a role”.
PATH
EARL
4Earl
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Earl.
E
ca--us
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “ca--us” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with C.
CT
"____ WERE THE DAYS, MY FRIEND"
6"____ WERE THE DAYS, MY FRIEND"
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Which word finishes “____ WERE THE DAYS, MY FRIEND”? It fits T _ _ S _.
THOSE
ANY RANDOM OBJECT
7Any random object
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ E _ _ I _ _. “Hey” crosses it at the sixth square.
SOMETHING
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FACETS
8Facets
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ E _ _ S. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
ASPECTS
BY WAY OF
9By way of
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with V; pattern V _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
VIA
PLAYS A ROLE
10Plays a role
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ACTS
AFTER H
11After h
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from H in the alphabet.
I
LOCAL CURRENCY
12Local currency
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Local currency”.
LC
WOODY OR TIM
13Woody or tim
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _. “Not all” crosses it at the fourth square.
ALLEN
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with B. “Not as much” crosses it at the third square.
BEE
FINAL
15Final
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Not as much”.
LAST
pli-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “pli” gives the answer. First letter: E.
ERS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EVEN IF, CASUALLY
17Even if, casually
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Any random object”.
THO
NOT ALL
18Not all
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Check the third letter against “Gather together”.
SOME
ORGANIC MACHINE
19Organic machine
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OM
APARTMENT PAYMENT
20Apartment payment
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. “Woody or tim” crosses it at the third square.
RENT
PONY'S RELATIVE
21Pony's relative
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: H _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against “____ WERE THE DAYS, MY FRIEND”.
HORSE
OBVIOUS
22Obvious
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with C. Check the fourth letter against “Final”.
CLEAR
GATHER TOGETHER
23Gather together
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “____ WERE THE DAYS, MY FRIEND”.
MEET
NOT AS MUCH
24Not as much
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. Solving “Final” first gives you its third letter.
LESS
HEY
25Hey
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Hey.
H
FEEL REGRET
26Feel regret
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
R _ _. Check the third letter against “One of six for an insect”.
RUE
PREFIX WITH CITY
27Prefix with city
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Any random object”.
TRI
TEAM
28Team
Row 8, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Team, nothing more.
T
__DER
29__DER
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__DER” go in the grid. First one: U.
UN
LOAD
30Load
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Load.
L
ONE OF SIX FOR AN INSECT
31One of six for an insect
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: L _ _. Solving “Any random object” first gives you its third letter.
LEG
Crossword Challenge Level 1430 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1430 solved
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