Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1442 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1442, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Tiny particle study”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Winter scarf”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Tiny particle study”, 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.
TINY PARTICLE STUDY
1Tiny particle study
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
M _ _ E _ _ L _ _. “Uniform number” crosses it at the sixth square.
MOLECULAR
AVAIL
2Avail
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
U _ _. The third square is also part of “Study a subject”.
USE
AFTER E
3After e
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after E.
F
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with F. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fifth square.
FIREBALL
SOLO
5Solo
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. The third square is also part of “Study a subject”.
LONE
MAGN__IC
6MAGN__IC
Top row 6/7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “MAGN__IC”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
ET
x-
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “x-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RAY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
WINTER SCARF
8Winter scarf
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ F _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with “Solo”.
MUFFLER
OPERATING SYSTEM
9Operating system
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Operating system”.
OS
STUDY A SUBJECT
10Study a subject
Left column 3/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with L. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
LEARN
MUSICAL NOTE
11Musical note
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Musical note”.
E
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: C _ _ _. “Solving shout” crosses it at the third square.
CRAB
UNIFORM NUMBER
13Uniform number
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UN
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: L _ _ L _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
LADLE
ABET
15Abet
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Abet.
A
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with R. The third square is also part of “Pat”.
ROB
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LITTLEST BIT
17Littlest bit
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. “MAGN__IC” crosses it at the third square.
IOTA
SOLVING SHOUT
18Solving shout
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
AHA
YACHT
19Yacht
Row 4, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Yacht, nothing more.
Y
F___R
20F___R
Row 4, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “F___R”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with L.
LOO
FOOT'S BACK PART
21Foot's back part
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Solo”.
HEEL
GENE MATERIAL
22Gene material
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
RNA
SNOW WHITE'S FRIEND
23Snow white's friend
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “Wedding site”.
DWARF
OPTICAL DENSITY
24Optical density
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OD
FORBID ACTION
25Forbid action
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with V. “Wedding site” crosses it at the third square.
VETO
ADMIT
26Admit
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “F___R”.
AVOW
PAT
27Pat
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
DAB
B_BOON
28B_BOON
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “B_BOON”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
A
AIR FORCE
29Air force
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Air force”.
AF
WEDDING SITE
30Wedding site
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. “Air force” crosses it at the fourth square.
ALTAR
OVAL
31Oval
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Oval.
O
NOT ON
32Not on
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with O. The third square is also part of “Snow white's friend”.
OFF
Crossword Challenge Level 1442 Solved Grid
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