Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1455 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1455 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 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 “Suggest medicine”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Not active”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Suggest medicine”. 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.
SUGGEST MEDICINE
1Suggest medicine
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ S _ _ I _ _. Solving “Allude” first gives you its sixth letter.
PRESCRIBE
AUDIO INPUT
2Audio input
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
AUX
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
STAR
SAY
4Say
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Say.
S
I WISH
5I wish
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “I wish” to its initials.
IW
POLLING RESULTS
6Polling results
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with V. The fourth square is also part of “Olympics array”.
VOTES
CEASES
7Ceases
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Touch down”.
ENDS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT ACTIVE
8Not active
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
P _ _ S _ _ E. Solving “I wish” first gives you its fifth letter.
PASSIVE
WAGON TRACK
9Wagon track
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
RUT
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: E _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
EXAM
_ERVICE
11_ERVICE
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_ERVICE” go in the grid. First one: S.
S
COMP. SCIENCE
12Comp. science
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CS
ALLUDE
13Allude
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits R _ _ E _. Solving “Created” first gives you its fourth letter.
REFER
l-
14$$$ for old age
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “l-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IRA
FULLY BOOKED
15Fully booked
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits B _ _ _. Solving “___TFOOD” first gives you its third letter.
BUSY
cer--ony
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “cer--ony”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PAST TENSE WIN
17Past tense win
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with W. Check the third letter against “Ceases”.
WON
CREATED
18Created
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Denial of service”.
MADE
TOUCH DOWN
19Touch down
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TD
EARTH'S INTERIOR
20Earth's interior
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with C. Solving “Allude” first gives you its third letter.
CORE
OLYMPICS ARRAY
21Olympics array
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits R _ _ E _. “Polling results” crosses it at the fourth square.
RACES
HOSPITAL FLUID
22Hospital fluid
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. “Fully booked” crosses it at the fourth square.
SERUM
DENIAL OF SERVICE
23Denial of service
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DOS
___TFOOD
24___TFOOD
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “___TFOOD” and enter only the missing part, starting with F.
FAS
DATA POINT
25Data point
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. “Volt-amper” crosses it at the third square.
STAT
SOCIETY
26Society
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Society.
S
16 IN ROMAN
2716 in roman
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: X _ _. Solving “Leave job” first gives you its third letter.
XVI
OUTDOOR SCENE ABBR.
28Outdoor scene abbr.
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. “Data point” crosses it at the third square.
EXT
YOU'RE QUALIFIED
29You're qualified
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
YQ
VOLT-AMPER
30Volt-amper
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Volt-amper” to its initials.
VA
B_LLET
31B_LLET
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
“B_LLET” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with U.
U
LEAVE JOB
32Leave job
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with Q; pattern Q _ _ _. Check the third letter against “16 in roman”.
QUIT
Crossword Challenge Level 1455 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1455 solved
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