Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1456 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1456? All 29 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 29 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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 “Nuclear energy emission”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1456: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Ordinary”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Nuclear energy emission”. 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.
NUCLEAR ENERGY EMISSION
1Nuclear energy emission
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with R. “Not us” crosses it at the sixth square.
RADIATION
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: E _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
EYE
AFTER F
3After f
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from F in the alphabet.
G
a--itor
4Up/down
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“a--itor”). What is left starts with U.
UD
ADORED
5Adored
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits L _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Brains' gains”.
LOVED
___-PACIFIC
6___-PACIFIC
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Say “___-PACIFIC” out loud and the blank fills itself: A _ _ _.
ASIA
LOGICAL THINKING
7Logical thinking
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits R _ _ S _ _ I _ _. “Stage number” crosses it at the sixth square.
REASONING
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ORDINARY
8Ordinary
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
R _ _ U _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of “Adored”.
REGULAR
ACADEMIC YEAR
9Academic year
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AY
-ete
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “-ete”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with D.
DEL
A_RBRUSH
11A_RBRUSH
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “A_RBRUSH” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
I
INQUIRED
12Inquired
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Strong request”.
ASKED
NOT US
13Not us
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. The third square is also part of “Such as”.
THEM
maf-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “maf-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IA
VIEWPOINT
15Viewpoint
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ N _ _ N. Check the fifth letter against “No idea”.
OPINION
MUST HAVE
16Must have
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Import-export”.
NEED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MEDICINAL UNIT
17Medicinal unit
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “___-PACIFIC”.
DOSE
SUCH AS
18Such as
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Inquired”.
LIKE
BY WAY OF
19By way of
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with V; pattern V _ _. Check the third letter against “Logical thinking”.
VIA
STRONG REQUEST
20Strong request
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits D _ _ A _ _. Check the fourth letter against “No" voter”.
DEMAND
BRAINS' GAINS
21Brains' gains
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Its fourth letter is shared with “___-PACIFIC”.
IDEAS
CIRCLE OR SQUARE
22Circle or square
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ P _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Viewpoint”.
SHAPE
OVERACT
23Overact
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Overact starts with the answer.
O
HALT
24Halt
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Viewpoint”.
STOP
STAGE NUMBER
25Stage number
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SN
NO IDEA
26No idea
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NI
"NO" VOTER
27"no" voter
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Halt”.
ANTI
IMPORT-EXPORT
28Import-export
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IE
PARENTAL GUIDANCE
29Parental guidance
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PG
Crossword Challenge Level 1456 Solved Grid
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