Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1459 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1459? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Quiet restraint”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Zones”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Quiet restraint”, 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.
QUIET RESTRAINT
1Quiet restraint
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ I _ _ N _ _. “Grinding tool” crosses it at the sixth square.
RETICENCE
COURSE FINALE
2Course finale
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Key above caps lock”.
EXAM
AFTER F
3After f
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from F in the alphabet.
G
INTERCITY
4Intercity
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Fits I _. “Gator cousin” crosses it at the second square.
IC
MINING PRODUCT
5Mining product
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: O _ _. Solving “Drop a brick” first gives you its third letter.
ORE
VIKING LANGUAGE
6Viking language
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Latin for 'yes'”.
NORSE
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ I _ _. “Latin for 'yes'” crosses it at the fourth square.
SCRIPT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ZONES
8Zones
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ I _ _ S. “Mining product” crosses it at the fifth square.
REGIONS
-it
9Previous spouse
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-it” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EX
KEY ABOVE CAPS LOCK
10Key above caps lock
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. The third square is also part of “Dearie”.
TAB
MOSQUE LEADER
11Mosque leader
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Dearie”.
IMAM
AFTER B
12After b
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after B.
C
GRINDING TOOL
13Grinding tool
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “Swampy ground” first gives you its fourth letter.
EMERY
s--wball
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “s--wball”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NO
TAXI
15Taxi
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: C _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Beverly hills”.
CAB
MORALLY RIGHT
16Morally right
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ I _ _ L. The fifth square is also part of “Pessimist”.
ETHICAL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
GATOR COUSIN
17Gator cousin
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
C _ _ _. “Viking language” crosses it at the third square.
CROC
DEARIE
18Dearie
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ _. Solving “Curl target” first gives you its third letter.
BABE
DROP A BRICK
19Drop a brick
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
ERR
SWAMPY GROUND
20Swampy ground
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ _. “Grinding tool” crosses it at the third square.
MIRE
LATIN FOR 'YES'
21Latin for 'yes'
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: S _. The second square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
SI
PESSIMIST
22Pessimist
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with C. “Pen fluid” crosses it at the fourth square.
CYNIC
CURL TARGET
23Curl target
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits B _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Viking language”.
BICEP
CASTLE'S WATER BARRIER
24Castle's water barrier
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Taxi”.
MOAT
TASTER
25Taster
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Taster.
T
GENETIC MATERIAL
26Genetic material
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Morally right”.
DNA
BE OVER
27Be over
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Check the third letter against “Genetic material”.
END
BEVERLY HILLS
28Beverly hills
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Beverly hills” to its initials.
BH
KUALA LUMPUR
29Kuala lumpur
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
KL
PEN FLUID
30Pen fluid
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with I. The third square is also part of “Kuala lumpur”.
INK
ICON
31Icon
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Icon starts with the answer.
I
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