Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1494 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1494? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 4 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 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Status quo”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1494: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Sunset”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Status quo”. 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.
STATUS QUO
1Status quo
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ U _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Double t”.
SITUATION
ALIEN'S TRANSPORT
2Alien's transport
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with U. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
UFO
NICE
3Nice
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Nice starts with the answer.
N
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to D _ _ M _ _ E _. Its fifth letter is shared with “As-sistant”.
DIAMETER
EXUDE
5Exude
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
OOZE
WATCH TIME
6Watch time
Top row 6/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Watch time” to its initials.
WT
FLEET-RELATED
7Fleet-related
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with N. Check the fourth letter against “Alpha's opposite”.
NAVAL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SUNSET
8Sunset
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. Check the fifth letter against “Exude”.
SUNDOWN
IN FACT
9In fact
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IF
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 5 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _ A _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
TOPAZ
AFTER T
11After t
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from T in the alphabet.
U
AS-SISTANT
12As-sistant
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. “Capsule” crosses it at the third square.
AIDE
DOUBLE T
13Double t
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits T _. “___ PARTY TIME!” crosses it at the second square.
TT
SPOT OF LAND
14Spot of land
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits I _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ISLET
OXYGEN
15Oxygen
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Oxygen, nothing more.
O
bank---e
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “bank---e”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NOT
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
Shape: I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Watch time”.
IOTA
CAPSULE
18Capsule
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _. Solving “As-sistant” first gives you its third letter.
POD
VICTORY SYMBOL
19Victory symbol
Row 4, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Victory symbol”.
V
GLOBAL ACTION PLAN
20Global action plan
Row 4, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Global action plan” to its initials.
GAP
ALPHA'S OPPOSITE
21Alpha's opposite
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits O _ _ G _. The fourth square is also part of “Global action plan”.
OMEGA
"___ PARTY TIME!"
22"___ PARTY TIME!"
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “___ PARTY TIME!”. Shape: I _ _.
ITS
ACTIVE LINK
23Active link
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AL
CHECKLIST PART
24Checklist part
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. Solving “Build” first gives you its third letter.
ITEM
HINT
25Hint
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. Solving “Global action plan” first gives you its third letter.
TIP
RENT OUT
26Rent out
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
L _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
LET
27Picture clue
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. A _ _. Solving “Mother” first gives you its third letter.
ATM
ACCEPT
28Accept
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Accept starts with the answer.
A
__COA
29__COA
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “__COA”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with C.
CO
BUILD
30Build
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the fourth letter against “__COA”.
ERECT
BEF_RE
31BEF_RE
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
“BEF_RE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
O
MOTHER
32Mother
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _. The picture clue in the inside the grid crosses it at the third square.
MOM
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