Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1614 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1614, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
10 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Behind”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Behind”, 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.
BEHIND
1Behind
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with P. Check the sixth letter against “Symbol for right angle”.
POSTERIOR
BIBLIOG. INFO
2Bibliog. info
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Standard abbr.”.
AUTH
AFTER C
3After c
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to C; the answer is its next letter.
D
p--mber
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “p--mber” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with L.
LU
OI POLOI ALEGRIA
5Oi poloi alegria
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
OPA
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 8 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: C _ _ E _ _ L _. The fifth square is also part of “Mix gently”.
COVERALL
"TRICK" JOINT
7"trick" joint
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: K _ _ _. Solving “Alta velocidad española” first gives you its third letter.
KNEE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to P _ _ L _ _ K. “Oi poloi alegria” crosses it at the fifth square.
PADLOCK
S__THEAST
9S__THEAST
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “S__THEAST” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
OU
STANDARD ABBR.
10Standard abbr.
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. Solving “Drop amount system” first gives you its third letter.
STD
LANGUAGE IN BANGKOK
11Language in bangkok
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. “Drop amount system” crosses it at the third square.
THAI
EDICT
12Edict
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Edict starts with the answer.
E
SYMBOL FOR RIGHT ANGLE
13Symbol for right angle
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _. Check the second letter against “Actress bancroft”.
RA
cha---aw
14AGA___T
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “chaaw” gives the answer. First letter: I.
INS
BILLFOLD BILLS
15Billfold bills
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. Solving “Marine habitat” first gives you its third letter.
ONES
ANALYZES
16Analyzes
Left column 9/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ D _. Solving “San diego” first gives you its fourth letter.
READS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AT THE TIME OF
17At the time of
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits U _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
UPON
DROP AMOUNT SYSTEM
18Drop amount system
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DAS
ALTA VELOCIDAD ESPAÑOLA
19Alta velocidad española
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Alta velocidad española”.
AVE
ITALY'S ISO CODE
20Italy's iso code
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · down
I _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Abu dhabi dweller”.
ITA
EASY ENTRY
21Easy entry
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EE
ASP___NT
22ASP___NT
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “ASP___NT”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
IRA
MIX GENTLY
23Mix gently
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Solving “ASP___NT” first gives you its third letter.
STIR
ACTRESS BANCROFT
24Actress bancroft
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Billfold bills”.
ANNE
DOG'S WARNING
25Dog's warning
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Local file”.
BARK
ABU DHABI DWELLER
26Abu dhabi dweller
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ARAB
MARINE HABITAT
27Marine habitat
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fits S _ _. Solving “Analyzes” first gives you its third letter.
SEA
_____ MODE
28_____ MODE
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “_____ MODE”. Shape: A _ _.
ALA
SAN DIEGO
29San diego
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “San diego”.
SD
LOCAL FILE
30Local file
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _. The second square is also part of “Dog's warning”.
LR
AFTER R
31After r
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from R in the alphabet.
S
32Picture clue
Row 10, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits K.
K
Crossword Challenge Level 1614 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1614 solved
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