Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1714 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1714 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 30 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; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 7 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Salt or pepper, e.g.”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Salt or pepper, e.g.”. 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.
SALT OR PEPPER, E.G.
1Salt or pepper, e.g.
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with S. “Cloud in space” crosses it at the sixth square.
SEASONING
SEAWEED
2Seaweed
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
K _ _ _. The third square is also part of “___ OR NOTHING”.
KELP
ACADEM_C
3ACADEM_C
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “ACADEM_C”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
I
MOTION PICTURE
4Motion picture
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
MP
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to M _ _ D _ _ I _. “Cow sound” crosses it at the fifth square.
MANDOLIN
– eye
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
The image carries “- eye”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EVIL
PUSH AWAY
7Push away
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
REPEL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ M _ _ R. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
SKIMMER
JUBIL__
9JUBIL__
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “JUBIL__” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EE
___ OR NOTHING
10___ OR NOTHING
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ OR NOTHING” out loud and the blank fills itself: A _ _.
ALL
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with S. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
SPINDLE
AFTER N
12After n
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to N; the answer is its next letter.
O
CLOUD IN SPACE
13Cloud in space
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits N _ _ U _ _. “Subject word” crosses it at the fourth square.
NEBULA
ROMAN 4
14Roman 4
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits I _. Solving “Not odd” first gives you its second letter.
IV
_____ GUINEA
15_____ GUINEA
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “_____ GUINEA” starts with N.
NEW
TINY BITER
16Tiny biter
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “AL__YS”.
GNAT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LAY A PATH
17Lay a path
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with P. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
PAVE
ARM OR LEG
18Arm or leg
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Cow sound”.
LIMB
QUICK SIP
19Quick sip
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Push away”.
NIP
SUBJECT WORD
20Subject word
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. The third square is also part of “Cloud in space”.
NOUN
COW SOUND
21Cow sound
Row 6, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Fits M _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
MOO
NOT ODD
22Not odd
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “_____ GUINEA”.
EVEN
LIGHT
23Light
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Light.
L
ASCORBIC ___
24ASCORBIC ___
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “ASCORBIC ___”. Shape: A _ _ _.
ACID
AIRPORT FLIGHT INFO: ABBR.
25Airport flight info: abbr.
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. Solving the picture clue in the inside the grid first gives you its third letter.
ETA
PLEASANT
26Pleasant
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “ASCORBIC ___”.
NICE
AL__YS
27AL__YS
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “AL__YS” go in the grid. First one: W.
WA
FUR___URE
28FUR___URE
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “FUR___URE” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NIT
TOWN
29Town
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Town.
T
ban--ge
30BIRTH__Y
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “ban--ge” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with D.
DA
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Puzzle 1714 solved
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