Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1814 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1814 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Spoke under oath”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1814: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Problem”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Spoke under oath”. 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.
SPOKE UNDER OATH
1Spoke under oath
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ T _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Country homes”.
TESTIFIED
-e
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “e” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RAT
NOT WRITTEN
3Not written
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Data point”.
ORAL
AFTER T
4After t
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after T.
U
BLUE-TOOTH
5Blue-tooth
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Blue-tooth”.
BT
ITALIAN PREDECE-SSOR
6Italian predece-ssor
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Clark's partner”.
LATIN
BEING
7Being
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
E _ _ S _ _ N _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Exhibit”.
EXISTENCE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PROBLEM
8Problem
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ U _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Blue-tooth”.
TROUBLE
p---l
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “p---l”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EAR
DATA POINT
10Data point
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. “Not written” crosses it at the third square.
STAT
AFTER S
11After s
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from S in the alphabet.
T
sp--er
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “sp--er” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
ID
COUNTRY HOMES
13Country homes
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
F _ _ M _. Solving “School semester” first gives you its fourth letter.
FARMS
ROMAN NUMERAL 3
14Roman numeral 3
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with I. Its third letter is shared with “Getting up”.
III
"NOTHING ___ WILL DO"
15"NOTHING ___ WILL DO"
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “NOTHING ___ WILL DO”. Shape: E _ _ _.
ELSE
COLOR CHANGER
16Color changer
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits D _ _. Solving “Getting up” first gives you its third letter.
DYE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LEVY
17Levy
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. Check the third letter against “Being”.
TAX
SCHOOL SEMESTER
18School semester
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Budget item”.
TERM
DRAMA__C
19DRAMA__C
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “DRAMA__C”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with T.
TI
OPPOSITE OF EAST
20Opposite of east
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Country homes”.
WEST
CLARK'S PARTNER
21Clark's partner
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Italian predece-ssor”.
LEWIS
DAY-TO-DAY
22Day-to-day
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
D _ _ L _. Solving “NOTHING ___ WILL DO” first gives you its fourth letter.
DAILY
BUDGET ITEM
23Budget item
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. “Italian predece-ssor” crosses it at the third square.
RENT
GETTING UP
24Getting up
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “NOTHING ___ WILL DO”.
RISE
EXHIBIT
25Exhibit
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Exhibit.
E
"TO THINE ___ SELF BE TRUE"
26"TO THINE ___ SELF BE TRUE"
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “TO THINE ___ SELF BE TRUE” starts with O.
OWN
2000 POUNDS
272000 pounds
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the third letter against “Being”.
TON
POR_
28POR_
Row 8, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “POR_”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
E
TOILET
29Toilet
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _. Check the second letter against “Being”.
WC
OIL
30Oil
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Oil.
O
31Picture clue
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with O. The third square is also part of “Being”.
ONE
Crossword Challenge Level 1814 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1814 solved
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