Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1914 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1914 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks 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; 8 clues are fill-ins, and 6 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1914: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Middle ear membrane”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _ A _ _ T _ _. Solving “Donkey kong, e.g.” first gives you its sixth letter.
EXCAVATOR
LANDM__K
2LANDM__K
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “LANDM__K” go in the grid. First one: A.
AR
ATYPICAL
3Atypical
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Solving “Stage platform” first gives you its third letter.
RARE
NEAR DEATH
4Near death
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
D _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with “___ YOU GLAD YOU DID?”.
DYING
LETTER AFTER Q
5Letter after q
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
"IT'S NO ___!" (CRY OF DESPAIR)
6"IT'S NO ___!" (CRY OF DESPAIR)
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “IT'S NO ___!" (CRY OF DESPAIR)”. Shape: U _ _.
USE
SUNRISE TIME
7Sunrise time
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
M _ _ _. Solving “Stage platform” first gives you its third letter.
MORN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MIDDLE EAR MEMBRANE
8Middle ear membrane
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
E _ _ D _ _ M. Its fifth letter is shared with “Letter after q”.
EARDRUM
MEDICAL SCAN
9Medical scan
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: X _ _ _. Solving “Atypical” first gives you its third letter.
XRAY
-acao
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
The image carries “-acao”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with C.
C
"___ YOU GLAD YOU DID?"
11"___ YOU GLAD YOU DID?"
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Say “___ YOU GLAD YOU DID?” out loud and the blank fills itself: A _ _ N _.
ARENT
MOTI__TION
12MOTI__TION
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “MOTI__TION” go in the grid. First one: V.
VA
DONKEY KONG, E.G.
13Donkey kong, e.g.
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. Check the third letter against “Europe & africa”.
APE
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to T _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Car wash need”.
TIARA
OPPOSITE OF OFF
15Opposite of off
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _. “Plunder” crosses it at the second square.
ON
ASSAY NEED
16Assay need
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ G _ _ T. The fifth square is also part of “Space for stuff”.
REAGENT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ESPRES__
17ESPRES__
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “ESPRES__” go in the grid. First one: S.
SO
SPACE FOR STUFF
18Space for stuff
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ R _ _ E. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fifth square.
STORAGE
STAGE PLATFORM
19Stage platform
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits R _ _ E _. “IT'S NO ___!" (CRY OF DESPAIR)” crosses it at the fourth square.
RISER
PLUNDER
20Plunder
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
R _ _ I _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
RAPINE
ATLA_TIS
21ATLA_TIS
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“ATLA_TIS” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
N
ROMAN NUMERAL 6
22Roman numeral 6
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
V _. Solving “Brink” first gives you its second letter.
VI
___ERNMENT
23___ERNMENT
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___ERNMENT”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with G.
GOV
EUROPE & AFRICA
24Europe & africa
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EA
GATHER TOGETHER
25Gather together
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with M. Its third letter is shared with “Malarial fever”.
MEET
BRINK
26Brink
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Solving “Gather together” first gives you its third letter.
RIM
CAR WASH NEED
27Car wash need
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Check the third letter against “Assay need”.
RAG
EACH
28Each
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Each.
E
__IVERSITY
29__IVERSITY
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “__IVERSITY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with U.
UN
MALARIAL FEVER
30Malarial fever
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. “__IVERSITY” crosses it at the third square.
AGUE
ADD
31Add
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Add, nothing more.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 1914 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1914 solved
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