Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2614 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2614? All 29 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 29 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Authenticity”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Covered porch”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Authenticity”. 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.
AUTHENTICITY
1Authenticity
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ I _ _ E _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Abbr. for north”.
VALIDNESS
FAULTY RESULT
2Faulty result
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Apple apps use it”.
ERROR
ELEMENT 86
3Element 86
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
R _. Solving “Dispute” first gives you its second letter.
RG
-tralia
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “-tralia”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AUS
CLOSE AT HAND
5Close at hand
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. Solving “Sodium chloride” first gives you its third letter.
NEAR
NOTE AFTER C
6Note after c
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Note after c”.
D
ANTI-MONOPOLY
7Anti-monopoly
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits A _ _ I _ _ U _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Focused beam of light”.
ANTITRUST
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
COVERED PORCH
8Covered porch
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
V _ _ A _ _ A. Solving “Close at hand” first gives you its fifth letter.
VERANDA
DISPUTE
9Dispute
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ U _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
ARGUE
wa--us
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“wa--us”). What is left starts with L.
LR
APPLE APPS USE IT
11Apple apps use it
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: I _ _. Solving “Business deals” first gives you its third letter.
IOS
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with D. The third square is also part of “Business deals”.
DRAW
ABBR. FOR NORTH
13Abbr. for north
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Abbr. for north”.
N
CALENDAR ITEM
14Calendar item
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits E _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Needs”.
EVENT
FEMALE SIBLINGS
15Female siblings
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ T _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “Footfall”.
SISTERS
-gnal
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-gnal”). What is left starts with S.
SI
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NET
17Net
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Net.
N
FAIL TO MEDAL
18Fail to medal
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. Solving “GUITARI__” first gives you its third letter.
LOSE
SODIUM CHLORIDE
19Sodium chloride
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. “Fail to medal” crosses it at the third square.
SALT
BUSINESS DEALS
20Business deals
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Calendar item”.
SALES
REGION OF INTEREST
21Region of interest
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ROI
NEEDS
22Needs
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against “Female siblings”.
WANTS
GUITARI__
23GUITARI__
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “GUITARI__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
ST
FOOTFALL
24Footfall
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “Female siblings” first gives you its third letter.
STEP
FOCUSED BEAM OF LIGHT
25Focused beam of light
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
L _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Fail to medal”.
LASER
NUMBER OF DAYS
26Number of days
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits V _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
VII
FIFTH VOWEL
27Fifth vowel
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Fifth vowel”.
U
RENDER OUTPUT
28Render output
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RO
MARK
29Mark
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Solving “Render output” first gives you its third letter.
SPOT
Crossword Challenge Level 2614 Solved Grid
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