Crossword Challenge Puzzle 314 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 314 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.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Ceramic material”.
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 “Ceramic material”. 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.
CERAMIC MATERIAL
1Ceramic material
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits P _ _ C _ _ A _ _. Solving “Heaps” first gives you its sixth letter.
PORCELAIN
SHE SHEEP
2She sheep
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. “Back” crosses it at the third square.
EWE
MAIN ROLE
3Main role
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. Solving “Back” first gives you its third letter.
LEAD
IPAD
4Ipad
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Ipad, nothing more.
I
CENTI-METER
5Centi-meter
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CM
DETEST DEEPLY
6Detest deeply
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Interior design”.
ABHOR
STORY ARC
7Story arc
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
N _ _ R _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Taurus”.
NARRATIVE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits P _ _ I _ _ N. Check the fifth letter against “Centi-meter”.
PELICAN
INDEBTED TO
9Indebted to
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
O _ _. Check the third letter against “Main role”.
OWE
BACK
10Back
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. “Main role” crosses it at the third square.
REAR
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
One word for the picture, starting with C.
C
EXCEEDING HOURS
12Exceeding hours
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Exceeding hours”.
EH
HEAPS
13Heaps
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ D _. “Peruse text” crosses it at the fourth square.
LOADS
-hive
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “-hive”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
ARC
"THIS ___ FAIR!"
15"THIS ___ FAIR!"
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Say “THIS ___ FAIR!” out loud and the blank fills itself: I _ _ _.
ISNT
-dle
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-dle” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with N.
NEE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CEO'S DEGREE
17Ceo's degree
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Story arc”.
MBA
PERUSE TEXT
18Peruse text
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. “Ambiance” crosses it at the third square.
READ
HUMAN RESOURCE
19Human resource
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
HR
FOUL LANGUAGE
20Foul language
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Heaps”.
CUSS
INTERIOR DESIGN
21Interior design
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Detest deeply”.
DECOR
PONY'S RELATIVE
22Pony's relative
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “THIS ___ FAIR!”.
HORSE
AMBIANCE
23Ambiance
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Detest deeply”.
AURA
PIMPLES
24Pimples
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Solving “THIS ___ FAIR!” first gives you its third letter.
ACNE
TAURUS
25Taurus
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Taurus.
T
SMALL SET
26Small set
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with K. The third square is also part of “Ready-to-eat”.
KIT
WINTER SPORT
27Winter sport
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Story arc”.
SKI
TENNIS
28Tennis
Row 8, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Tennis, nothing more.
T
ROMAN FOUR
29Roman four
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with I. Its second letter is shared with “Story arc”.
IV
RAPPORT
30Rapport
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Rapport, nothing more.
R
READY-TO-EAT
31Ready-to-eat
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
RTE
Crossword Challenge Level 314 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 314 solved
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