Crossword Challenge Puzzle 413 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 413 of Crossword Challenge gives you 29 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 29 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 7 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Speak distinctly”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 413: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Speak distinctly”. 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.
SPEAK DISTINCTLY
1Speak distinctly
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits P _ _ N _ _ N _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Pre-owned”.
PRONOUNCE
REST IN PEACE
2Rest in peace
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
RIP
EDGE
3Edge
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Edge, nothing more.
E
TOILET PAPER
4Toilet paper
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TP
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: Z _ _ R _. “Rough in tone” crosses it at the fourth square.
ZEBRA
TIME PERIODS
6Time periods
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. “Luggage item” crosses it at the third square.
ERAS
LACK OF WEIGHT
7Lack of weight
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ H _ _ E _ _. Solving “Author's note” first gives you its sixth letter.
LIGHTNESS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. P _ _ T _ _ L. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
PRETZEL
-bbon
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-bbon”). What is left starts with R.
RI
CHOOSE
10Choose
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. The third square is also part of “Archaic you”.
OPT
NODULE
11Nodule
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Nodule.
N
ARIA SOURCE
12Aria source
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Burning”.
OPERA
PRE-OWNED
13Pre-owned
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with U. Its third letter is shared with “Archaic you”.
USED
NOT AVAILABLE
14Not available
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NA
MEDICAL FACILITIES
15Medical facilities
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with C. The fifth square is also part of “Yield index”.
CLINICS
GIVE OFF
16Give off
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Image inspector”.
EMIT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PREFIX WITH SCOPE
17Prefix with scope
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Time periods”.
PERI
ARCHAIC YOU
18Archaic you
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Aria source”.
THEE
LUGGAGE ITEM
19Luggage item
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits B _ _. Check the third letter against “Lack of weight”.
BAG
BURNING
20Burning
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with A. “Fictional jane” crosses it at the fourth square.
ARDENT
ROUGH IN TONE
21Rough in tone
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits H _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “Time periods”.
HARSH
HOLY HYMN
22Holy hymn
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
P _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Medical facilities”.
PSALM
TRAVEL
23Travel
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Travel.
T
BRIDGE SUPPORT
24Bridge support
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. “Medical facilities” crosses it at the third square.
ARCH
AUTHOR'S NOTE
25Author's note
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AN
YIELD INDEX
26Yield index
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
YI
FICTIONAL JANE
27Fictional jane
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. Solving “Bridge support” first gives you its third letter.
EYRE
IMAGE INSPECTOR
28Image inspector
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
II
HIGH SCHOOL
29High school
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “High school”.
HS
Crossword Challenge Level 413 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 413 solved
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