Crossword Challenge Puzzle 419 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 419 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 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; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs 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 419: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Secretive talk”. 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 W _ _ V _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Pastoral”.
WOLVERINE
COLOR PROPERTY
2Color property
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _. Check the third letter against “Sly glance”.
HUE
THING ON LIST
3Thing on list
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Sly glance”.
ITEM
SHELF
4Shelf
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Shelf.
S
-ris
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “-ris ”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with P.
PA
FLORIDA BIRD
6Florida bird
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ E _. “Small two-wheeler” crosses it at the fourth square.
EGRET
COUNTRY BAR
7Country bar
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
R _ _ D _ _ U _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Oak”.
ROADHOUSE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SECRETIVE TALK
8Secretive talk
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: W _ _ S _ _ R. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
WHISPER
NOT IN
9Not in
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits O _ _. “Thing on list” crosses it at the third square.
OUT
SLY GLANCE
10Sly glance
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. “Thing on list” crosses it at the third square.
LEER
VOICE
11Voice
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Voice, nothing more.
V
r--ote
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “rote” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EM
PASTORAL
13Pastoral
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “___ EMPIRE”.
RURAL
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Boxer's attire”.
IRON
CATCH
15Catch
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits N _ _. The third square is also part of “Boxer's attire”.
NAB
LIFT UPWARD
16Lift upward
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits E _ _ V _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “OR__NIC”.
ELEVATE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EARLIER TIME
17Earlier time
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. Check the third letter against “Country bar”.
AGO
___ EMPIRE
18___ EMPIRE
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Complete the phrase “___ EMPIRE”. Shape: R _ _ A _.
ROMAN
RED ALERT
19Red alert
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RA
MATE
20Mate
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: P _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Pastoral”.
PAL
SMALL TWO-WHEELER
21Small two-wheeler
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits M _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Florida bird”.
MOPED
WALL PAINTING
22Wall painting
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Catch”.
MURAL
ALGEBRA OR TRIG
23Algebra or trig
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Florida bird”.
MATH
BOXER'S ATTIRE
24Boxer's attire
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. Check the third letter against “Catch”.
ROBE
OAK
25Oak
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Oak.
O
CAVE DWELLER
26Cave dweller
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits B _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Lift upward”.
BAT
BASE UNIT
27Base unit
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Base unit” to its initials.
BU
OR__NIC
28OR__NIC
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “OR__NIC”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with G.
GA
FUEL TYPE
29Fuel type
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _. Check the third letter against “Country bar”.
GAS
VIOLENT
30Violent
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Violent.
V
Crossword Challenge Level 419 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 419 solved
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