Crossword Challenge Puzzle 614 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 614 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
11 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 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 “Carpool member”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Soccer foul result”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Carpool member”, read top to bottom.
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.
CARPOOL MEMBER
1Carpool member
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with P. Its sixth letter is shared with “Not ever”.
PASSENGER
ECHO
2Echo
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Echo, nothing more.
E
NO VOTE
3No vote
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. Solving “Declare” first gives you its third letter.
NAY
l-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “l” gives the answer. First letter: A.
AW
DELAYED
5Delayed
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Phone abbr.”.
LATE
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to T _ _ E _. “Perceive touch” crosses it at the fourth square.
TREES
GOLDEN SHADE
7Golden shade
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _ L _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Perceive touch”.
YELLOW
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SOCCER FOUL RESULT
8Soccer foul result
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with P. Check the fifth letter against “Delayed”.
PENALTY
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Name the object in the picture. A.
A
DECLARE
10Declare
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “No vote”.
SAY
SAN DIEGO
11San diego
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “San diego” to its initials.
SD
NOT NEVER
12Not never
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Solving “Electric vehicle” first gives you its third letter.
EVER
NOT EVER
13Not ever
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “No cost”.
NEVER
-avity
14Guitar riff
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-avity” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with G.
GR
EXTRA SMART QUOTE
15Extra smart quote
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Extra smart quote”.
ESQ
FORMAL APPEAL
16Formal appeal
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ U _ _ T. The fifth square is also part of “Un-common”.
REQUEST
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
IN THE KNOW
17In the know
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ R _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
AWARE
HOSTILE SITUATION
18Hostile situation
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Fits A _ _ E _ _ E. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fifth letter.
ADVERSE
PHONE ABBR.
19Phone abbr.
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. Solving “Golden shade” first gives you its third letter.
TEL
NO COST
20No cost
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ _. “Not ever” crosses it at the third square.
FREE
PERCEIVE TOUCH
21Perceive touch
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits F _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
FEEL
ELECTRIC VEHICLE
22Electric vehicle
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EV
SALES ORDER
23Sales order
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SO
UN-COMMON
24Un-common
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. “Color of fire” crosses it at the third square.
RARE
WARSHIP
25Warship
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Warship, nothing more.
W
HOME: ABBR.
26Home: abbr.
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Formal appeal”.
RES
LISTENER
27Listener
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. Check the third letter against “Home: abbr.”.
EAR
QUICK QUIT
28Quick quit
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
QQ
DOWN-TOWN
29Down-town
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DT
COLOR OF FIRE
30Color of fire
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. The third square is also part of “Down-town”.
RED
UNTIL
31Until
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Until.
U
Crossword Challenge Level 614 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 614 solved
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