Crossword Challenge Puzzle 914 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 914 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 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want 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 “Supply closet”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Smoke messages”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Supply closet”, 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.
SUPPLY CLOSET
1Supply closet
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with S. The sixth square is also part of “Math figures”.
STOREROOM
HAWKEYE STATE
2Hawkeye state
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with I. Its third letter is shared with “One way”.
IOWA
GAME POINTS
3Game points
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Game points” to its initials.
GP
NEURAL
4Neural
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Neural starts with the answer.
N
m---cure
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “m---cure” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
ANI
FEMALE GROUP
6Female group
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with L. Its fourth letter is shared with “Import-export”.
LADIES
FAST PACE
7Fast pace
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Import-export”.
SPEED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SMOKE MESSAGES
8Smoke messages
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ N _ _ S. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
SIGNALS
PEAK POSITION
9Peak position
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits T _ _. Solving “Game points” first gives you its third letter.
TOP
ONE WAY
10One way
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OW
11Leaf gatherer
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Picture plus words: “LEAF GATHERER”. The answer opens with R.
RAKE
MUSICAL NOTE
12Musical note
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Musical note”.
E
MATH FIGURES
13Math figures
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
R _ _ I _ _. “Tv drama type” crosses it at the fourth square.
RATIOS
HOME TO AN ORCA
14Home to an orca
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Tv drama type”.
OCEAN
anch-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“anch-”). What is left starts with O.
OR
MILLION ELECTRON VOLTS
16Million electron volts
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Million electron volts”.
MEV
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SHORT SLEEP
17Short sleep
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. Check the third letter against “Fast pace”.
NAP
TV DRAMA TYPE
18Tv drama type
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ I _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Math figures”.
SERIAL
NOT MAIN
19Not main
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving “Female group” first gives you its third letter.
SIDE
ACTRESS WINSLET
20Actress winslet
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with K. The third square is also part of “Math figures”.
KATE
IMPORT-EXPORT
21Import-export
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Import-export” to its initials.
IE
CURRENCY
22Currency
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Low-fat”.
MONEY
LOADED FOR BATTLE
23Loaded for battle
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Female group”.
ARMED
BIG LOT
24Big lot
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
ACRE
D___ER
25D___ER
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
“D___ER” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
INN
ION
26Ion
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Ion, nothing more.
I
ACCOUNT OF
27Account of
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Account of”.
AO
LOW-FAT
28Low-fat
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Account of”.
LEAN
VEHICLE
29Vehicle
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Vehicle.
V
can-
30Not hither
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “can” gives the answer. First letter: Y.
YON
Crossword Challenge Level 914 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 914 solved
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