Crossword Challenge Puzzle 47 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 47, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures; 3 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 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
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 the picture clue in the top row. 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.
11
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: B _ _ T _ _ F _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Radical”.
BUTTERFLY
BACK-OF-BOOK FEATURE
2Back-of-book feature
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ E _. Solving “Hot cupful” first gives you its fourth letter.
INDEX
CALL-BACK
3Call-back
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Call-back”.
CB
DEVIATION
4Deviation
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Y _ _. Solving “Long distance line” first gives you its third letter.
YAW
55
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with C. Solving “Long distance line” first gives you its third letter.
CRAB
LAWFUL
6Lawful
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Lawful starts with the answer.
L
CARE-FREE
7Care-free
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits E _ _ Y _ _ I _ _. Solving “Place to sun” first gives you its sixth letter.
EASYGOING
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
88
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with B. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
BICYCLE
REMOVE A LOCK
9Remove a lock
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits U _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Deviation”.
UNBAR
TOUCH-DOWN
10Touch-down
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Touch-down”.
TD
HOT CUPFUL
11Hot cupful
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. The third square is also part of “Put on, as glue”.
TEA
WORLD'S FAIR
12World's fair
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with “Put on, as glue”.
EXPO
RADICAL
13Radical
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Radical starts with the answer.
R
1414
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: F _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “America's org.”.
FALSE
PLACE DOWN
15Place down
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits L _ _. Solving “Put on, as glue” first gives you its third letter.
LAY
YOUR
16Your
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Y _. Solving “BAZ___” first gives you its second letter.
YR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FIRST LETTER
17First letter
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “First letter”.
A
YELLOW CAB
18Yellow cab
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. “Xbox gaming” crosses it at the third square.
TAXI
LONG DISTANCE LINE
19Long distance line
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits W _ _ _. Solving “Yellow cab” first gives you its third letter.
WATS
PUT ON, AS GLUE
20Put on, as glue
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
APPLY
HARBOR AREA
21Harbor area
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits B _ _. The third square is also part of “Care-free”.
BAY
AMERICA'S ORG.
22America's org.
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · down
O _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
OAS
XBOX GAMING
23Xbox gaming
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
XG
CAMPING SHELTER
24Camping shelter
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Church lady”.
TENT
PLACE TO SUN
25Place to sun
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Yellow cab”.
PATIO
BAZ___
26BAZ___
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “BAZ___” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
AAR
ICE
27Ice
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Ice, nothing more.
I
AQ__
28AQ__
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “AQ__” go in the grid. First one: U.
UA
CHURCH LADY
29Church lady
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Care-free”.
NUN
SHE
30She
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
She starts with the answer.
S
MALE DEER
31Male deer
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving “AQ__” first gives you its third letter.
STAG
Crossword Challenge Level 47 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 47 solved
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