Crossword Challenge Puzzle 404 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 404 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 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 “Amazing”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Super-natural act”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Amazing”, 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.
AMAZING
1Amazing
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
M _ _ V _ _ O _ _. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
MARVELOUS
I AM ABBR.
2I am abbr.
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Fits I _. Check the second letter against “End of blessing”.
IM
TRUE
3True
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. “Mouth wide open” crosses it at the third square.
REAL
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: A _ _ E _. Solving “Car parker” first gives you its fourth letter.
ANGER
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Look at the picture and fit it to C.
C
CUT
6Cut
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: L _ _. Solving “Mouth wide open” first gives you its third letter.
LOP
AT ALL TIMES
7At all times
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Mouth wide open”.
EVER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SUPER-NATURAL ACT
8Super-natural act
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
M _ _ A _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
MIRACLE
END OF BLESSING
9End of blessing
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. “True” crosses it at the third square.
AMEN
RAINBOW
10Rainbow
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Rainbow, nothing more.
R
CAR PARKER
11Car parker
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: V _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
VALET
farm-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “farm-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ER
-der
13Young boy
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “der” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LAD
OVER-WEIGHT
14Over-weight
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ S _. “Mister” crosses it at the fourth square.
OBESE
sho--der
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“sho--der”). What is left starts with U.
UL
CONCEAL
16Conceal
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ R _ _ E. “Olympian, e.g.” crosses it at the fifth square.
SECRETE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
OLYMPIC VENUE
17Olympic venue
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Olympic venue”.
OV
OLYMPIAN, E.G.
18Olympian, e.g.
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ L _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Over-weight”.
ATHLETE
MOUTH WIDE OPEN
19Mouth wide open
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ P _. The fourth square is also part of “Cut”.
AGAPE
FIT FOR FARMING
20Fit for farming
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Fits A _ _ B _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Over-weight”.
ARABLE
RECEPTOR
21Receptor
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Receptor.
R
OVER UNDER
22Over under
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Over under” to its initials.
OU
RUN, HIT, OUT
23Run, hit, out
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Run, hit, out” to its initials.
RHO
THE FIRST STATE
24The first state
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _. The second square is also part of “Over-weight”.
DE
PLAY OR MATCH
25Play or match
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. Solving “Thing” first gives you its third letter.
GAME
HEAVY CARRIER
26Heavy carrier
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits L _ _. Check the third letter against “Play or match”.
LUG
MISTER
27Mister
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “Conceal” first gives you its third letter.
SIR
_IRPLANE
28_IRPLANE
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_IRPLANE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
A
ESTIMATED TIME
29Estimated time
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Estimated time”.
ET
THING
30Thing
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. The third square is also part of “Estimated time”.
ITEM
VITAMIN
31Vitamin
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Vitamin”.
C
Crossword Challenge Level 404 Solved Grid
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