Crossword Challenge Puzzle 410 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 410? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 13 of them only one or two letters. 3 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; 4 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 “Endures patiently”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Severe storm”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Endures patiently”, 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.
ENDURES PATIENTLY
1Endures patiently
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ E _ _ T _ _. “$$$ taker” crosses it at the sixth square.
TOLERATES
OLYMPIC BEST
2Olympic best
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OB
BACK SECTION
3Back section
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. Check the third letter against “Excuse”.
REAR
SYNTHETIC FABRIC
4Synthetic fabric
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
N _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
NYLON
ANOMALY
5Anomaly
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Anomaly.
A
ADD SOUND
6Add sound
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: D _ _. The third square is also part of “Excuse”.
DUB
SKIP
7Skip
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. Solving “Excuse” first gives you its third letter.
OMIT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SEVERE STORM
8Severe storm
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
T _ _ N _ _ O. “Anomaly” crosses it at the fifth square.
TORNADO
FOLLOW ORDERS
9Follow orders
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Solving “Back section” first gives you its third letter.
OBEY
AFTER K
10After k
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from K in the alphabet.
L
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with E. The fourth square is also part of “Synthetic fabric”.
ERROR
b--ck
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “b--ck”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RI
$$$ TAKER
13$$$ taker
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. “Metric ton” crosses it at the third square.
ATM
EAST AFRICAN PEOPLE
14East african people
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “Patch up”.
TUTSI
p-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “p-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EA
NOT FAST
16Not fast
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Orange”.
SLOW
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
USER MANUAL
17User manual
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
UM
TWIST OF FATE
18Twist of fate
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Fits I _ _ N _ _. The fourth square is also part of “___ROGEN”.
IRONIC
EXCUSE
19Excuse
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ B _. Solving “Add sound” first gives you its fourth letter.
ALIBI
RELIGIOUS PRACTICE
20Religious practice
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ U _ _. Solving “East african people” first gives you its fourth letter.
RITUAL
TABLET
21Tablet
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Tablet.
T
WIRELESS INTERNET
22Wireless internet
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Wireless internet”.
WI
AT ONCE
23At once
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. Check the third letter against “Wireless internet”.
NOW
METRIC TON
24Metric ton
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Metric ton” to its initials.
MT
HORN'S SOUND
25Horn's sound
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with “Resound”.
TOOT
___ROGEN
26___ROGEN
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___ROGEN” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NIT
PATCH UP
27Patch up
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “Not fast” first gives you its third letter.
SEW
OPTICAL
28Optical
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Optical.
O
HIGH DEFINITION
29High definition
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
HD
RESOUND
30Resound
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “High definition”.
ECHO
ORANGE
31Orange
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Orange starts with the answer.
O
DOWN-TOWN
32Down-town
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Down-town”.
DT
Crossword Challenge Level 410 Solved Grid
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