Crossword Challenge Puzzle 412 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 412 of Crossword Challenge gives you 29 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
9 of the 29 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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Looking back”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “For his own”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Looking back”. 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.
LOOKING BACK
1Looking back
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
H _ _ D _ _ G _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
HINDSIGHT
GOAL
2Goal
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
I _ _ A _. “HOOVER ___” crosses it at the fourth square.
IDEAL
-lk
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “lk” gives the answer. First letter: M.
MI
SOAK
4Soak
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. Solving “Yacht spot” first gives you its third letter.
SOP
MIDEAST RULER
5Mideast ruler
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Yacht spot”.
EMIR
LEFT
6Left
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Left.
L
7Home decor item
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Picture plus words: “HOME DECOR ITEM”. The answer opens with F.
FURNITURE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FOR HIS OWN
8For his own
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
H _ _ S _ _ F. The fifth square is also part of “Mideast ruler”.
HIMSELF
COMMON SAYING
9Common saying
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
I _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Soak”.
IDIOM
pi-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“pi-”). What is left starts with N.
NE
HOOVER ___
11HOOVER ___
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “HOOVER ___” out loud and the blank fills itself: D _ _.
DAM
NOT FAST
12Not fast
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Ethical matter”.
SLOW
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Look at the picture and fit it to I.
I
ANGRY LOOK
14Angry look
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits G _ _ R _. Check the fourth letter against “Most terrible”.
GLARE
WEAPON CARRIER
15Weapon carrier
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: H _ _ S _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of “Test version”.
HOLSTER
TIME OUT
16Time out
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TO
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
UMBRELLA
17Umbrella
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Umbrella.
U
MARK REPLACER
18Mark replacer
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Rhode island”.
EURO
YACHT SPOT
19Yacht spot
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ _. Solving “Mark replacer” first gives you its third letter.
PIER
ETHICAL MATTER
20Ethical matter
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Angry look”.
MORAL
JOG
21Jog
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. “Home decor item” crosses it at the third square.
RUN
MOST TERRIBLE
22Most terrible
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits W _ _ S _. “Weapon carrier” crosses it at the fourth square.
WORST
RHODE ISLAND
23Rhode island
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RI
TEST VERSION
24Test version
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ _. “Weapon carrier” crosses it at the third square.
BETA
ARTIFICIAL WORKER
25Artificial worker
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
R _ _ O _. Solving “Mark replacer” first gives you its fourth letter.
ROBOT
F___R
26F___R
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “F___R” go in the grid. First one: L.
LOO
UNIQUE
27Unique
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Unique, nothing more.
U
ELECTRO-MAGNETIC
28Electro-magnetic
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Electro-magnetic” to its initials.
EM
NOT FERAL
29Not feral
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the third letter against “Electro-magnetic”.
TAME
Crossword Challenge Level 412 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 412 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 412 with us. Puzzle 413 is next, with 29 clues on a 8×10 board.