Crossword Challenge Puzzle 415 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 415 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 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; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “From time to time”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 415: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Glitter or shine”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “From time to time”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
FROM TIME TO TIME
1From time to time
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “Input” first gives you its sixth letter.
SOMETIMES
DOG
2Dog
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ C _. Check the fourth letter against “Resound”.
POOCH
ATLAS
3Atlas
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Atlas.
A
co-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “co-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RN
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with K. Solving “OH MY ___!” first gives you its third letter.
KEG
UNTIGHT
6Untight
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “Sales order”.
LOOSE
FEEL-GOOD HORMONE
7Feel-good hormone
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Present” first gives you its sixth letter.
ENDORPHIN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
GLITTER OR SHINE
8Glitter or shine
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ R _ _ E. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
SPARKLE
igl-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “igl” gives the answer. First letter: O.
OO
CUT THE GRASS
10Cut the grass
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with M. The third square is also part of “Lash”.
MOW
RESOUND
11Resound
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Solving “Lash” first gives you its third letter.
ECHO
ONE MAY BE DEEP
12One may be deep
Left column 5/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ N _ _ R. Check the fifth letter against “Innate skill”.
THINKER
INPUT
13Input
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Input starts with the answer.
I
MUSIC PRODUCER
14Music producer
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
MP
HAVE LUNCH
15Have lunch
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with “SIES__”.
EAT
LOOSEN UP
16Loosen up
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ C _ _ N. Solving “Innate skill” first gives you its fifth letter.
SLACKEN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
COLORFUL LIGHT
17Colorful light
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. Solving “Untight” first gives you its third letter.
NEON
LASH
18Lash
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: W _ _ _. The third square is also part of “One may be deep”.
WHIP
OH MY ___!
19OH MY ___!
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “OH MY ___!” out loud and the blank fills itself: G _ _.
GOD
BURDEN
20Burden
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Amuse with words”.
ONUS
SALES ORDER
21Sales order
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Sales order”.
SO
INNATE SKILL
22Innate skill
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with K. Check the fourth letter against “TAI ___”.
KNACK
AMUSE WITH WORDS
23Amuse with words
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · across
P _ _. Solving “Innate skill” first gives you its third letter.
PUN
MATE
24Mate
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: P _ _. Check the third letter against “Loosen up”.
PAL
PRESENT
25Present
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Present, nothing more.
P
NOT HE
26Not he
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Loosen up”.
SHE
WINDOW FRAME
27Window frame
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Solving “Not he” first gives you its third letter.
SASH
SIES__
28SIES__
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “SIES__” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
TA
TAI ___
29TAI ___
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “TAI ___” out loud and the blank fills itself: C _ _.
CHI
COUNTRY
30Country
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Country.
C
Crossword Challenge Level 415 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 415 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 415 with us. Puzzle 416 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.