Crossword Challenge Puzzle 427 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 427 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 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. 4 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; 3 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 “Make up on spot”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 427: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Put on pedestal”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Make up on spot”. 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.
MAKE UP ON SPOT
1Make up on spot
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with I. Solving “Old record material” first gives you its sixth letter.
IMPROVISE
24 HOURS
224 hours
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Fiery stack”.
DAY
MYTHICAL GIANT
3Mythical giant
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. Solving “Fiery stack” first gives you its third letter.
OGRE
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
One word for the picture, starting with L.
L
I AM ABBR.
5I am abbr.
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with I. Check the second letter against “Medical”.
IM
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: Z _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “Admit-tance”.
ZEBRA
NERVOUS
7Nervous
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “Back-ground”.
EDGY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PUT ON PEDESTAL
8Put on pedestal
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ L _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “I am abbr.”.
IDOLIZE
-net
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “-net”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with M.
MAG
FIERY STACK
10Fiery stack
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Mythical giant”.
PYRE
REASON
11Reason
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Reason.
R
nach-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “nach-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OS
OLD RECORD MATERIAL
13Old record material
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ Y _. Check the fourth letter against “Covet”.
VINYL
FURY
14Fury
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: I _ _. “Tidy” crosses it at the third square.
IRE
CHAR
15Char
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Solving “Tidy” first gives you its third letter.
SEAR
CONTEST PLAYER
16Contest player
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ R _ _ T. Solving “Antigen” first gives you its fifth letter.
ENTRANT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MEDICAL
17Medical
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits M _ _. Solving “Nervous” first gives you its third letter.
MED
COVET
18Covet
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “By”.
ENVY
BACK-GROUND
19Back-ground
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Back-ground” to its initials.
BG
INCLINE
20Incline
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. Solving “Old record material” first gives you its third letter.
TILT
ADMIT-TANCE
21Admit-tance
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits E _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ENTRY
WARNING WAIL
22Warning wail
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ E _. “Char” crosses it at the fourth square.
SIREN
BY
23By
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits V _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
VIA
TIDY
24Tidy
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Char”.
NEAT
MEDICAL SAC
25Medical sac
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “ADDR__S”.
CYST
CAT
26Cat
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Cat starts with the answer.
C
FEMALE CHICKEN
27Female chicken
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: H _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Contest player”.
HEN
THE HIDDEN YAWN
28The hidden yawn
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
THY
RAILROAD
29Railroad
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _. Solving “Contest player” first gives you its second letter.
RR
ADDR__S
30ADDR__S
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“ADDR__S” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
ES
ANTIGEN
31Antigen
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Antigen.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 427 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 427 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 427 with us. Puzzle 428 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.