Crossword Challenge Puzzle 447 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 447? All 29 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
10 of the 29 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 wants 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 “Freak out”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Global sports event”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Freak out”, 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.
FREAK OUT
1Freak out
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
O _ _ R _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
OVERREACT
UNTRUTH
2Untruth
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits L _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
LIE
AFTER X
3After x
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from X in the alphabet.
Y
DOUBLE M
4Double m
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with M. The second square is also part of “Only”.
MM
KIND OF COLONY
5Kind of colony
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ A _. “Rub off” crosses it at the fourth square.
PENAL
EYE PART
6Eye part
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Zero”.
IRIS
FAMOUS PERSON
7Famous person
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ E _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Mister”.
CELEBRITY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
GLOBAL SPORTS EVENT
8Global sports event
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with O. “Kind of colony” crosses it at the fifth square.
OLYMPIC
SIX IN ROME
9Six in rome
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
V _. The second square is also part of “Untruth”.
VI
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. E _ _. Check the third letter against “Camera's eye”.
EEL
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Name the object in the picture. R.
R
KIDNEY-LIKE
12Kidney-like
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ A _. “Snake sound” crosses it at the fourth square.
RENAL
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with E. Solving “Camera's eye” first gives you its third letter.
EAST
ANTIGEN
14Antigen
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “Keen” first gives you its second letter.
AG
STRING PLAYER
15String player
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
C _ _ L _ _ T. Check the fifth letter against “Short hello”.
CELLIST
NOT A LIE
16Not a lie
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “__CKY”.
TRUE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ONLY
17Only
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. Solving “Eye part” first gives you its third letter.
MERE
CAMERA'S EYE
18Camera's eye
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. Check the third letter against “Kidney-like”.
LENS
ZERO
19Zero
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Famous person”.
NIL
SNAKE SOUND
20Snake sound
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits R _ _ T _ _. Solving “Bangkok native” first gives you its fourth letter.
RATTLE
RUB OFF
21Rub off
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “Eye part” first gives you its fourth letter.
ERASE
KEEN
22Keen
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “String player”.
EAGER
BENEFIT
23Benefit
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Benefit.
B
AMOUNT OF MATTER
24Amount of matter
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with M. The third square is also part of “String player”.
MASS
MISTER
25Mister
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits M _. “Famous person” crosses it at the second square.
MR
SHORT HELLO
26Short hello
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shape: H _. The second square is also part of “String player”.
HI
BANGKOK NATIVE
27Bangkok native
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Amount of matter”.
THAI
__CKY
28__CKY
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__CKY” and enter only the missing part, starting with L.
LU
bu-
29Picture clue
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “bu-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SY
Crossword Challenge Level 447 Solved Grid
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