Crossword Challenge Puzzle 465 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 465, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Loss over time”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 465: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Bow sport”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Loss over 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.
LOSS OVER TIME
1Loss over time
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits A _ _ R _ _ I _ _. Solving “Misprint” first gives you its sixth letter.
ATTRITION
NOT OFTEN SEEN
2Not often seen
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with R. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
RARITY
CENTRAL PROCESS UNIT
3Central process unit
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Central process unit” to its initials.
CPU
ROPE FIBER
4Rope fiber
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
H _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
HEMP
EFFORT
5Effort
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Effort.
E
LOOK OVER AGAIN
6Look over again
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ X _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Self-reference”.
REEXAMINE
UNTIL NOW
7Until now
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
YET
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BOW SPORT
8Bow sport
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ H _ _ Y. Check the fifth letter against “Effort”.
ARCHERY
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Central process unit”.
TAPE
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. T _ _ M _ _ T. Solving “Capsule” first gives you its fifth letter.
TRUMPET
-ng
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-ng”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RI
"___ BEEN REAL"
12"___ BEEN REAL"
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ BEEN REAL”? It fits I _ _.
ITS
MISPRINT
13Misprint
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. Solving “Boxing practice” first gives you its third letter.
TYPO
INSIDE
14Inside
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Inside.
I
MYTHICAL GIANT
15Mythical giant
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Solving “Boxing practice” first gives you its third letter.
OGRE
NETHER-LANDS
16Nether-lands
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Nether-lands” to its initials.
NL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
__L FISH
17__L FISH
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Say “__L FISH” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _.
EE
CAPSULE
18Capsule
Row 3, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fits P _ _. The third square is also part of “HOOVER ___”.
POD
PROJECT OMEGA X
19Project omega x
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Project omega x” to its initials.
POX
BOXING PRACTICE
20Boxing practice
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Solving “Dodge” first gives you its third letter.
SPAR
21Picture clue
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to M _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Sodium”.
MEDAL
HOOVER ___
22HOOVER ___
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “HOOVER ___”. Shape: D _ _.
DAM
ACROSS THE TOP
23Across the top
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Mythical giant”.
OVER
SELF-REFERENCE
24Self-reference
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with M. Check the second letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
ME
AFTER N
25After n
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after N.
O
DODGE
26Dodge
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the fourth letter against “Look over again”.
AVOID
GOOD LUCK
27Good luck
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Good luck” to its initials.
GL
SODIUM
28Sodium
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
N _. Its second letter is shared with the picture clue in the inside the grid.
NA
EXAMPLE
29Example
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Example.
E
FILM SPOOL
30Film spool
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. Its third letter is shared with “Look over again”.
REEL
Crossword Challenge Level 465 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 465 solved
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