Crossword Challenge Puzzle 466 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 466 is an 8×10 board with 29 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 29 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 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 “Urban residence”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 466: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Giant wave”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Urban residence”. 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.
URBAN RESIDENCE
1Urban residence
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with T. “Burden of proof” crosses it at the sixth square.
TOWNHOUSE
WRONG
2Wrong
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: S _ _. Check the third letter against “Western north”.
SIN
p--l
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “p--l”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with U.
UL
-et
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-et”). What is left starts with N.
N
PRIZE
5Prize
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of “Spooky”.
AWARD
SMALL
6Small
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with M. “Beach material” crosses it at the third square.
MINI
LEGAL CONTRACT
7Legal contract
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ E _ _ U _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Gross ton”.
INDENTURE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
GIANT WAVE
8Giant wave
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits T _ _ N _ _ I. “Prize” crosses it at the fifth square.
TSUNAMI
b-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “b-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OIL
WESTERN NORTH
10Western north
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
WN
NOTICE
11Notice
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Notice.
N
STICKY WEATHER
12Sticky weather
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: H _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Earth-shaking”.
HUMID
BURDEN OF PROOF
13Burden of proof
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. “Aussie bird” crosses it at the third square.
ONUS
URBAN ZONE
14Urban zone
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
UZ
MUCH THE SAME
15Much the same
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ I _ _ R. Solving “English learner” first gives you its fifth letter.
SIMILAR
GRAND TALE
16Grand tale
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “__STAKE”.
EPIC
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
GAIN
17Gain
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _. The third square is also part of “Legal contract”.
WIN
EARTH-SHAKING
18Earth-shaking
Row 3, col 5 · 7 letters · down
Begins with S. Check the fifth letter against “Rest. list”.
SEISMIC
BEACH MATERIAL
19Beach material
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Small”.
SAND
AUSSIE BIRD
20Aussie bird
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. “Burden of proof” crosses it at the third square.
EMU
SPOOKY
21Spooky
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ I _. Solving “Small” first gives you its fourth letter.
EERIE
OPEN, AS A JACKET
22Open, as a jacket
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Much the same”.
UNZIP
NATURE
23Nature
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Nature starts with the answer.
N
RODENT'S ACTION
24Rodent's action
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with G. Solving “Much the same” first gives you its third letter.
GNAW
GROSS TON
25Gross ton
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Gross ton”.
GT
ENGLISH LEARNER
26English learner
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “English learner”.
EL
REST. LIST
27Rest. list
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. “Rodent's action” crosses it at the third square.
MENU
__STAKE
28__STAKE
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“__STAKE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with M.
MI
PRONOUN FOR US
29Pronoun for us
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits W _. The second square is also part of “Legal contract”.
WE
Crossword Challenge Level 466 Solved Grid
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