Crossword Challenge Puzzle 472 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 472? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Party greeter”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to the picture clue in the top row. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: H _ _ S _ _ H _ _. “Work-shop event” crosses it at the sixth square.
HORSESHOE
ORANGE-BLACK BIRD
2Orange-black bird
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits O _ _ O _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Not tough”.
ORIOLE
EGO
3Ego
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Solving “Annoy” first gives you its third letter.
SELF
4Tennis
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Picture plus words: “TENNIS”. The answer opens with T.
T
ELECTRO-MAGNETIC
5Electro-magnetic
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Electro-magnetic” to its initials.
EM
___ SAUCE
6___ SAUCE
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “___ SAUCE” starts with S.
SOY
MARK
7Mark
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with “__GURT”.
SPOT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PARTY GREETER
8Party greeter
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: H _ _ T _ _ S. Solving “Electro-magnetic” first gives you its fifth letter.
HOSTESS
MINING PRODUCT
9Mining product
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with O. Check the third letter against “Ego”.
ORE
ANNOY
10Annoy
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. “Ego” crosses it at the third square.
RILE
NOT TOUGH
11Not tough
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ T _. Solving “Moral code” first gives you its fourth letter.
SOFTY
bag-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “bag-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EL
WORK-SHOP EVENT
13Work-shop event
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving “Japanese currency” first gives you its fifth letter.
SEMINAR
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
One word for the picture, starting with H.
H
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: O _ _. “Pack animal” crosses it at the third square.
OIL
NEVER-ENDING
16Never-ending
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
E _ _ R _ _ L. Check the fifth letter against “Energy”.
ETERNAL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FLOOR CLEANER
17Floor cleaner
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: M _ _. The third square is also part of “Mark”.
MOP
MORAL CODE
18Moral code
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ I _. “Work-shop event” crosses it at the fourth square.
ETHIC
__GURT
19__GURT
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“__GURT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with Y.
YO
JAPANESE CURRENCY
20Japanese currency
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fits Y _ _. Solving “Work-shop event” first gives you its third letter.
YEN
TEMPER
21Temper
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Temper starts with the answer.
T
1994 TRADE PACT
221994 trade pact
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Fits N _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Est. time arrival”.
NAFTA
FEMALE CHICKEN
23Female chicken
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _. “1994 trade pact” crosses it at the third square.
HEN
PACK ANIMAL
24Pack animal
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with M. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
MULE
TRUE
25True
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Est. time arrival”.
REAL
UPPER-CASE
26Upper-case
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Upper-case” to its initials.
UC
THAT ONE
27That one
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _. Its second letter is shared with “Never-ending”.
IT
IRON SYMBOL
28Iron symbol
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
F _. The second square is also part of “True”.
FE
ENERGY
29Energy
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _. Check the second letter against “Never-ending”.
EN
EST. TIME ARRIVAL
30Est. time arrival
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
ETA
RUSTIC
31Rustic
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Rustic.
R
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