Crossword Challenge Puzzle 473 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 473? All 29 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 6 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 the picture clue in the left column, 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
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ C _ _ E _ _. “After k” crosses it at the sixth square.
SUCCULENT
JOINING TOGETHER
2Joining together
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
U _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Call of duty”.
UNION
sou-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“sou-”). What is left starts with N.
ND
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. B _ _. Solving “Regard as” first gives you its third letter.
BED
KIDNEY EXCRETION
5Kidney excretion
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Regard as”.
UREA
RECORD
6Record
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Record, nothing more.
R
TOP OF FRACTION
7Top of fraction
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
N _ _ E _ _ T _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Formal rulings”.
NUMERATOR
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with S. Solving “Kidney excretion” first gives you its fifth letter.
SUNBURN
NOT OVER
9Not over
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
U _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
UNDER
CULINARY INSTITUTE
10Culinary institute
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Culinary institute” to its initials.
CI
CALL OF DUTY
11Call of duty
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Call of duty” to its initials.
COD
SINGLE ENTITY
12Single entity
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
U _ _ _. Solving “THOU ___” first gives you its third letter.
UNIT
AFTER K
13After k
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after K.
L
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Layers”.
EASEL
NITROGEN COM-POUND
15Nitrogen com-pound
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with N. Check the fifth letter against “Blood mass”.
NITROSO
TIME DEPOSIT
16Time deposit
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Time deposit” to its initials.
TD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
URANIUM
17Uranium
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Uranium.
U
LEAVE
18Leave
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Infrared light”.
EXIT
REGARD AS
19Regard as
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Leave”.
DEEM
THOU ___
20THOU ___
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Complete the phrase “THOU ___”. Shape: D _ _ S _.
DIDST
WOOD SPLITTER
21Wood splitter
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. The third square is also part of “Top of fraction”.
AXE
LAYERS
22Layers
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with T. Its fourth letter is shared with “Nitrogen com-pound”.
TIERS
INFRARED LIGHT
23Infrared light
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: I _. The second square is also part of “Top of fraction”.
IR
BLOOD MASS
24Blood mass
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with C. Solving “Nitrogen com-pound” first gives you its third letter.
CLOT
FORMAL RULINGS
25Formal rulings
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ T _. “Leave” crosses it at the fourth square.
DICTA
SUPPORT
26Support
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Time deposit”.
AID
AFTER S
27After s
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to S; the answer is its next letter.
T
MES__GE
28MES__GE
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
“MES__GE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SA
29Picture clue
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “MES__GE” first gives you its third letter.
STAR
Crossword Challenge Level 473 Solved Grid
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