Crossword Challenge Puzzle 477 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 477, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Main performer”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 477: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Main performer”. 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.
MAIN PERFORMER
1Main performer
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits H _ _ D _ _ N _ _. “Isle” crosses it at the sixth square.
HEADLINER
PATH OF PLANETS
2Path of planets
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
O _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Eatery”.
ORBIT
AGE 13-19
3Age 13-19
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “NOT ON ___”.
TEEN
ROMAN NUMERAL 500
4Roman numeral 500
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Roman numeral 500”.
D
flo-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “flo-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OD
-let
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-let” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with G.
GOB
MIX
7Mix
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “Business insider”.
STIR
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
+s
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “+s” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with H.
HOTDOGS
FORE
9Fore
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Check the third letter against “Age 13-19”.
ERE
"NOT ON ___"
10"NOT ON ___"
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “NOT ON ___” starts with A.
ABET
EATERY
11Eatery
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with D. The fourth square is also part of “Dovetail part”.
DINER
LEFT TACKLE
12Left tackle
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Left tackle” to its initials.
LT
ISLE
13Isle
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Isle starts with the answer.
I
MIDDAY HOUR
14Midday hour
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Sunrise time”.
NOON
ECHO RELAY REACTOR
15Echo relay reactor
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Echo relay reactor”.
ERR
FIX-UP
16Fix-up
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ E _ _ L. Solving “Early warning” first gives you its fifth letter.
RENEWAL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
.
17.
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. Solving “Mix” first gives you its third letter.
DOT
DOVETAIL PART
18Dovetail part
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with T. The fourth square is also part of “Electric device”.
TENON
BUSINESS INSIDER
19Business insider
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
BI
CAT'S CATCH
20Cat's catch
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fits R _ _. Solving “Electric device” first gives you its third letter.
RAT
RUNOFF
21Runoff
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Runoff.
R
DANCE WITH HOPS
22Dance with hops
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ K _. The fourth square is also part of “Squeeze”.
POLKA
SHORT SLEEP
23Short sleep
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: N _ _. Check the third letter against “Dance with hops”.
NAP
SUNRISE TIME
24Sunrise time
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits M _ _ _. “Echo relay reactor” crosses it at the third square.
MORN
25Picture clue
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. R _ _ _. Solving “Squeeze” first gives you its third letter.
REEL
ELECTRIC DEVICE
26Electric device
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
M _ _ O _. “Dance with hops” crosses it at the fourth square.
MOTOR
MINERAL SOURCE
27Mineral source
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. “Fix-up” crosses it at the third square.
ORE
LIMITED EDITION
28Limited edition
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Limited edition”.
LE
EARLY WARNING
29Early warning
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EW
SQUEEZE
30Squeeze
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the inside the grid.
EKE
ENERGY
31Energy
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Energy starts with the answer.
E
Crossword Challenge Level 477 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 477 solved
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