Crossword Challenge Puzzle 480 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 480, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
11 of the 30 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; 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 “Hobby”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 480: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Math branch”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Hobby”. 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.
HOBBY
1Hobby
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ C _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
AVOCATION
RESIN
2Resin
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
L _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
LAC
-raffe
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-raffe” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with G.
GI
FINAL PART
4Final part
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ I _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Enlarge”.
ENDING
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Look at the picture and fit it to B.
B
FROSTY COATING
6Frosty coating
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Sample”.
RIME
BY THE SIDE
7By the side
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with A. The sixth square is also part of “Hair products”.
ALONGSIDE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MATH BRANCH
8Math branch
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ E _ _ A. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
ALGEBRA
FUTILE
9Futile
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with V. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
VAIN
-topus
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-topus” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OC
CAB
11Cab
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Cab, nothing more.
C
IN THE MIDDLE OF
12In the middle of
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of “Final part”.
AMONG
-mer
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-mer”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with T.
TI
IONIZED CORE HOUSING
14Ionized core housing
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ICH
UN-WRITTEN
15Un-written
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. The third square is also part of “YEE-___!”.
ORAL
NO PLACE
16No place
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ H _ _ E. “Musical note” crosses it at the fifth square.
NOWHERE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
IN-LOCATION
17In-location
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IL
BORDERS
18Borders
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
E _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Hair products”.
EDGES
SAMPLE
19Sample
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Frosty coating”.
DEMO
WORK ORDER
20Work order
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
WO
ENLARGE
21Enlarge
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Frosty coating”.
WIDEN
OPPOSITE OF MACRO
22Opposite of macro
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with M. Solving “Un-written” first gives you its fourth letter.
MICRO
GIRL
23Girl
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Girl.
G
KING OF DRAMA
24King of drama
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. Check the third letter against “Anno domini”.
LEAR
HAIR PRODUCTS
25Hair products
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: G _ _ _. Solving “King of drama” first gives you its third letter.
GELS
"YEE-___!"
26"YEE-___!"
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “YEE-___!” starts with H.
HAW
___ZE
27___ZE
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “___ZE” go in the grid. First one: S.
SEI
LEFT HAND
28Left hand
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LH
ANNO DOMINI
29Anno domini
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Anno domini” to its initials.
AD
MUSICAL NOTE
30Musical note
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Musical note”.
E
Crossword Challenge Level 480 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 480 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 480 with us. Puzzle 481 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.