Crossword Challenge Puzzle 485 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 485 of Crossword Challenge gives you 29 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 29 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 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 “No sound”, 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
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ T _ _ L _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Fifth letter”.
SEATBELTS
TAKE ON
2Take on
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
I _ _ U _. “Pull hard” crosses it at the fourth square.
INCUR
LAUNCH EVENT
3Launch event
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LE
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Single entity”.
EMU
MOTHER'S MOTHER
5Mother's mother
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Single entity”.
NANA
CREATOR
6Creator
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Creator starts with the answer.
C
RAPPER'S POSSE
7Rapper's posse
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits E _ _ O _ _ A _ _. Solving “ALMA ___” first gives you its sixth letter.
ENTOURAGE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NO SOUND
8No sound
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ E _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Mother's mother”.
SILENCE
MEDICAL FLUSH
9Medical flush
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ M _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
ENEMA
ATLANTIC CITY
10Atlantic city
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AC
PULL HARD
11Pull hard
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Beta's follower”.
TUG
BOAST
12Boast
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits B _ _ _. Solving “Beta's follower” first gives you its third letter.
BRAG
FIFTH LETTER
13Fifth letter
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Fifth letter”.
E
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits L _ _ U _. The fourth square is also part of “Flashy”.
LEMUR
BUYING AND SELLING
15Buying and selling
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. Solving “Group of three” first gives you its fifth letter.
TRADING
hou-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “hou” gives the answer. First letter: S.
SE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NICE
17Nice
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Nice.
N
DOING NOTHING
18Doing nothing
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. “__CKY” crosses it at the third square.
IDLE
SINGLE ENTITY
19Single entity
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: U _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Doing nothing”.
UNIT
BETA'S FOLLOWER
20Beta's follower
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Fits G _ _ M _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
GAMMA
FUSS
21Fuss
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Check the third letter against “Rapper's posse”.
ADO
FLASHY
22Flashy
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits G _ _ D _. Check the fourth letter against “Buying and selling”.
GAUDY
__CKY
23__CKY
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__CKY” go in the grid. First one: L.
LU
GROUP OF THREE
24Group of three
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Buying and selling”.
TRIO
ALMA ___
25ALMA ___
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Complete the phrase “ALMA ___”. Shape: M _ _ E _.
MATER
ENTER REACH EXIT
26Enter reach exit
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ERE
AMPERE
27Ampere
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Ampere starts with the answer.
A
NEW RELEASE
28New release
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NR
OLDEN TIMES
29Olden times
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _ _. The third square is also part of “New release”.
YORE
Crossword Challenge Level 485 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 485 solved
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