Crossword Challenge Puzzle 487 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 487? All 28 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 8 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, read top to bottom.
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
Describe the picture in one word that fits B _ _ L _ _ G _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Titanic's nemesis”.
BULLFIGHT
LANGUAGE OF EGYPT
2Language of egypt
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ B _ _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
ARABIC
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: N _ _. “Camp facility” crosses it at the third square.
NET
BRAVE
4Brave
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Solving “Camp facility” first gives you its third letter.
DARE
AREA
5Area
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Area starts with the answer.
A
SPICY SODA
6Spicy soda
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits G _ _ G _ _ A _ _. “Titanic's nemesis” crosses it at the sixth square.
GINGERALE
FIRST WOMAN
7First woman
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. Check the third letter against “Camp facility”.
EVE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. B _ _ D _ _ E. “Area” crosses it at the fifth square.
BANDAGE
KIDNEY EXCRETION
9Kidney excretion
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with U. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
UREA
CAMP FACILITY
10Camp facility
Left column 3/9 · 7 letters · across
L _ _ R _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Detail map”.
LATRINE
bu-
11Pound; abbr.
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “bu-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with L.
LB
IN GOOD SHAPE
12In good shape
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
F _ _. The third square is also part of “Fill-in worker”.
FIT
TITANIC'S NEMESIS
13Titanic's nemesis
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
I _ _ B _ _ G. Its fifth letter is shared with “Detail map”.
ICEBERG
AFTER F
14After f
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to F; the answer is its next letter.
G
BOOST
15Boost
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. Solving “Fill-in worker” first gives you its third letter.
HYPE
TOUCH-DOWN
16Touch-down
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Touch-down”.
TD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NUMBER AFTER III
17Number after iii
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
I _. The second square is also part of “First woman”.
IV
DETAIL MAP
18Detail map
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits I _ _ E _. “Titanic's nemesis” crosses it at the fourth square.
INSET
ENGLAND
19England
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. The third square is also part of “Spicy soda”.
ENG
FILL-IN WORKER
20Fill-in worker
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with “Music genre”.
TEMP
RADIANT-LY LIT
21Radiant-ly lit
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of “Left out”.
AGLOW
MARINE
22Marine
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. Solving “Radiant-ly lit” first gives you its third letter.
SEA
BURGER MEAT
23Burger meat
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with B. The third square is also part of “Boost”.
BEEF
MUSIC GENRE
24Music genre
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits M _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Spicy soda”.
METAL
YARD SYMBOL
25Yard symbol
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Begins with Y. Solving “Touch-down” first gives you its second letter.
YD
LEFT OUT
26Left out
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Left out”.
LO
LISTEN
27Listen
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Listen.
L
JETTED ABOUT
28Jetted about
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
F _ _ _. Solving “Spicy soda” first gives you its third letter.
FLEW
Crossword Challenge Level 487 Solved Grid
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