Crossword Challenge Puzzle 495 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 495 of Crossword Challenge gives you 28 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 8 of 28 fit in one or two squares. 6 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Rescue device”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Not abundant”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Rescue device”, 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.
RESCUE DEVICE
1Rescue device
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
L _ _ E _ _ V _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Sourness measure”.
LIFESAVER
TWIST OF FATE
2Twist of fate
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
I _ _ N _ _. Solving “English” first gives you its fourth letter.
IRONIC
-th
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “th” gives the answer. First letter: M.
MOU
SMALL HOTELS
4Small hotels
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with I. Solving “Startup creator” first gives you its third letter.
INNS
THINK
5Think
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Think starts with the answer.
T
HEIGHT ABOVE SEA
6Height above sea
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ V _ _ I _ _. “Sourness measure” crosses it at the sixth square.
ELEVATION
DATE OF RANK
7Date of rank
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Date of rank”.
DOR
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT ABUNDANT
8Not abundant
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ I _ _ D. The fifth square is also part of “Think”.
LIMITED
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
IRON
STARTUP CREATOR
10Startup creator
Left column 3/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ N _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with “Actress roberts”.
FOUNDER
ENGLISH
11English
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with E. The second square is also part of “Twist of fate”.
EN
-nature
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-nature”). What is left starts with S.
SIG
SOURNESS MEASURE
13Sourness measure
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ D _ _ Y. “Actress roberts” crosses it at the fifth square.
ACIDITY
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Name the object in the picture. V.
V
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to E _ _ _. Solving “Hand over” first gives you its third letter.
EYES
ho-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “ho-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LEFT OUT
17Left out
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Left out” to its initials.
LO
ACTRESS ROBERTS
18Actress roberts
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits D _ _ I _. Solving “Sourness measure” first gives you its fourth letter.
DORIS
SUBJECT-OBJECT-VERB
19Subject-object-verb
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SOV
HAND OVER
20Hand over
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. Solving “Short stay” first gives you its third letter.
GIVE
FABLES AND LEGENDS
21Fables and legends
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ H _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Short for ohio”.
MYTHS
HEAD-BUTT
22Head-butt
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. “Fables and legends” crosses it at the third square.
RAM
FOOD COURSE
23Food course
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits D _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
DISH
SHORT STAY
24Short stay
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits V _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Height above sea”.
VISIT
YES / NO
25Yes / no
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
YN
SHORT FOR OHIO
26Short for ohio
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with O. The second square is also part of “Fables and legends”.
OH
EASY
27Easy
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Easy, nothing more.
E
___ TEETH
28___ TEETH
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ TEETH”. Shape: H _ _ _.
HENS
Crossword Challenge Level 495 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 495 solved
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