Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1458 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1458, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Relating to lungs”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1458: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “One who loves their country”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Relating to lungs”. 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.
RELATING TO LUNGS
1Relating to lungs
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ M _ _ A _ _. Solving “Award hopeful” first gives you its sixth letter.
PULMONARY
l---on
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “l---on”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AGO
AS A RESULT
3As a result
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. “Not quiet” crosses it at the third square.
THUS
AFTER Q
4 after q
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
INSULIN UNIT
5Insulin unit
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IU
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. O _ _ I _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Old photo tone”.
OFFICE
ANCIENT ROBE
7Ancient robe
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Fuel gas”.
TOGA
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ONE WHO LOVES THEIR COUNTRY
8One who loves their country
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ R _ _ T. The fifth square is also part of “Insulin unit”.
PATRIOT
DISGUSTED SOUND
9Disgusted sound
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: U _ _. Its third letter is shared with “As a result”.
UGH
NOT QUIET
10Not quiet
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. “As a result” crosses it at the third square.
LOUD
AFTER L
11After l
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from L in the alphabet.
M
spo-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “spo-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
ON
AWARD HOPEFUL
13Award hopeful
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with N. Check the fifth letter against “Little finger”.
NOMINEE
TAKEN ___ (SURPRISED)
14TAKEN ___ (SURPRISED)
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
The missing word in “TAKEN ___ (SURPRISED)” starts with A.
ABACK
RESOURCE LOADER
15Resource loader
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Resource loader”.
RL
EVER-GREEN TREE
16Ever-green tree
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: Y _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Letter after v”.
YEW
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
E.T.'S SHIP
17E.t.'s ship
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
U _ _. The third square is also part of “Ancient robe”.
UFO
PORTRAY
18Portray
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ I _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Award hopeful”.
DEPICT
FUEL GAS
19Fuel gas
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Fuel gas” to its initials.
FG
LITTLE FINGER
20Little finger
Row 4, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ K _ _. “TAKEN ___ (SURPRISED)” crosses it at the fourth square.
PINKIE
OLD PHOTO TONE
21Old photo tone
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits S _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
SEPIA
EXALTED
22Exalted
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with N. Check the fourth letter against “Resource loader”.
NOBLE
SHORT FOR PICTURE
23Short for picture
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with P. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
PIC
MOTHER
24Mother
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
M _. Solving “TAKEN ___ (SURPRISED)” first gives you its second letter.
MA
GAIN PROFIT
25Gain profit
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. “Level” crosses it at the third square.
EARN
ARTICLE
26Article
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Article, nothing more.
A
EARTH ORBIT
27Earth orbit
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Earth orbit”.
EO
LEVEL
28Level
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Solving “Earth orbit” first gives you its third letter.
TIER
LETTER AFTER V
29Letter after v
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to V; the answer is its next letter.
W
A BILLION YEARS
30A billion years
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Gain profit”.
EON
Crossword Challenge Level 1458 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1458 solved
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