Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1471 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1471, 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. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Short term use”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “_____ PALVIN (MODEL)”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Short term use”, 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.
SHORT TERM USE
1Short term use
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
B _ _ R _ _ I _ _. “Place question” crosses it at the sixth square.
BORROWING
CAR
2Car
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Route abbr.”.
AUTO
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
One word for the picture, starting with R.
R
BANK X
4Bank x
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Bank x” to its initials.
BX
"FIRE!" PRECEDER
5"fire!" preceder
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. Check the third letter against “Mega great run”.
AIM
CORRECT
6Correct
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ H _. The fourth square is also part of “Happy birthday”.
RIGHT
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. A _ _ B _ _. “Happy birthday” crosses it at the fourth square.
AIRBAG
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
_____ PALVIN (MODEL)
8_____ PALVIN (MODEL)
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Complete the phrase “_____ PALVIN (MODEL)”. Shape: B _ _ B _ _ A.
BARBARA
OVER UNDER
9Over under
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Over under” to its initials.
OU
ROUTE ABBR.
10Route abbr.
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. “Other” crosses it at the third square.
RTE
PART IN DRAMA
11Part in drama
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Other”.
ROLE
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Look at the picture and fit it to O.
O
PLACE QUESTION
13Place question
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with W. “___ GREY TEA” crosses it at the fourth square.
WHERE
cav--r
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“cav--r”). What is left starts with I.
IA
NANO UNIT NODE
15Nano unit node
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NUN
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits G _ _ S _ _ S. Solving “Musts” first gives you its fifth letter.
GLASSES
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NUMBER AFTER XII
17Number after xii
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with X. “Correct” crosses it at the third square.
XIII
OTHER
18Other
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “___ MONICA, CALIFORNIA”.
ELSE
MEGA GREAT RUN
19Mega great run
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
MGR
___ GREY TEA
20___ GREY TEA
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “___ GREY TEA”. Shape: E _ _ _.
EARL
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
21Happy birthday
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Happy birthday”.
HB
MUSTS
22Musts
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits N _ _ D _. Solving “___PHIN” first gives you its fourth letter.
NEEDS
___ MONICA, CALIFORNIA
23___ MONICA, CALIFORNIA
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ MONICA, CALIFORNIA”? It fits S _ _ T _.
SANTA
CARGO
24Cargo
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with H. Solving “Nano unit node” first gives you its third letter.
HAUL
GEM
25Gem
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Gem.
G
DEEP SADNESS
26Deep sadness
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with W; pattern W _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
WOE
LOW ENERGY WEEKEND
27Low energy weekend
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Low energy weekend” to its initials.
LEW
IGUA__
28IGUA__
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“IGUA__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
NA
LIFESPAN
29Lifespan
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Shape: L _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its second letter.
LS
___PHIN
30___PHIN
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “___PHIN” go in the grid. First one: D.
DOL
START
31Start
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Start starts with the answer.
S
Crossword Challenge Level 1471 Solved Grid
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