Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1472 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1472 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 3 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; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Chemical symbol k”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Issue needing solution”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Chemical symbol k”. 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.
CHEMICAL SYMBOL K
1Chemical symbol k
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ A _ _ I _ _. Solving “Male children” first gives you its sixth letter.
POTASSIUM
LIKE MOST SUSHI FISH
2Like most sushi fish
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
R _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
RAW
AFTER N
3After n
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after N.
O
BOYFRIEND
4Boyfriend
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _. The second square is also part of “10 – 5 = ?”.
BF
MAXIMUM ALLOWED
5Maximum allowed
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Make a hard copy”.
LIMIT
NOT ODD
6Not odd
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. Solving “Guys” first gives you its third letter.
EVEN
BROUGHT UP
7Brought up
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with M. The sixth square is also part of “Adverb”.
MENTIONED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ISSUE NEEDING SOLUTION
8Issue needing solution
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with P. “Maximum allowed” crosses it at the fifth square.
PROBLEM
OPEN ACCESS
9Open access
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OA
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. T _ _. “___ SESAME” crosses it at the third square.
TWO
_RCHIVE
11_RCHIVE
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_RCHIVE” go in the grid. First one: A.
A
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Pause activity”.
SWEET
MALE CHILDREN
13Male children
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “___ SESAME”.
SONS
INVESTOR RELATIONS
14Investor relations
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IR
mo-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “mo-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with U.
USE
SIMPLY, NOTHING BUT
16Simply, nothing but
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits M _ _ _. Solving “Emerge-ncy room” first gives you its third letter.
MERE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
10 – 5 = ?
1710 – 5 = ?
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ _. “Not odd” crosses it at the third square.
FIVE
"___ SESAME"
18"___ SESAME"
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “___ SESAME”. Shape: O _ _ _.
OPEN
GUYS
19Guys
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: M _ _. The third square is also part of “Brought up”.
MEN
PAUSE ACTIVITY
20Pause activity
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Solving “Male children” first gives you its third letter.
REST
MAKE A HARD COPY
21Make a hard copy
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with P. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not odd”.
PRINT
MORE BAD
22More bad
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits W _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
WORSE
_TEM
23_TEM
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“_TEM” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
I
POSTED
24Posted
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. Solving “9 – 8 = ?” first gives you its third letter.
SENT
ADVERB
25Adverb
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
S _. Solving “Brought up” first gives you its second letter.
SO
HOME OFFICE
26Home office
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Home office” to its initials.
HO
AFTER THAT
27After that
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Posted”.
THEN
EMERGE-NCY ROOM
28Emerge-ncy room
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
E _. Check the second letter against “Simply, nothing but”.
ER
9 – 8 = ?
299 – 8 = ?
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits O _ _. The third square is also part of “Brought up”.
ONE
HIK_
30HIK_
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “HIK_” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
E
TOUCH DOWN
31Touch down
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TD
Crossword Challenge Level 1472 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1472 solved
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