Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1479 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1479, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Valuable reserves”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1479: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Outcomes”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Valuable reserves”. 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.
VALUABLE RESERVES
1Valuable reserves
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with R. The sixth square is also part of “Allude to”.
RESOURCES
ref---e
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “refe” gives the answer. First letter: E.
ERE
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ _. Solving “Hawk, as wares” first gives you its third letter.
SALT
AFTER T
4After t
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from T in the alphabet.
U
fi--er
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “fier” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LT
FIXING THINGS
6Fixing things
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
T _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Position name”.
TOOLS
ANY RANDOM OBJECT
7Any random object
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ E _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Hero”.
SOMETHING
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
OUTCOMES
8Outcomes
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
R _ _ U _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
RESULTS
70'S AND 80'S CAUSE
970's and 80's cause
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
ERA
HAWK, AS WARES
10Hawk, as wares
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
SELL
_BJECT
11_BJECT
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_BJECT”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
O
ULTRA LIGHT
12Ultra light
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Ultra light” to its initials.
UL
ALLUDE TO
13Allude to
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ E _. “Was alive” crosses it at the fourth square.
REFER
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. C _ _ _. “No cost” crosses it at the third square.
CARD
CHRISTMAS ___ (DEC. 24)
15CHRISTMAS ___ (DEC. 24)
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “CHRISTMAS ___ (DEC. 24)” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _.
EVE
IN SEARCH OF
16In search of
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ K _ _ G. The fifth square is also part of “Titanium symbol”.
SEEKING
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
"NOT ___ SHABBY!"
17"NOT ___ SHABBY!"
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “NOT ___ SHABBY!” out loud and the blank fills itself: T _ _.
TOO
WAS ALIVE
18Was alive
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with L. The fourth square is also part of “Allude to”.
LIVED
D__INANT
19D__INANT
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “D__INANT”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
OM
ROOF SEALANT
20Roof sealant
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
T _ _. The third square is also part of “Allude to”.
TAR
POSITION NAME
21Position name
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with T. Its fourth letter is shared with “Fixing things”.
TITLE
GO OUT
22Go out
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ V _. Its fourth letter is shared with “CHRISTMAS ___ (DEC. 24)”.
LEAVE
BROAD
23Broad
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: V _ _ _. “Fixing things” crosses it at the third square.
VAST
NO COST
24No cost
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ _. Check the third letter against “CHRISTMAS ___ (DEC. 24)”.
FREE
HERO
25Hero
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Hero.
H
METALLIC VESSEL
26Metallic vessel
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
C _ _. The third square is also part of “In search of”.
CAN
CULINARY INSTITUTE
27Culinary institute
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Culinary institute”.
CI
TITANIUM SYMBOL
28Titanium symbol
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Begins with T. “In search of” crosses it at the second square.
TI
BRONZE AT THE BEACH
29Bronze at the beach
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with “Any random object”.
TAN
AFTER J
30After j
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to J; the answer is its next letter.
K
Crossword Challenge Level 1479 Solved Grid
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