Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1489 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1489, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
10 of the 32 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; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Care unit word”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Releasing formally”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Care unit word”, 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.
CARE UNIT WORD
1Care unit word
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits I _ _ E _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
INTENSIVE
RE____E
2RE____E
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
“RE____E” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SERV
AFTER R
3 after r
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from R in the alphabet.
S
UNITED STATES
4United states
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
US
IPHONE OPERATING SYSTEM
5Iphone operating system
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Iphone operating system” to its initials.
IOS
ALMONDS, E.G.
6Almonds, e.g.
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Station abbr”.
NUTS
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: G _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against “ADDRE__”.
GLASS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
RELEASING FORMALLY
8Releasing formally
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “Iphone operating system” first gives you its fifth letter.
ISSUING
vacci-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “vacci-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with N.
NE
TIP-RING-SLEEVE
10Tip-ring-sleeve
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Tip-ring-sleeve”.
TRS
AT ANY TIME
11At any time
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Not fully”.
EVER
NEW
12New
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of New, nothing more.
N
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ T _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Cats' catches”.
STITCH
IRIDIUM
14Iridium
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits I _. “Cut down” crosses it at the second square.
IR
skydi---g
15SKYDI___G
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “skydi---g” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with V.
VIN
ACTRESS STONE OF "BIRDMAN"
16Actress stone of "birdman"
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. “Nautical mile” crosses it at the third square.
EMMA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SPIRIT
17Spirit
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Solving “Almonds, e.g.” first gives you its third letter.
SOUL
NOT FULLY
18Not fully
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “Actress busch” first gives you its third letter.
SEMI
STATION ABBR
19Station abbr
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
STA
CATS' CATCHES
20Cats' catches
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
RATS
ADDRE__
21ADDRE__
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “ADDRE__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SS
SOUND RETURN
22Sound return
Row 5, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. “Block” crosses it at the third square.
ECHO
ACTRESS BUSCH
23Actress busch
Row 6, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _. Solving “Sound return” first gives you its third letter.
MAE
CUT DOWN
24Cut down
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
TRIM
_HIRT
25_HIRT
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“_HIRT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
S
SHIP'S BODY
26Ship's body
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits H _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “CONS___”.
HULL
42 – 32
2742 – 32
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Begins with T. The third square is also part of “Late night”.
TEN
BLOCK
28Block
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Ship's body”.
SHUT
NAUTICAL MILE
29Nautical mile
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NM
CONS___
30CONS___
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“CONS___” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
OLE
ADO
31Ado
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Ado.
A
LATE NIGHT
32Late night
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Late night”.
LN
Crossword Challenge Level 1489 Solved Grid
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