Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1490 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1490? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
10 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Male partner”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Male partner”. 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.
MALE PARTNER
1Male partner
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
B _ _ F _ _ E _ _. Solving “Inch” first gives you its sixth letter.
BOYFRIEND
AFTER Q
2 after q
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
TYPE
3Type
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits I _ _. Check the third letter against “You already know”.
ILK
DRIVING LICENSE
4Driving license
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Driving license” to its initials.
DL
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits G _ _ E _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Not dry”.
GAZEBO
SEND OUT
6Send out
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “___ YOUR LIP!”.
EMIT
TREE FLUID
7Tree fluid
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
S _ _. The third square is also part of “___ YOUR LIP!”.
SAP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
+s
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“+s”). What is left starts with B.
BRIDGES
AFTER N
9After n
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from N in the alphabet.
O
YOU ALREADY KNOW
10You already know
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “You already know”.
YAK
FORWARD
11Forward
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with F. The second square is also part of “Aston-ishment”.
FW
RECOVERY CENTER
12Recovery center
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
R _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Cautious”.
REHAB
INCH
13Inch
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Inch starts with the answer.
I
SIMPLE
14Simple
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “Corned beef dish” first gives you its third letter.
EASY
ADVANCED DEGREE
15Advanced degree
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: N _ _. “Corned beef dish” crosses it at the third square.
NTH
DUNGEON MASTER
16Dungeon master
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Dungeon master” to its initials.
DM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SPITS WHEN ANGRY
17Spits when angry
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ M _. Check the fourth letter against “Send out”.
LLAMA
ASTON-ISHMENT
18Aston-ishment
Row 3, col 3 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. Check the third letter against “Recovery center”.
AWE
"___ YOUR LIP!"
19"___ YOUR LIP!"
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ YOUR LIP!” starts with Z.
ZIP
CAUTIOUS
20Cautious
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
W _ _ _. “Pleasant smell” crosses it at the third square.
WARY
NOT DRY
21Not dry
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _. The third square is also part of “Send out”.
WET
CORNED BEEF DISH
22Corned beef dish
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with H. Check the third letter against “Simple”.
HASH
23Beard shaver
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “BEARD SHAVER” point to the same word. It begins with R.
RAZOR
RIGHT
24Right
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Right, nothing more.
R
BIT OR HIT LEAD-IN
25Bit or hit lead-in
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ _. The third square is also part of “ADELE'S "MILLION YEARS ___”.
MEGA
PLEASANT SMELL
26Pleasant smell
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ M _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Bit or hit lead-in”.
AROMA
$$$ TAKER
27$$$ taker
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. The third square is also part of “Dungeon master”.
ATM
ENERGY ZONE
28Energy zone
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EZ
AMPERE HOUR
29Ampere hour
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AH
ADELE'S "MILLION YEARS ___"
30ADELE'S "MILLION YEARS ___"
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “ADELE'S "MILLION YEARS ___”? It fits A _ _.
AGO
CAN
31Can
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Can.
C
COOK OVER FLAME
32Cook over flame
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bit or hit lead-in”.
CHAR
Crossword Challenge Level 1490 Solved Grid
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