Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1491 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1491 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 4 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Trail rider's accessory”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1491: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Verbal irony”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Trail rider's accessory”. 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.
TRAIL RIDER'S ACCESSORY
1Trail rider's accessory
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ D _ _ B _ _. “Elixir” crosses it at the sixth square.
SADDLEBAG
BROADCAST PORTION
2Broadcast portion
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ I _. “Extremely serious” crosses it at the fourth square.
AUDIO
DOUBLE R
3Double r
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Fits R _. “Ear-related” crosses it at the second square.
RR
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Admit it, with "up”.
CAFE
v---ntine
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “v---ntine”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
ALE
_NEAKER
6_NEAKER
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “_NEAKER”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
S
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits M _ _ Q _ _. “One question” crosses it at the fourth square.
MOSQUE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
VERBAL IRONY
8Verbal irony
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ C _ _ M. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
SARCASM
EAR-RELATED
9Ear-related
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ A _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
AURAL
DUNGEONS DRAGONS
10Dungeons dragons
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Dungeons dragons” to its initials.
DD
EXTREMELY SERIOUS
11Extremely serious
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Boxing movie hero”.
DIRE
LINE OUT ORDER
12Line out order
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Line out order”.
LOO
ELIXIR
13Elixir
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Elixir starts with the answer.
E
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 6 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits B _ _ E _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Time off”.
BAKERY
DEEP CHASM
15Deep chasm
Left column 8/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ S _. Solving “Time off” first gives you its fourth letter.
ABYSS
GAME-STOP
16Game-stop
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Game-stop”.
GS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
OXYGEN SYMBOL
17Oxygen symbol
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Oxygen symbol”.
O
COVERED WITH SUDS
18Covered with suds
Row 3, col 7 · 5 letters · down
S _ _ P _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Thin pancake”.
SOAPY
ADMIT IT, WITH "UP"
19Admit it, with "up"
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with F. Solving “Covered with suds” first gives you its third letter.
FESS
BOXING MOVIE HERO
20Boxing movie hero
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ K _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ROCKY
ONE QUESTION
21One question
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OQ
BRIEF
22Brief
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
T _ _ S _. Solving “Deep chasm” first gives you its fourth letter.
TERSE
GREEK T
23Greek t
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits T _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
TAU
TIME OFF
24Time off
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. “Deep chasm” crosses it at the third square.
REST
THIN PANCAKE
25Thin pancake
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ P _. Solving “Covered with suds” first gives you its fourth letter.
CREPE
CORE MUSCLES
26Core muscles
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. Check the third letter against “Game-stop”.
ABS
GRAN TURISMO
27Gran turismo
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Gran turismo” to its initials.
GT
GEM
28Gem
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Gem.
G
ROMAN TEN
29Roman ten
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Roman ten”.
X
SMS CONTENT
30Sms content
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the third letter against “Roman ten”.
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Puzzle 1491 solved
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