Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1498 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1498 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.
8 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Model example”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1498: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Postpone”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Model example”. 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.
MODEL EXAMPLE
1Model example
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ H _ _ Y _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Village cousin”.
ARCHETYPE
TWO
2Two
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: D _ _. Check the third letter against “Wheel tooth”.
DUO
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 6 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to J _ _ S _ _. Solving “Winter toy” first gives you its fourth letter.
JIGSAW
ORDER NUMBER
4Order number
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Order number”.
ON
USE
5Use
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Use.
U
ENJOY A BOOK
6Enjoy a book
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving “Young woman” first gives you its third letter.
READ
campa---e
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “campa---e” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with N.
NIL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
POSTPONE
8Postpone
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ O _ _ N. Check the fifth letter against “Use”.
ADJOURN
9Destroy
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Picture plus words: “DESTROY”. The answer opens with R.
RUIN
WHEEL TOOTH
10Wheel tooth
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
C _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
COG
AFTER G
11After g
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to G; the answer is its next letter.
H
IN-BOX CONTENTS
12In-box contents
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Eye makeup”.
EMAIL
VILLAGE COUSIN
13Village cousin
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
TOWN
YOUR
14Your
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with Y. “Conger's cousin” crosses it at the second square.
YR
WAGE REGISTER
15Wage register
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with P. The fifth square is also part of “Cauldron”.
PAYROLL
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “LA__R”.
EYE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ENGINEER INTERN
17Engineer intern
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Engineer intern” to its initials.
EI
HAIR PRODUCT
18Hair product
Row 3, col 6 · 3 letters · down
G _ _. Check the third letter against “In-box contents”.
GEL
YOUNG WOMAN
19Young woman
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
G _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
GAL
EYE MAKEUP
20Eye makeup
Row 4, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Grand tale”.
LINER
WINTER TOY
21Winter toy
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Hair product”.
SLED
CONGER'S COUSIN
22Conger's cousin
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with M. Solving “Wage register” first gives you its fourth letter.
MORAY
FATHER'S BROTHER
23Father's brother
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Fits U _ _ L _. Solving “Wage register” first gives you its fourth letter.
UNCLE
_NIFORM
24_NIFORM
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_NIFORM” go in the grid. First one: U.
U
HEAP
25Heap
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with P. The third square is also part of “Wage register”.
PILE
PRIVATE NETWORK
26Private network
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Private network” to its initials.
PN
CAULDRON
27Cauldron
Row 7, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fits P _ _. Check the third letter against “Take everything easy”.
POT
GRAND TALE
28Grand tale
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Heap”.
EPIC
LA__R
29LA__R
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“LA__R” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with Y.
YE
TAKE EVERYTHING EASY
30Take everything easy
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Take everything easy” to its initials.
TEE
Crossword Challenge Level 1498 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1498 solved
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