Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1473 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1473 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 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; 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 “Widely seen”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1473: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Hair braid”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Widely seen”. 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.
WIDELY SEEN
1Widely seen
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ V _ _ E _ _. Solving “Faithful” first gives you its sixth letter.
PREVALENT
KEEN ON
2Keen on
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “And more”.
INTO
AFTER F
3After f
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from F in the alphabet.
G
TEXT MESSAGE
4Text message
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TM
BEACH BALL FILLER
5Beach ball filler
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Ump”.
AIR
FAR FROM SKILLED
6Far from skilled
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ P _. Solving “CHA__ER” first gives you its fourth letter.
INEPT
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with L. Its fourth letter is shared with “CHA__ER”.
LIFTER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
HAIR BRAID
8Hair braid
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with P. “Beach ball filler” crosses it at the fifth square.
PIGTAIL
ba-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ba” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RN
AND MORE
10And more
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Solving “Too sugary” first gives you its third letter.
ETC
BATTERY UNIT
11Battery unit
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: V _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Too sugary”.
VOLT
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Look at the picture and fit it to A.
A
FAITHFUL
13Faithful
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits L _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Catch device”.
LOYAL
ENERGY DRIVE
14Energy drive
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Energy drive” to its initials.
ED
-e
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “e” gives the answer. First letter: N.
NOS
BICEPS' PARTNER MUSCLE
16Biceps' partner muscle
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. The fifth square is also part of “Solo”.
TRICEPS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TINY MODEL
17Tiny model
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with M. Solving “Far from skilled” first gives you its third letter.
MINI
TOO SUGARY
18Too sugary
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with C. Its third letter is shared with “Give speech”.
CLOY
UMP
19Ump
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
REF
CATCH DEVICE
20Catch device
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. “Faithful” crosses it at the third square.
TRAP
CHA__ER
21CHA__ER
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “CHA__ER”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with P.
PT
SOLO
22Solo
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with “11th month”.
ALONE
GIVE SPEECH
23Give speech
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with O. Its fourth letter is shared with “Far from skilled”.
ORATE
IT STINKS
24It stinks
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with O. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ODOR
RAINBOW
25Rainbow
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Rainbow.
R
FIRST-RATE
26First-rate
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
T _ _. Solving “Biceps' partner muscle” first gives you its third letter.
TOP
PLANT HOLDER
27Plant holder
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits P _ _. The third square is also part of “First-rate”.
POT
LATIN FOR 'YES'
28Latin for 'yes'
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Begins with S. Check the second letter against “Biceps' partner muscle”.
SI
VERSUS
29Versus
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Fits V _. The second square is also part of “Biceps' partner muscle”.
VS
11TH MONTH
3011th month
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: N _ _. Solving “Versus” first gives you its third letter.
NOV
CARBON
31Carbon
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Carbon, nothing more.
C
Crossword Challenge Level 1473 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1473 solved
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