Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1477 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1477 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.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Spreading out”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1477: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Nursery facility”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Spreading out”. 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.
SPREADING OUT
1Spreading out
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ F _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
DIFFUSION
NOT FOND OF
2Not fond of
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ R _ _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
AVERSE
YOUNG
3Young
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Young starts with the answer.
Y
CARBON FIBER
4Carbon fiber
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Carbon fiber” to its initials.
CF
NEV. NEIGHBOR
5Nev. neighbor
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. “MONSTERS, ___” crosses it at the third square.
ARIZ
FIX-UP
6Fix-up
Top row 6/7 · 7 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ E _ _ L. Solving “AWK__RD” first gives you its fifth letter.
RENEWAL
AND SO ON
7And so on
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. “MONSTERS, ___” crosses it at the third square.
ETC
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NURSERY FACILITY
8Nursery facility
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ C _ _ E. Solving “Nev. neighbor” first gives you its fifth letter.
DAYCARE
NUMBER AFTER III
9Number after iii
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _. Its second letter is shared with “Not fond of”.
IV
FAIRYLIKE
10Fairylike
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: F _ _. Check the third letter against “Good answer”.
FEY
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 6 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: F _ _ E _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Spew lava”.
FREEZE
FORMER SOVIET UNION, BRIEFLY
12Former soviet union, briefly
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ _. Solving “Good answer” first gives you its third letter.
USSR
-micolon
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-micolon”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SE
IMAGE
14Image
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Image.
I
GIVE SPEECH
15Give speech
Left column 8/9 · 5 letters · across
O _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Spew lava”.
ORATE
s---er
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “s---er” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with N.
NIP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BE ANXIOUS
17Be anxious
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits F _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Fix-up”.
FRET
GOOD ANSWER
18Good answer
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Y _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Former soviet union, briefly”.
YES
"MONSTERS, ___"
19"MONSTERS, ___"
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “MONSTERS, ___” out loud and the blank fills itself: I _ _.
INC
SPEW LAVA
20Spew lava
Row 4, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the fourth letter against “A variety of wheat”.
ERUPT
BEFORE'S OPPOSITE
21Before's opposite
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “HAV_”.
AFTER
AWK__RD
22AWK__RD
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “AWK__RD”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with W.
WA
VIEWED
23Viewed
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “Give speech”.
SEEN
BOMBER LETTERS
24Bomber letters
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with U. The third square is also part of “Fix-up”.
USAF
TREE FLUID
25Tree fluid
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
S _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
SAP
A VARIETY OF WHEAT
26A variety of wheat
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ L _. The fourth square is also part of “Fix-up”.
SPELT
HYB__D
27HYB__D
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “HYB__D” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
RI
HAV_
28HAV_
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “HAV_” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
E
OIL
29Oil
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Oil.
O
S___KEL
30S___KEL
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “S___KEL” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NOR
Crossword Challenge Level 1477 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1477 solved
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