Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1478 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1478, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Prepping”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Copious”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Prepping”, read top to bottom.
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.
PREPPING
1Prepping
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
P _ _ P _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
PREPARING
TIMES NEW ___ (POPULAR TYPEFACE)
2TIMES NEW ___ (POPULAR TYPEFACE)
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Which word finishes “TIMES NEW ___ (POPULAR TYPEFACE)”? It fits R _ _ A _.
ROMAN
OVERALL SCORE
3Overall score
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Overall score” to its initials.
OS
PHOBIA
4Phobia
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
F _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Sadly said”.
FEAR
AFTER T
5After t
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after T.
U
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ T _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Thank you”.
SKATER
NOT DIFFICULT
7Not difficult
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Sadly said”.
EASY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
COPIOUS
8Copious
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with P. “After t” crosses it at the fifth square.
PROFUSE
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Overall score”.
ROSE
E MINOR
10E minor
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “E minor” to its initials.
EM
COUPLE
11Couple
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits P _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bury”.
PAIR
"DEAR ___ LANDERS"
12"DEAR ___ LANDERS"
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “DEAR ___ LANDERS”. Shape: A _ _.
ANN
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Name the object in the picture. R.
R
THOUGHTS
14Thoughts
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits I _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Rest”.
IDEAS
HOSPITAL JOB
15Hospital job
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with N. “Not advanced” crosses it at the fifth square.
NURSING
LEAVE NOW
16Leave now
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with G. “Two” crosses it at the second square.
GO
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
KILO-AMPERE
17Kilo-ampere
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
KA
TOTA_
18TOTA_
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “TOTA_” go in the grid. First one: L.
L
SADLY SAID
19Sadly said
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ALAS
BURY
20Bury
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Fits I _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Thoughts”.
INTER
THANK YOU
21Thank you
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Thank you” to its initials.
TY
NOT ADVANCED
22Not advanced
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits B _ _ I _. “Hospital job” crosses it at the fourth square.
BASIC
TO OCCUR
23To occur
Row 6, col 5 · 2 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its second letter.
BE
REST
24Rest
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Hospital job” first gives you its third letter.
EASE
TRAFFIC MARKER
25Traffic marker
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “Hospital job” first gives you its third letter.
SIGN
CRY DROPS
26Cry drops
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
TEARS
TWO
27Two
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with D. Check the third letter against “Leave now”.
DUO
ROMAN NUMERAL ONE
28Roman numeral one
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Roman numeral one”.
I
NEGATIVE RESPONSE
29Negative response
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _. The second square is also part of “Study of markets”.
NO
STUDY OF MARKETS
30Study of markets
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Negative response”.
ECON
Crossword Challenge Level 1478 Solved Grid
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