Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1480 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1480, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 13 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Variable limit”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Not complete”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Variable limit”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
VARIABLE LIMIT
1Variable limit
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
P _ _ A _ _ T _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Effort”.
PARAMETER
SINGLE
2Single
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of “Some”.
ALONE
gi-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “gi” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RL
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with T. Check the third letter against “Plays a role”.
TEA
1/12 OF A FOOT
51/12 of a foot
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with I. The third square is also part of “Plays a role”.
INCH
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: A.
A
___ ISLAS FILIPINAS
7___ ISLAS FILIPINAS
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ ISLAS FILIPINAS”? It fits L _ _.
LAS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT COMPLETE
8Not complete
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ T _ _ L. “1/12 of a foot” crosses it at the fifth square.
PARTIAL
"ANNIE HALL" DIRECTOR
9"annie hall" director
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ E _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
ALLEN
READ ONLY
10Read only
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Read only”.
RO
SOME
11Some
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. Check the third letter against “Time periods”.
ANY
GATHER TOGETHER
12Gather together
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Time periods”.
MEET
EFFORT
13 effort
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Effort.
E
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with T. The fourth square is also part of “Parts of a forest”.
THREE
ALLAY
15Allay
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. “Time periods” crosses it at the third square.
EASE
ski-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “ski-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ABLE
17Able
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Able, nothing more.
A
STICKY ROLL
18Sticky roll
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. Solving “__CKET” first gives you its third letter.
TAPE
PLAYS A ROLE
19Plays a role
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Solving “Sticky roll” first gives you its third letter.
ACTS
TIME PERIODS
20Time periods
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _ R _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
YEARS
LAUGHTER SOUND
21Laughter sound
Row 5, col 5 · 2 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _. “Sticky roll” crosses it at the second square.
HA
PARTS OF A FOREST
22Parts of a forest
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ E _. “Allay” crosses it at the fourth square.
TREES
MATURE PERSON
23Mature person
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “Yard line”.
ADULT
__CKET
24__CKET
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “__CKET”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with P.
PA
NOT YOU
25Not you
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · down
M _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the second square.
ME
EQUIPPED WITH WEAPONS
26Equipped with weapons
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Sticky roll”.
ARMED
CAP OR BONNET
27Cap or bonnet
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
H _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
HAT
UNIFORM
28Uniform
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Uniform.
U
YOU ALL
29You all
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
YA
YARD LINE
30Yard line
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Yard line” to its initials.
YL
BLU_
31BLU_
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “BLU_” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
E
PLACE TO SIT
32Place to sit
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. “You all” crosses it at the third square.
SEAT
Crossword Challenge Level 1480 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1480 solved
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