Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1481 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1481? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Planned in advance”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1481: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Space for stuff”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Planned in advance”. 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.
PLANNED IN ADVANCE
1Planned in advance
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ E _ _ L _ _. Solving “Not rural” first gives you its sixth letter.
SCHEDULED
bow-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “bow” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TIE
MOUTH-RELATED
3Mouth-related
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ORAL
AFTER Q
4After q
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
M__IMUM
5M__IMUM
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “M__IMUM” go in the grid. First one: A.
AX
GRANTED
6Granted
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
G _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not now”.
GIVEN
INTENSELY
7Intensely
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the sixth letter against “Mobile”.
EXTREMELY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SPACE FOR STUFF
8Space for stuff
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving “M__IMUM” first gives you its fifth letter.
STORAGE
-cle
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-cle”). What is left starts with C.
CIR
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with H. Solving “Mouth-related” first gives you its third letter.
HEAD
EGG
11Egg
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Egg starts with the answer.
E
DUNGEONS DRAGONS
12Dungeons dragons
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DD
NOT RURAL
13Not rural
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
U _ _ A _. “Info” crosses it at the fourth square.
URBAN
"OF COURSE I REMEMBER YOU!," OFTEN
14"of course i remember you!," often
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits L _ _. Its third letter is shared with “HAVE YOU ___ GOOD?”.
LIE
AT ANY TIME
15At any time
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. “HAVE YOU ___ GOOD?” crosses it at the third square.
EVER
PHYSICS PROPERTY
16Physics property
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ S _ _ Y. Solving “Item” first gives you its fifth letter.
DENSITY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ROMAN 19
17Roman 19
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
X _ _. “Intensely” crosses it at the third square.
XIX
INFO
18Info
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. “Color shade” crosses it at the third square.
DATA
VERMONT
19Vermont
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: V _. Check the second letter against “Intensely”.
VT
LARGE AMOUNTS
20Large amounts
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Not rural”.
TONS
NOT NOW
21Not now
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits L _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Granted”.
LATER
TRAVEL BY CAR
22Travel by car
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ V _. Check the fourth letter against “At any time”.
DRIVE
COLOR SHADE
23Color shade
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Granted”.
TONE
"HAVE YOU ___ GOOD?"
24"HAVE YOU ___ GOOD?"
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “HAVE YOU ___ GOOD?” starts with B.
BEEN
MOBILE
25Mobile
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Mobile.
M
SIMPLE SHELTER
26Simple shelter
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _. The third square is also part of “Physics property”.
HUT
"___ SAID YES!"
27"___ SAID YES!"
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ SAID YES!”? It fits S _ _.
SHE
ROYAL SOCIETY
28Royal society
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RS
USEF__
29USEF__
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “USEF__” go in the grid. First one: U.
UL
ITEM
30Item
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Item.
I
Crossword Challenge Level 1481 Solved Grid
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