Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1482 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1482? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 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 “Buyer”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Sworn promise”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Buyer”. 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.
BUYER
1Buyer
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits P _ _ C _ _ S _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
PURCHASER
TRUE
2True
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
REAL
_STRICH
3_STRICH
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
“_STRICH” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
O
MICHAEL JORDAN, BRIEFLY
4Michael jordan, briefly
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
M _. Solving “Comedian mulaney” first gives you its second letter.
MJ
BIT OF PHYSICS
5Bit of physics
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits I _ _. “Agreeing gesture” crosses it at the third square.
ION
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ C _. The fourth square is also part of “Comp. science”.
SHOCK
FINISHES
7Finishes
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Agreeing gesture”.
ENDS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SWORN PROMISE
8Sworn promise
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ M _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Bit of physics”.
PROMISE
USER EQUIPMENT
9User equipment
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “User equipment”.
UE
ult---ound
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “ultound” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RAS
HEALTH FACILITY: ABBR.
11Health facility: abbr.
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Vocalize a tune”.
CLIN
HECTARE
12Hectare
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Hectare starts with the answer.
H
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to A _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Require-ment”.
ANGEL
SERVICE AREA
14Service area
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SA
EXTRA SMART QUOTE
15Extra smart quote
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Extra smart quote”.
ESQ
MOVIE STAR SCORES
16Movie star scores
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ I _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “Tidy up”.
RATINGS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
COMEDIAN MULANEY
17Comedian mulaney
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: J _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
JOHN
VOCALIZE A TUNE
18Vocalize a tune
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Throat area”.
SING
AGREEING GESTURE
19Agreeing gesture
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. “Finishes” crosses it at the third square.
NOD
REQUIRE-MENT
20Require-ment
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
NEED
COMP. SCIENCE
21Comp. science
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CS
TIDY UP
22Tidy up
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “VILL___”.
CLEAN
THROAT AREA
23Throat area
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. “Tidy up” crosses it at the third square.
NECK
SPACE AGENCY
24Space agency
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. “Extra smart quote” crosses it at the third square.
NASA
es----so
25ES____SO
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
The image carries “es----so”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with P.
PRES
PARKING SYMBOL
26Parking symbol
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Parking symbol”.
P
___ NOG (HOLIDAY DRINK)
27___ NOG (HOLIDAY DRINK)
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Say “___ NOG (HOLIDAY DRINK)” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _.
EGG
BAMBI'S KIND
28Bambi's kind
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “___ NOG (HOLIDAY DRINK)”.
DEER
QUICKTIME
29Quicktime
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Starts with Q; pattern Q _. The second square is also part of “Movie star scores”.
QT
VILL___
30VILL___
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “VILL___” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
AGE
IMPOSTOR
31Impostor
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Impostor starts with the answer.
I
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