Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1484 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1484? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
12 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 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 “Morse code device”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1484: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Edible fungus”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Morse code device”. 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.
1Morse code device
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “MORSE CODE DEVICE” point to the same word. It begins with T.
TELEGRAPH
DRINK FROM JAMAICA
2Drink from jamaica
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: R _ _. “SOU__ATE” crosses it at the third square.
RUM
UNDER REVIEW
3Under review
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Under review” to its initials.
UR
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. F _ _ S _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Screen-shot”.
FOSSIL
FABLE
5Fable
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Fable starts with the answer.
F
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to L _ _ P _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Head dog”.
LAMPSHADE
"HEAR NO___…"
7"HEAR NO___…"
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Say “HEAR NO___…” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _ _.
EVIL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
EDIBLE FUNGUS
8Edible fungus
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ F _ _ E. “Fable” crosses it at the fifth square.
TRUFFLE
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to E _ _ _. “Under review” crosses it at the third square.
EURO
SOU__ATE
10SOU__ATE
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “SOU__ATE” go in the grid. First one: L.
LM
EFFORT
11 effort
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Effort starts with the answer.
E
BRILLIANT PERSON
12Brilliant person
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with G. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
GENIUS
AFTER Q
13After q
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
WHAT YOU BREATHE
14What you breathe
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. The third square is also part of “Trap for animals”.
AIR
APPEAR BEFORE
15Appear before
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with P. Its fifth letter is shared with “High berth”.
PRECEDE
HONG KONG
16Hong kong
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Hong kong”.
HK
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AUDIO-VISUAL
17Audio-visual
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AV
ERA
18Era
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Era.
E
NOT FULLY
19Not fully
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
SEMI
TRAP FOR ANIMALS
20Trap for animals
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “What you breathe”.
SNARE
SCREEN-SHOT
21Screen-shot
Row 5, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Screen-shot” to its initials.
SS
EPSILON
22Epsilon
Row 5, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Epsilon starts with the answer.
E
__ATE
23__ATE
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “__ATE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with P.
PL
HIGH BERTH
24High berth
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Appear before”.
UPPER
ONCE AGAIN
25Once again
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Appear before”.
ANEW
HEAD DOG
26Head dog
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
ALPHA
ANNOY
27Annoy
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with I. Check the third letter against “Hong kong”.
IRK
FRYING TOOL
28Frying tool
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with P. Solving “Once again” first gives you its third letter.
PAN
CORNER BACK
29Corner back
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Corner back”.
CB
COLD ___ COFFEE
30COLD ___ COFFEE
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “COLD ___ COFFEE”? It fits B _ _ _.
BREW
Crossword Challenge Level 1484 Solved Grid
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