Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1487 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1487 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
11 of the 32 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; 5 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 the picture clue in the top row.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Candid”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ I _ _ L _ _. Solving “Once daily” first gives you its sixth letter.
SEMICOLON
BILE
2Bile
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits I _ _. “Holy city in islam” crosses it at the third square.
IRE
NICE
3Nice
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Nice.
N
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. C _ _ U _ _ E _. Check the fifth letter against “Serene and quiet”.
CUCUMBER
VIM
5Vim
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Holy city in islam”.
ELAN
satu-
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“satu-”). What is left starts with R.
RN
FOODIE
7Foodie
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Bit”.
EATER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CANDID
8Candid
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ C _ _ E. Solving “Vim” first gives you its fifth letter.
SINCERE
DIFF__ENCE
9DIFF__ENCE
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “DIFF__ENCE” go in the grid. First one: E.
ER
HOLY CITY IN ISLAM
10Holy city in islam
Left column 3/9 · 5 letters · across
M _ _ C _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
MECCA
INDOOR
11Indoor
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Indoor starts with the answer.
I
SERENE AND QUIET
12Serene and quiet
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “___ MUSTARD”.
CALM
ONCE DAILY
13Once daily
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Once daily” to its initials.
OD
ROMANTIC PARTNER
14Romantic partner
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
L _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
LOVER
ALLIGAT_R
15ALLIGAT_R
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “ALLIGAT_R” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
O
-dle
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-dle”). What is left starts with N.
NEE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ARMBONE
17Armbone
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with U. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
ULNA
___ MUSTARD
18___ MUSTARD
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Say “___ MUSTARD” out loud and the blank fills itself: C _ _.
COL
TEMP
19Temp
Row 4, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Temp.
T
CHICAGO SETTING: ABBR.
20Chicago setting: abbr.
Row 4, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with C. “Drill part” crosses it at the third square.
CST
BIT
21Bit
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ C _. Check the fourth letter against “Chicago setting: abbr.”.
OUNCE
BIG SCENE
22Big scene
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Check the third letter against “Romantic partner”.
ADO
SYSTEM RESTORE
23System restore
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “System restore”.
SR
EYE PART
24Eye part
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Dubliners, e.g.”.
IRIS
DRILL PART
25Drill part
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · across
B _ _. Check the third letter against “Chicago setting: abbr.”.
BIT
"LA ___ EN ROSE"
26"LA ___ EN ROSE"
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “LA ___ EN ROSE” starts with V.
VIE
PROBLEM HANDLING DEGREE
27Problem handling degree
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
PHD
PRODUCT
28Product
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Product.
P
SERUM ALBUMIN
29Serum albumin
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SA
DUBLINERS, E.G.
30Dubliners, e.g.
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ S _. Solving “Serum albumin” first gives you its fourth letter.
IRISH
ELEGANT
31Elegant
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Elegant starts with the answer.
E
UNHAPPY
32Unhappy
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. Solving “Problem handling degree” first gives you its third letter.
SAD
Crossword Challenge Level 1487 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1487 solved
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