Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1492 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1492 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Cutesy term of affection”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1492: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Shy”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Cutesy term of affection”. 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.
CUTESY TERM OF AFFECTION
1Cutesy term of affection
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ T _ _ C _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Radius”.
BUTTERCUP
FROM THE EAST
2From the east
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ A _. “Turn around” crosses it at the fourth square.
ASIAN
"___ WALKS IN BEAUTY" (BYRON POEM)
3"___ WALKS IN BEAUTY" (BYRON POEM)
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ WALKS IN BEAUTY" (BYRON POEM)”? It fits S _ _.
SHE
feat--r
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “feat--r” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with H.
HE
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to F _ _ I _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Drying oven”.
FRUITS
AFTER T
6After t
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from T in the alphabet.
U
LEGAL CLAIM
7Legal claim
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits L _ _ _. Solving “Benefit” first gives you its third letter.
LIEN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SHY
8Shy
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
B _ _ H _ _ L. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
BASHFUL
DOOR-KEEPER
9Door-keeper
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ E _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
USHER
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. T _ _. “___ WALKS IN BEAUTY" (BYRON POEM)” crosses it at the third square.
TIE
TURN AROUND
11Turn around
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Turn around”.
TA
BEING
12Being
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
E _ _ I _ _. The fourth square is also part of “High-flying toy”.
ENTITY
RADIUS
13Radius
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Radius.
R
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Cramped”.
CAGE
WORD OF REJECTION
15Word of rejection
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _. “Cramped” crosses it at the third square.
UGH
DRINKABLE
16Drinkable
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits P _ _ A _ _ E. Solving “Pound; abbr.” first gives you its fifth letter.
POTABLE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ICEAGE
17Iceage
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Iceage starts with the answer.
I
SNEAKY
18Sneaky
Row 3, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. The third square is also part of “Being”.
SLY
BENEFIT
19Benefit
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _. “Legal claim” crosses it at the third square.
USE
HIGH-FLYING TOY
20High-flying toy
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: K _ _ _. The third square is also part of “___ NOT MY FAULT!”.
KITE
DRYING OVEN
21Drying oven
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: K _ _ _. “Sneaky” crosses it at the third square.
KILN
CRAMPED
22Cramped
Row 5, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ H _. Check the fourth letter against “Word of rejection”.
TIGHT
ELM OR OAK
23Elm or oak
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. “Untruth” crosses it at the third square.
TREE
"___ NOT MY FAULT!"
24"___ NOT MY FAULT!"
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ NOT MY FAULT!”? It fits I _ _.
ITS
IN THE PAST
25In the past
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. Check the third letter against “Drinkable”.
AGO
TUMBLE
26Tumble
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Tumble.
T
BE ILL
27Be ill
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Drinkable”.
AIL
M__ZIPAN
28M__ZIPAN
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“M__ZIPAN” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
AR
POUND; ABBR.
29Pound; abbr.
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Begins with L. Solving “Drinkable” first gives you its second letter.
LB
UNTRUTH
30Untruth
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: L _ _. Check the third letter against “Elm or oak”.
LIE
VOWEL STARTER
31Vowel starter
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Vowel starter”.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 1492 Solved Grid
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