Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1495 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1495? 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. 4 clues are pictures, and 4 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 “Grand canyon material”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Origins”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Grand canyon material”. 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.
GRAND CANYON MATERIAL
1Grand canyon material
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “Tablet” first gives you its sixth letter.
SANDSTONE
LIVER OR LUNGS
2Liver or lungs
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
O _ _ A _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
ORGAN
UPPER BOUND
3Upper bound
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Upper bound” to its initials.
UB
-e
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “e” gives the answer. First letter: R.
ROS
CAPTAIN AND COMPANY
5Captain and company
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Final four game”.
CREW
AFTER D
6After d
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to D; the answer is its next letter.
E
-shot
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
The image carries “-shot”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SLING
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ORIGINS
8Origins
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ R _ _ S. Solving “Captain and company” first gives you its fifth letter.
SOURCES
LEAFY SHELTER
9Leafy shelter
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
ARBOR
NOT GOING
10Not going
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Not going”.
NG
-tboard
11CHED___
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-tboard” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with D.
DAR
FALLING FLAKES
12Falling flakes
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving “Got it” first gives you its third letter.
SNOW
TABLET
13Tablet
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Tablet.
T
MOZART OFFERING
14Mozart offering
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ R _. “More bad” crosses it at the fourth square.
OPERA
HOSPITAL JOB
15Hospital job
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with N. Check the fifth letter against “Finger's tip”.
NURSING
magn-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“magn-”). What is left starts with E.
ET
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
_ACTOSE
17_ACTOSE
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“_ACTOSE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with L.
L
SIMPLY, NOTHING BUT
18Simply, nothing but
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with M. Solving “Right guard” first gives you its third letter.
MERE
FINAL FOUR GAME
19Final four game
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Simply, nothing but”.
SEMI
"GOT IT"
20"got it"
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Fits R _ _ E _. Solving “Mozart offering” first gives you its fourth letter.
ROGER
T___TIETH
21T___TIETH
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“T___TIETH” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with W.
WEN
MORE BAD
22More bad
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
W _ _ S _. “Hospital job” crosses it at the fourth square.
WORSE
RIGHT GUARD
23Right guard
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Right guard”.
RG
FINGER'S TIP
24Finger's tip
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. Solving “Hospital job” first gives you its third letter.
NAIL
USED UP
25Used up
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
G _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Finger's tip”.
GONE
PLACE DOWN
26Place down
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: P _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
PUT
18+ TO VOTE, E.G.
2718+ to vote, e.g.
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. “IF ALL ___ FAILS…” crosses it at the third square.
AGE
ARTICLE
28Article
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Article.
A
NORTH SOUTH
29North south
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “North south”.
NS
"IF ALL ___ FAILS…"
30"IF ALL ___ FAILS…"
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “IF ALL ___ FAILS…”? It fits E _ _ _.
ELSE
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