Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1497 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 34 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1497, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 14 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; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 5 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Place of worship”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Marine bird”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Place of worship”, read top to bottom.
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.
PLACE OF WORSHIP
1Place of worship
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ C _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Lower's opposite”.
SANCTUARY
BE JEALOUS OF
2Be jealous of
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Nevada abbr.” first gives you its third letter.
ENVY
ARTICLE NUMBER
3Article number
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AN
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: B _ _ _. “Body's outer layer” crosses it at the third square.
BUST
VARIETY
5Variety
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
I _ _. Solving “Body's outer layer” first gives you its third letter.
ILK
AFTER Q
6 after q
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with D. The fourth square is also part of “Local currency”.
DANCER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MARINE BIRD
8Marine bird
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ B _ _ D. The fifth square is also part of “Variety”.
SEABIRD
CANCEL
9Cancel
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ANNUL
NEVADA ABBR.
10Nevada abbr.
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _. The second square is also part of “Be jealous of”.
NV
ABNORMAL SAC
11Abnormal sac
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with C. Solving “A little drink” first gives you its third letter.
CYST
TARTAR
12Tartar
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Tartar.
T
LOWER'S OPPOSITE
13Lower's opposite
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits U _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “__HICAL”.
UPPER
-gebra
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “gebra” gives the answer. First letter: A.
AL
COLOR OF LOBSTER
15Color of lobster
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. “Doctor” crosses it at the third square.
RED
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits Y _ _ _. Solving “Doctor” first gives you its third letter.
YARD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ALWAYS
17Always
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Always.
A
NOT WELL
18Not well
Row 3, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with I. Check the third letter against “Fermented liquid”.
ILL
BODY'S OUTER LAYER
19Body's outer layer
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with “Not well”.
SKIN
A LITTLE DRINK
20A little drink
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
S _ _. Check the third letter against “Lower's opposite”.
SIP
LOCAL CURRENCY
21Local currency
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LC
DRY
22Dry
Row 5, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. The third square is also part of “Metal container”.
ARID
INCH
23Inch
Row 6, col 3 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Inch.
I
APPEAL
24Appeal
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Color of lobster”.
PLEA
FERMENTED LIQUID
25Fermented liquid
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
ALE
__HICAL
26__HICAL
Row 6, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__HICAL” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
ET
RUNNER
27Runner
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Runner.
R
CENTRAL POINT
28Central point
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. Solving “British columbia” first gives you its third letter.
NUB
METAL CONTAINER
29Metal container
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with T. “Central point” crosses it at the third square.
TIN
DOCTOR
30Doctor
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Begins with D. Its second letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
DR
NETWORK CENTER
31Network center
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NC
___GEON
32___GEON
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___GEON”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with D.
DUN
DAISY
33Daisy
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Daisy.
D
BRITISH COLUMBIA
34British columbia
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “British columbia”.
BC
Crossword Challenge Level 1497 Solved Grid
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