Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1499 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1499, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Ninth month”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1499: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Main topic”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Ninth month”. 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.
NINTH MONTH
1Ninth month
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ T _ _ B _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Olympic pool units”.
SEPTEMBER
BEEHIVE STATE
2Beehive state
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
U _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
UTAH
-bysitter
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-bysitter”). What is left starts with B.
BA
AFTER I
4After i
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after I.
J
EARTH DAY PREFIX
5Earth day prefix
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. “In pain” crosses it at the third square.
ECO
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with C. Its fourth letter is shared with “Credit note”.
CIRCUS
FASHION MOVEMENT
7Fashion movement
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
T _ _ N _. Solving “Credit note” first gives you its fourth letter.
TREND
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MAIN TOPIC
8Main topic
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ J _ _ T. Its fifth letter is shared with “Earth day prefix”.
SUBJECT
AIRPORT FLIGHT INFO: ABBR.
9Airport flight info: abbr.
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ETA
-nda
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-nda”). What is left starts with P.
PA
BANGKOK NATIVE
11Bangkok native
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Official records”.
THAI
AFTER D
12After d
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after D.
E
OLYMPIC POOL UNITS
13Olympic pool units
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with M. Check the fourth letter against “Quiet”.
METERS
PRODUCT INSIGNIA
14Product insignia
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: B _ _ N _. “Quiet” crosses it at the fourth square.
BRAND
ENERGY INDEX
15Energy index
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Energy index”.
EI
FO___OING
16FO___OING
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “FO___OING” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
REG
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___CADIAN
17___CADIAN
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“___CADIAN” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with C.
CIR
QUIET
18Quiet
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits S _ _ E _ _. “Olympic pool units” crosses it at the fourth square.
SILENT
IN PAIN
19In pain
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
SORE
OFFICIAL RECORDS
20Official records
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Olympic pool units”.
ACTA
CREDIT NOTE
21Credit note
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CN
REQUEST
22Request
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ E _. “Sms content” crosses it at the fourth square.
ORDER
RAIN SOURCE
23Rain source
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
C _ _ U _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
CLOUD
BUFFALO'S COUNTY OR LAKE
24Buffalo's county or lake
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Energy index”.
ERIE
24-HR. SOURCE OF MONEY
2524-hr. source of money
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving the picture clue in the inside the grid first gives you its third letter.
ATM
TOP OF ALPHABET
26Top of alphabet
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Top of alphabet”.
A
HE__GON
27HE__GON
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “HE__GON” and enter only the missing part, starting with X.
XA
SMS CONTENT
28Sms content
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Solving “HE__GON” first gives you its third letter.
TEXT
GAS
29Gas
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Gas.
G
pa---edic
30Lamb's dad
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “paedic” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RAM
Crossword Challenge Level 1499 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1499 solved
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