Crossword Challenge Puzzle 449 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 449 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 5 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “1000 meters”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “1000 meters”. 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.
1000 METERS
11000 meters
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: K _ _ O _ _ T _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Our world”.
KILOMETER
GRAND TALE
2Grand tale
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. “Untruth” crosses it at the third square.
EPIC
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits T _ _. The third square is also part of “Untruth”.
TOE
COMPACT DISC
4Compact disc
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CD
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
One word for the picture, starting with H.
H
BODY WASTE
6Body waste
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ N _. The fourth square is also part of “Trig function”.
URINE
MODEL'S ACTION
7Model's action
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits P _ _ _. Solving “Female sib” first gives you its third letter.
POSE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. K _ _ C _ _ P. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
KETCHUP
APPLE MUSIC PLAYER
9Apple music player
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
IPOD
UNTRUTH
10Untruth
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: L _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
LIE
d--tor
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “dtor” gives the answer. First letter: O.
OC
AFTER L
12After l
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from L in the alphabet.
M
OUR WORLD
13Our world
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits E _ _ T _. “Ironic humor” crosses it at the fourth square.
EARTH
TONIGHT
14Tonight
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits T _. Its second letter is shared with “___-AGING CREAM”.
TN
NEVER-ENDING
15Never-ending
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
E _ _ R _ _ L. The fifth square is also part of “Draw off fluid”.
ETERNAL
MORNING EVENT
16Morning event
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. The third square is also part of “Extra sensory”.
RISE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ROYAL ORDER
17Royal order
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RO
DRAW OFF FLUID
18Draw off fluid
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
S _ _ H _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Our world”.
SIPHON
FEMALE SIB
19Female sib
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. The third square is also part of “Model's action”.
SIS
IRONIC HUMOR
20Ironic humor
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with S. Check the fourth letter against “Littlest bit”.
SATIRE
TRIG FUNCTION
21Trig function
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Body waste”.
SINE
GUITAR RIFF
22Guitar riff
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
GR
WIDE BREACH
23Wide breach
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Draw off fluid”.
GAPE
___-AGING CREAM
24___-AGING CREAM
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “___-AGING CREAM”. Shape: A _ _ _.
ANTI
50%
2550%
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Never-ending”.
HALF
HARD
26Hard
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Hard.
H
ROOF GOO
27Roof goo
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: T _ _. The picture clue in the inside the grid crosses it at the third square.
TAR
LITTLEST BIT
28Littlest bit
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Solving “Roof goo” first gives you its third letter.
IOTA
EXTRA SENSORY
29Extra sensory
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Extra sensory” to its initials.
ES
tu-
30Radio freq.
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “tu” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RF
Crossword Challenge Level 449 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 449 solved
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