Crossword Challenge Puzzle 450 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 450, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 450: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Put on pedestal”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with I. The sixth square is also part of “Overly showy”.
INSTAGRAM
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “South-west”.
DEWY
pill-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “pill-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OW
LEADER
4Leader
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Leader.
L
DEEP ANGER
5Deep anger
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
I _ _. “Dna carrier” crosses it at the third square.
IRE
HIGHEST POINT
6Highest point
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: Z _ _ I _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Infra-red”.
ZENITH
ONE AND ALL
7One and all
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the fourth letter against “Infra-red”.
EVERY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PUT ON PEDESTAL
8Put on pedestal
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with I. “Deep anger” crosses it at the fifth square.
IDOLIZE
NOT OLD
9Not old
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
NEW
SOUTH-WEST
10South-west
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SW
SORT
11Sort
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Soft cat sound”.
TYPE
ACE
12Ace
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Ace.
A
OVERLY SHOWY
13Overly showy
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
G _ _ I _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Friendly”.
GARISH
PASTORAL
14Pastoral
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with R. The fourth square is also part of “Friendly”.
RURAL
h-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “h” gives the answer. First letter: A.
AT
GANGSTER GROUP
16Gangster group
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: M _ _. The third square is also part of “Brave”.
MOB
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FIRE UP
17Fire up
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. Check the third letter against “One and all”.
REV
FRIENDLY
18Friendly
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ I _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Overly showy”.
GENIAL
DNA CARRIER
19Dna carrier
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. Solving “Highest point” first gives you its third letter.
GENE
SOFT CAT SOUND
20Soft cat sound
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with P. Solving “Overly showy” first gives you its third letter.
PURR
INFRA-RED
21Infra-red
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IR
SPOT OF LAND
22Spot of land
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with I. Its fourth letter is shared with “Plant part”.
ISLET
COHESION
23Cohesion
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
U _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Highest point”.
UNITY
CAR
24Car
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
AUTO
25Picture clue
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits U _ _. “Overly” crosses it at the third square.
UFO
USER
26User
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of User.
U
ACCOUNT OF
27Account of
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Account of” to its initials.
AO
PLANT PART
28Plant part
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Account of”.
LEAF
BRAVE
29Brave
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Brave, nothing more.
B
OVERLY
30Overly
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the inside the grid.
TOO
Crossword Challenge Level 450 Solved Grid
Hide the letters to check your own board against the empty grid.
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Puzzle 450 solved
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