Crossword Challenge Puzzle 460 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 460 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Military leader”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 460: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Military leader”. 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.
MILITARY LEADER
1Military leader
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits C _ _ M _ _ D _ _. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
COMMANDER
-ion
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “ion” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LOT
je-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“je-”). What is left starts with E.
EP
NOT AWAKE
4Not awake
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits A _ _ E _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Selenium”.
ASLEEP
ROMAN FIVE
5Roman five
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Roman five”.
V
LIST ITEMS
6List items
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with E. Its sixth letter is shared with “Aria area”.
ENUMERATE
NOT POLITE
7Not polite
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving “Praise highly” first gives you its third letter.
RUDE
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. C _ _ A _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with “Roman five”.
CLEAVER
____ I DID IT AGAIN!
9____ I DID IT AGAIN!
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “____ I DID IT AGAIN!”? It fits O _ _ _.
OOPS
METRIC TON
10Metric ton
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Metric ton”.
MT
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits M.
M
AGREE TO
12Agree to
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the fourth letter against “Not awake”.
ACCEDE
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: N.
N
CAVE
14Cave
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits D _ _. “Teacake” crosses it at the third square.
DEN
LIFT UPWARD
15Lift upward
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
E _ _ V _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Sticker”.
ELEVATE
ROYAL MAIL
16Royal mail
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
__RSERY
17__RSERY
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “__RSERY” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NU
APOLOGY
18Apology
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Apology starts with the answer.
A
PRAISE HIGHLY
19Praise highly
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “List items”.
LAUD
TEACAKE
20Teacake
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ N _. The fourth square is also part of “Cave”.
SCONE
SELENIUM
21Selenium
Row 5, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Shape: S _. Check the second letter against “Not awake”.
SE
VITAMIN
22Vitamin
Row 5, col 3 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Vitamin”.
C
NOT YOU
23Not you
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
M _. Solving “Not polite” first gives you its second letter.
ME
STICKER
24Sticker
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ A _. Solving “Lift upward” first gives you its fourth letter.
DECAL
FINAL PRAYER WORD
25Final prayer word
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. “Lift upward” crosses it at the third square.
AMEN
ARIA AREA
26Aria area
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
O _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with “List items”.
OPERA
TREE SPECIES
27Tree species
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Royal mail”.
ELM
CAMERA ABBR.
28Camera abbr.
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. “Final prayer word” crosses it at the third square.
CAM
VIDEO GAME
29Video game
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Video game” to its initials.
VG
QUIET VALLEY
30Quiet valley
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: G _ _ _. “List items” crosses it at the third square.
GLEN
Crossword Challenge Level 460 Solved Grid
Hide the letters to check your own board against the empty grid.
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Puzzle 460 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 460 with us. Puzzle 461 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.