Crossword Challenge Puzzle 462 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 29 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 462, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 29 fit in one or two squares. 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “One thousand million”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to B _ _ K _ _ P _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Foe”.
BEEKEEPER
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with I. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ILL
LEADER
3Leader
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Leader starts with the answer.
L
LEFT HAND
4Left hand
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Left hand”.
LH
LITTLEST BIT
5Littlest bit
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
I _ _ _. Solving “5 x 2” first gives you its third letter.
IOTA
OVER-WEIGHT
6Over-weight
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Build up”.
OBESE
CIGARETTE AVOIDER
7Cigarette avoider
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ S _ _ K _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Oil”.
NONSMOKER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ONE THOUSAND MILLION
8One thousand million
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ L _ _ N. Solving “Littlest bit” first gives you its fifth letter.
BILLION
ELECTRIC LIGHT
9Electric light
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Electric light”.
EL
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with E. Its third letter is shared with “Most liked”.
ELF
KILO
11Kilo
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Kilo starts with the answer.
K
HOME'S EDGE
12Home's edge
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Most liked”.
EAVE
FOE
13Foe
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ M _. “Team affiliate” crosses it at the fourth square.
ENEMY
3.14
143.14
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
P _. Check the second letter against “Ouzo herb”.
PI
CORE NATURE
15Core nature
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits E _ _ E _ _ E. “Currency in japan” crosses it at the fifth square.
ESSENCE
BACK SECTION
16Back section
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “South america”.
REAR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___ PURSE
17___ PURSE
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “___ PURSE” starts with H.
HOBO
MOST LIKED
18Most liked
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ _. “Home's edge” crosses it at the third square.
FAVE
5 X 2
195 x 2
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. The third square is also part of “Cigarette avoider”.
TEN
TEAM AFFILIATE
20Team affiliate
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ B _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Bird's bill”.
MEMBER
BUILD UP
21Build up
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ S _. Solving “Over-weight” first gives you its fourth letter.
AMASS
OUZO HERB
22Ouzo herb
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Core nature”.
ANISE
ELECTRO-MAGNETIC
23Electro-magnetic
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Electro-magnetic”.
EM
CURRENCY IN JAPAN
24Currency in japan
Row 6, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _. “Core nature” crosses it at the third square.
YEN
OIL
25Oil
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Oil, nothing more.
O
STAGE PLAY
26Stage play
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. Solving the picture clue in the inside the grid first gives you its third letter.
ACT
BIRD'S BILL
27Bird's bill
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits B _ _ _. “Stage play” crosses it at the third square.
BEAK
SOUTH AMERICA
28South america
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “South america”.
SA
-ain
29Total revenue
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ain”). What is left starts with T.
TR
Crossword Challenge Level 462 Solved Grid
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