Crossword Challenge Puzzle 464 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 464, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 8 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Almost an island”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Neck-lace charm”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Almost an island”. 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.
ALMOST AN ISLAND
1Almost an island
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
P _ _ I _ _ U _ _. “After r” crosses it at the sixth square.
PENINSULA
ADHESIVE RESIN
2Adhesive resin
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. The fourth square is also part of “Roman numeral 9”.
EPOXY
mo---or
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “mo---or”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NIT
DIRECT CURRENT
4Direct current
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DC
ASK
5Ask
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Ask starts with the answer.
A
COLORFUL LIGHT
6Colorful light
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. Check the third letter against “Criminal set”.
NEON
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to T _ _. The third square is also part of “Criminal set”.
TUB
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NECK-LACE CHARM
8Neck-lace charm
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits P _ _ D _ _ T. Its fifth letter is shared with “Ask”.
PENDANT
HEROIC STORY
9Heroic story
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
EPIC
NEGATIVE WORD
10Negative word
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
NOT
ROMAN NUMERAL 9
11Roman numeral 9
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _. “Adhesive resin” crosses it at the second square.
IX
SYNTHETIC FABRIC
12Synthetic fabric
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
N _ _ O _. “Text style” crosses it at the fourth square.
NYLON
AFTER R
13After r
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to R; the answer is its next letter.
S
BOLD BEGINNER
14Bold beginner
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
U _ _ T _ _ T. “Ordinary” crosses it at the fifth square.
UPSTART
PART OF A RACE
15Part of a race
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. The third square is also part of “Speech problem”.
LAP
S-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “S” gives the answer. First letter: A.
AW
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EUROPEAN UNION
17European union
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “European union” to its initials.
EU
ORDINARY
18Ordinary
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ D _ _ E. Solving “Bold beginner” first gives you its fifth letter.
MUNDANE
CRIMINAL SET
19Criminal set
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
MOB
TEXT STYLE
20Text style
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ _. Solving “Art film, often” first gives you its third letter.
FONT
PLEASURE
21Pleasure
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
F _ _. Solving “Colorful light” first gives you its third letter.
FUN
SPEECH PROBLEM
22Speech problem
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Bold beginner”.
LISP
TRY AGAIN
23Try again
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. Check the fourth letter against “And not”.
RETRY
RUSSET
24Russet
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Russet.
R
METAL ELEMENT
25Metal element
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “And not”.
IRON
ART FILM, OFTEN
26Art film, often
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Metal element”.
INDIE
ANIMAL FOOT
27Animal foot
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with P. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
PAW
AND NOT
28And not
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits N _ _. Solving “Try again” first gives you its third letter.
NOR
DECIDE
29Decide
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Decide, nothing more.
D
NOT ALLOW
30Not allow
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. Check the third letter against “Metal element”.
DENY
Crossword Challenge Level 464 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 464 solved
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