Crossword Challenge Puzzle 471 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 471 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 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, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Vip access”.
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 “Vip access”. 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.
VIP ACCESS
1Vip access
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with E. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the sixth square.
EXCLUSIVE
ALWAYS
2Always
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Always.
A
REST IN PEACE
3Rest in peace
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Rest in peace”.
RIP
-ne
4Body odor
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “-ne”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with B.
BO
NULLIFY
5Nullify
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ _. “Genetic material” crosses it at the third square.
UNDO
MIDDLE EASTERN CURRENCY
6Middle eastern currency
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits D _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Hygiene item”.
DINAR
BLAME TAKER
7Blame taker
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with S. Its sixth letter is shared with “Grade”.
SCAPEGOAT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to E _ _ B _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “Nullify”.
EARBUDS
CROSS MARK
9Cross mark
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Cross mark”.
X
COFFEE HOLDER
10Coffee holder
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
C _ _. The third square is also part of “Rest in peace”.
CUP
LINE NUMBER
11Line number
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Line number” to its initials.
LN
BASIC DESIRE
12Basic desire
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits U _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Good luck”.
URGE
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ A _. “Stitch line” crosses it at the fourth square.
SALAD
ROMAN 4
14Roman 4
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
I _. The second square is also part of “Untangle”.
IV
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to V _ _. Its third letter is shared with “STRAN__R”.
VEG
FUNDA-MENTAL PART
16Funda-mental part
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ M _ _ T. Its fifth letter is shared with “Scuba activity”.
ELEMENT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CHARGED
17Charged
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Check the fourth letter against “Middle eastern currency”.
IONIC
UNTANGLE
18Untangle
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ A _ _ L. Solving “Roman 4” first gives you its fifth letter.
UNRAVEL
GENETIC MATERIAL
19Genetic material
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: D _ _. Check the third letter against “Blame taker”.
DNA
STITCH LINE
20Stitch line
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
SEAM
HYGIENE ITEM
21Hygiene item
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Solving “Middle eastern currency” first gives you its third letter.
SOAP
GOOD LUCK
22Good luck
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
GL
PREFIX FOR PAY
23Prefix for pay
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: R _. Solving “Blame taker” first gives you its second letter.
RE
SCUBA ACTIVITY
24Scuba activity
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with D. Solving “By” first gives you its third letter.
DIVE
GRADE
25Grade
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Grade starts with the answer.
G
WRONG
26Wrong
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. The third square is also part of “Funda-mental part”.
SIN
JAPANESE SOUP BASE
27Japanese soup base
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ _. “Wrong” crosses it at the third square.
MISO
STRAN__R
28STRAN__R
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “STRAN__R” go in the grid. First one: G.
GE
BY
29By
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits V _ _. “Blame taker” crosses it at the third square.
VIA
MOMENT
30Moment
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Moment.
M
Crossword Challenge Level 471 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 471 solved
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