Crossword Challenge Puzzle 478 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 478 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Rider's position”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 478: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Lofty points”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Rider's position”. 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.
RIDER'S POSITION
1Rider's position
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ S _ _ A _ _. Solving “Benefit” first gives you its sixth letter.
HORSEBACK
CHOOSE BY VOTE
2Choose by vote
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ C _. Check the fourth letter against “Hair's base”.
ELECT
MENTAL IMAGE
3Mental image
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
I _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
IDEA
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
One word for the picture, starting with G.
G
HIGH YIELD
5High yield
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
HY
"FAKE IT ___ YOU MAKE IT"
6"FAKE IT ___ YOU MAKE IT"
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “FAKE IT ___ YOU MAKE IT”? It fits T _ _.
TIL
DROVE FAST
7Drove fast
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Launch event”.
SPED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LOFTY POINTS
8Lofty points
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ G _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “High yield”.
HEIGHTS
NOT NEW
9Not new
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. Solving “Mental image” first gives you its third letter.
OLD
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with R. “Mental image” crosses it at the third square.
REEF
HAIR'S BASE
11Hair's base
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
S _ _ L _. “Past tense of fly” crosses it at the fourth square.
SCALP
di-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “di-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
ET
BENEFIT
13Benefit
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Benefit starts with the answer.
B
SIMILAR TO
14Similar to
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. “Traffic marker” crosses it at the third square.
AKIN
WHEEL TOOTH
15Wheel tooth
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with C. “Traffic marker” crosses it at the third square.
COG
MONARCH'S LAND
16Monarch's land
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with K; pattern K _ _ G _ _ M. Its fifth letter is shared with “Upper deck”.
KINGDOM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BARK
17Bark
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Y _ _. The third square is also part of “Drove fast”.
YIP
PAST TENSE OF FLY
18Past tense of fly
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
F _ _ W _. The fourth square is also part of “Body moisture”.
FLOWN
LAUNCH EVENT
19Launch event
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Launch event”.
LE
___KABOO
20___KABOO
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
“___KABOO” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with P.
PEE
DIAMOND
21Diamond
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Diamond.
D
___ DOMINGO
22___ DOMINGO
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
The missing word in “___ DOMINGO” starts with S.
SANTO
OPT EYE SEE
23Opt eye see
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OES
TRAFFIC MARKER
24Traffic marker
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. “Wheel tooth” crosses it at the third square.
SIGN
SPORTS GROUP
25Sports group
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “United talent agency”.
TEAM
BODY MOISTURE
26Body moisture
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
S _ _ A _. Solving “___ DOMINGO” first gives you its fourth letter.
SWEAT
JAPANESE GARDEN FISH
27Japanese garden fish
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with K; pattern K _ _. “Monarch's land” crosses it at the third square.
KOI
NORTH EAST
28North east
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NE
UPPER DECK
29Upper deck
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Upper deck” to its initials.
UD
UNITED TALENT AGENCY
30United talent agency
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
UTA
GEN
31Gen
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Gen.
G
Crossword Challenge Level 478 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 478 solved
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