Crossword Challenge Puzzle 479 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 479 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 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; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Put back to work”.
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 “Put back to work”. 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.
PUT BACK TO WORK
1Put back to work
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with R. The sixth square is also part of “Texas”.
REINSTATE
ROW
2Row
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits O _ _. “Annoy” crosses it at the third square.
OAR
AFTER N
3After n
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after N.
O
STREET ABBR.
4Street abbr.
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with S. The second square is also part of “Clock”.
ST
MYTHICAL GIANT
5Mythical giant
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ A _. Solving “Furious” first gives you its fourth letter.
TITAN
GIVE OFF
6Give off
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Hint”.
EMIT
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to R _ _ E _ _ E _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “__AMINGO”.
REPELLENT
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. R _ _ S _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with “Mythical giant”.
ROOSTER
EVENT ACTION
9Event action
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Event action” to its initials.
EA
ANNOY
10Annoy
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with I. The third square is also part of “Child”.
IRK
BEFORE O
11Before o
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to O; the answer is its previous letter.
N
CAR TYPE
12Car type
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits S _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Lay waste to”.
SEDAN
TEXAS
13Texas
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits T _. Solving “Praise highly” first gives you its second letter.
TX
c-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “c-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AT
MAKE STRONGER
15Make stronger
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
T _ _ G _ _ N. Solving “Xenon horizon” first gives you its fifth letter.
TOUGHEN
BESIDES THAT
16Besides that
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. “United states” crosses it at the third square.
ELSE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CLOCK
17Clock
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Give off”.
TIME
CHILD
18Child
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
K _ _. Check the third letter against “Car type”.
KID
HINT
19Hint
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with T. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
TIP
LAY WASTE TO
20Lay waste to
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ A _ _. Solving “Car bar” first gives you its fourth letter.
RAVAGE
FURIOUS
21Furious
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “Give off” first gives you its fourth letter.
IRATE
PRAISE HIGHLY
22Praise highly
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ O _. “Make stronger” crosses it at the fourth square.
EXTOL
LEADER
23Leader
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Leader.
L
RUN AWAY
24Run away
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ _. “Make stronger” crosses it at the third square.
FLEE
25Violent
Row 7, col 4 · 1 letter · across
Picture plus words: “VIOLENT”. The answer opens with V.
V
__AMINGO
26__AMINGO
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__AMINGO” go in the grid. First one: F.
FL
XENON HORIZON
27Xenon horizon
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Xenon horizon”.
XH
CAR BAR
28Car bar
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Solving “Run away” first gives you its third letter.
AXLE
UNITED STATES
29United states
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “United states” to its initials.
US
ball-
30Extraterrestrial
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“ball-”). What is left starts with E.
ET
Crossword Challenge Level 479 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 479 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 479 with us. Puzzle 480 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.