Crossword Challenge Puzzle 482 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 482 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. 3 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Two-hulled ship”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Musical venue”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Two-hulled ship”. 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.
TWO-HULLED SHIP
1Two-hulled ship
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ A _ _ R _ _. Check the sixth letter against “School grad”.
CATAMARAN
LIVING CREATURE
2Living creature
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ M _ _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
ANIMAL
GAMBLE ON
3Gamble on
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with B. Its third letter is shared with “Famous ship-wreck”.
BET
NOT HOME
4Not home
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Famous ship-wreck”.
AWAY
-ain
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
The image carries “-ain”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
R
RULE OUT
6Rule out
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ M _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Not yes”.
ELIMINATE
_____-TAC-TOE
7_____-TAC-TOE
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “_____-TAC-TOE”? It fits T _ _.
TIC
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MUSICAL VENUE
8Musical venue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ A _ _ T. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
CABARET
START OVER
9Start over
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Gamble on”.
ANEW
FAMOUS SHIP-WRECK
10Famous ship-wreck
Left column 3/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ A _ _ C. “Nope” crosses it at the fifth square.
TITANIC
ex-
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“ex-”). What is left starts with A.
AM
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to M _ _. The third square is also part of “Circular dwelling”.
MAY
SCHOOL GRAD
13School grad
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Solving “Circular dwelling” first gives you its third letter.
ALUM
AFTER Q
14After q
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
CAR
15Car
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “Circular dwelling” first gives you its third letter.
AUTO
'NO FUNDS'
16'no funds'
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _. The second square is also part of “Ultimate force”.
NF
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LONG ISLAND
17Long island
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Long island” to its initials.
LI
"NOPE"
18"nope"
Row 3, col 6 · 3 letters · down
N _ _. The third square is also part of “Cool”.
NAH
SWEET POTATO
19Sweet potato
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Y _ _. The third square is also part of “Rule out”.
YAM
CIRCULAR DWELLING
20Circular dwelling
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _ _. Solving “Regal” first gives you its third letter.
YURT
CORAL PRODUCER
21Coral producer
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with P. “Thank you” crosses it at the fourth square.
POLYP
COOL
22Cool
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits H _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Coral producer”.
HIP
EMO-TIONAL STATE
23Emo-tional state
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Car”.
MOOD
NOT YES
24Not yes
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
N _. Solving “Coral producer” first gives you its second letter.
NO
YEN
25Yen
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Yen starts with the answer.
Y
REGAL
26Regal
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Rule out”.
ROYAL
ULTIMATE FORCE
27Ultimate force
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Ultimate force”.
UF
THANK YOU
28Thank you
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Thank you” to its initials.
TY
ELEGANT
29Elegant
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Elegant.
E
NOT SHALLOW
30Not shallow
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Rule out”.
DEEP
Crossword Challenge Level 482 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 482 solved
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