Crossword Challenge Puzzle 488 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 488? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 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; 3 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 “Business entity”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Steer or direct”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Business entity”. 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.
BUSINESS ENTITY
1Business entity
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with C. Check the sixth letter against “Get guns again”.
CORPORATE
OPTICAL
2Optical
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Optical starts with the answer.
O
NO VOTE
3No vote
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with N. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
NAY
TIME DEPOSIT
4Time deposit
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Time deposit” to its initials.
TD
TRAVEL AROUND
5Travel around
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. “Video display terminal” crosses it at the third square.
ROVE
REQUEST
6Request
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Sugar source”.
ORDER
TEXT DESIGN
7Text design
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits L _ _ T _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Ride”.
LETTERING
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
STEER OR DIRECT
8Steer or direct
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with C. Its fifth letter is shared with “Travel around”.
CONTROL
may-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“may-”). What is left starts with O.
O
t-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “t” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RAY
PLEASE
11Please
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: P _. Its second letter is shared with “Math branch”.
PL
MYTHICAL GIANT
12Mythical giant
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Red alert”.
OGRE
GET GUNS AGAIN
13Get guns again
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits R _ _ R _. Solving “Garden border” first gives you its fourth letter.
REARM
BLOOD TYPE
14Blood type
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with A. The second square is also part of “Math branch”.
AB
GIVE IT A GO
15Give it a go
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. “Your” crosses it at the third square.
TRY
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _ P _ _ G. Solving “Postal delivery” first gives you its fifth letter.
EARPLUG
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
REALLY LIKE
17Really like
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Request”.
ADORE
MATH BRANCH
18Math branch
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _ _ A. “Blood type” crosses it at the fifth square.
ALGEBRA
VIDEO DISPLAY TERMINAL
19Video display terminal
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
VDT
GARDEN BORDER
20Garden border
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
B _ _ _. Solving “Get guns again” first gives you its third letter.
BERM
SUGAR SOURCE
21Sugar source
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ _. Solving “Request” first gives you its third letter.
BEET
RED ALERT
22Red alert
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RA
PREFIX FOR PAY
23Prefix for pay
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits R _. Solving “Text design” first gives you its second letter.
RE
POSTAL DELIVERY
24Postal delivery
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Lodge”.
MAIL
RIDE
25Ride
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Ride.
R
OXLIKE BEAST
26Oxlike beast
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
G _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
GNU
BIBLICAL TRIO
27Biblical trio
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Oxlike beast”.
MAGI
YOUR
28Your
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fits Y _. Check the second letter against the picture clue in the left column.
YR
LODGE
29Lodge
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
I _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Text design”.
INN
PLACE
30Place
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Place.
P
Crossword Challenge Level 488 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 488 solved
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