Crossword Challenge Puzzle 491 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 491 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 6 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 4 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 491: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ C _ _ U _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
SPACESUIT
CATCH
2Catch
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with N. Solving “Not below” first gives you its third letter.
NAB
OPTICAL
3Optical
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Optical.
O
EXTREMELY HUNGRY
4Extremely hungry
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving “Not odd” first gives you its fifth letter.
RAVENOUS
MIDLEG
5Midleg
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with K. “Not below” crosses it at the third square.
KNEE
she-
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “she-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ET
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with L. Solving “Parking” first gives you its third letter.
LIP
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 S _ _ R _ _ L. Check the fifth letter against “Midleg”.
SNORKEL
-rrot
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-rrot”). What is left starts with P.
PA
NOT BELOW
10Not below
Left column 3/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ V _. The fourth square is also part of “Extremely hungry”.
ABOVE
MUSICAL NOTE
11Musical note
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Musical note”.
C
NOT ODD
12Not odd
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. “First number” crosses it at the third square.
EVEN
-nd
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-nd”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SA
NEEDLESS
14Needless
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with U. Check the fourth letter against “Extremely hungry”.
UNDUE
AFTER H
15After h
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to H; the answer is its next letter.
I
DEFINITE ARTICLE
16Definite article
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. Solving “End of life” first gives you its third letter.
THE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
"NO" VOTER
17"no" voter
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ANTI
FIRST NUMBER
18First number
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. Check the third letter against “Not odd”.
ONE
PARKING
19Parking
Row 4, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Parking.
P
COLORING
20Coloring
Row 4, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with D. The third square is also part of “Unlocked”.
DYE
WANT
21Want
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Midleg”.
NEED
LARGE CAR
22Large car
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with V; pattern V _ _. “Needless” crosses it at the third square.
VAN
HARMONY
23Harmony
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
U _ _ T _. “Spot of land” crosses it at the fourth square.
UNITY
YESHIVA UNI.
24Yeshiva uni.
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
YU
ANIMAL'S HIDE
25Animal's hide
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Spot of land”.
PELT
UNLOCKED
26Unlocked
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Coloring”.
OPEN
END OF LIFE
27End of life
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
D _ _. “Definite article” crosses it at the third square.
DIE
IGNITE
28Ignite
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Ignite, nothing more.
I
ENTRY HALT
29Entry halt
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EH
SPOT OF LAND
30Spot of land
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Entry halt”.
ISLET
HAY
31Hay
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Hay.
H
THE HIDDEN YAWN
32The hidden yawn
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
THY
Crossword Challenge Level 491 Solved Grid
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