Crossword Challenge Puzzle 496 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 496 is an 8×10 board with 29 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 29 fit in one or two squares. 6 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 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, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Govern-ment by people”.
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 “Govern-ment by people”. 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.
GOVERN-MENT BY PEOPLE
1Govern-ment by people
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ O _ _ A _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Lease payment”.
DEMOCRACY
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. O _ _. Solving “Dr.'s field” first gives you its third letter.
ONE
LEADER
3Leader
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Leader starts with the answer.
L
COMPUTER ABBR.
4Computer abbr.
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with P. The second square is also part of “Give up”.
PC
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to H _ _ G _. The fourth square is also part of “Bird of prey”.
HEDGE
HERO
6Hero
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Doctor”.
IDOL
BASIC NEED
7Basic need
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with N. The sixth square is also part of “Screen-shot”.
NECESSITY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits D _ _ P _ _ N. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
DOLPHIN
que-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“que-”). What is left starts with E.
EN
DR.'S FIELD
10Dr.'s field
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: M _ _. Its third letter is shared with “College head”.
MED
AFTER N
11After n
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from N in the alphabet.
O
WOODEN BOX
12Wooden box
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits C _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against “Assault”.
CRATE
LEASE PAYMENT
13Lease payment
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. Solving “College head” first gives you its third letter.
RENT
he-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “he-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AT
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: C _ _ C _ _ T. The fifth square is also part of “North korea”.
CRICKET
EGG CENTER
16Egg center
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with Y. The third square is also part of “FAM__Y”.
YOLK
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
GIVE UP
17Give up
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Hero”.
CEDE
COLLEGE HEAD
18College head
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits D _ _ _. Solving “Wooden box” first gives you its third letter.
DEAN
DOCTOR
19Doctor
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with D. “Basic need” crosses it at the third square.
DOC
ASSAULT
20Assault
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ A _ _. “Opposite of pro” crosses it at the fourth square.
ATTACK
BIRD OF PREY
21Bird of prey
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ L _. “Hero” crosses it at the fourth square.
EAGLE
VINTAGE LOOK
22Vintage look
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ R _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
RETRO
SECOND
23Second
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Second.
S
ROSE PART
24Rose part
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
STEM
SCREEN-SHOT
25Screen-shot
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SS
NORTH KOREA
26North korea
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “North korea”.
NK
OPPOSITE OF PRO
27Opposite of pro
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Rose part”.
ANTI
FAM__Y
28FAM__Y
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “FAM__Y” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
IL
MALAYSIA
29Malaysia
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits M _. Solving “Basic need” first gives you its second letter.
MY
Crossword Challenge Level 496 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 496 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 496 with us. Puzzle 497 is next, with 29 clues on a 8×10 board.