Crossword Challenge Puzzle 498 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 498? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 8 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Financial report”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Congress member”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Financial report”. 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.
FINANCIAL REPORT
1Financial report
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ T _ _ E _ _. Solving “After l” first gives you its sixth letter.
STATEMENT
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _ H _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
EIGHT
k-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “k-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with N.
NEE
ANNO DOMINI
4Anno domini
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Anno domini” to its initials.
AD
TASK
5Task
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Task.
T
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Reservoir barrier”.
OKAY
___-COM
7___-COM
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “___-COM” starts with R.
ROM
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CONGRESS MEMBER
8Congress member
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ A _ _ R. Solving “Task” first gives you its fifth letter.
SENATOR
KNOTTED
9Knotted
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
TIED
TIME OF LIFE
10Time of life
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
AGE
ma-
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “ma-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
TH
MORAL CODE
12Moral code
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ I _. Solving “Life simulation game” first gives you its fourth letter.
ETHIC
AFTER L
13After l
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from L in the alphabet.
M
WEARING AWAY OF SOIL
14Wearing away of soil
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ S _ _ N. Its fifth letter is shared with “Betray”.
EROSION
NATIONAL ID
15National id
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. “Cowl or cape” crosses it at the third square.
NID
-blet
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “blet” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
KNOCK-OUT
17Knock-out
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
KO
BETRAY
18Betray
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
D _ _ E _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Wearing away of soil”.
DECEIVE
RESERVOIR BARRIER
19Reservoir barrier
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: D _ _. Solving “___-COM” first gives you its third letter.
DAM
LIFE SIMULATION GAME
20Life simulation game
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “___-3” first gives you its third letter.
SIMS
JER___
21JER___
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “JER___” and enter only the missing part, starting with S.
SEY
COWL OR CAPE
22Cowl or cape
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with H. “Wearing away of soil” crosses it at the third square.
HOOD
SPAN
23Span
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. The fourth square is also part of “Volcanic smog”.
RANGE
RUSTIC
24Rustic
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Rustic.
R
OPPOSITE OF BAD
25Opposite of bad
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ _. Solving “Volcanic smog” first gives you its third letter.
GOOD
___-3
26___-3
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
The missing word in “___-3” starts with O.
OMEGA
COASTAL INLET
27Coastal inlet
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
R _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
RIA
VOLCANIC SMOG
28Volcanic smog
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: V _ _. “Span” crosses it at the third square.
VOG
COUNTRY
29Country
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Country.
C
GIVE UP
30Give up
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with C. “Opposite of bad” crosses it at the third square.
CEDE
Crossword Challenge Level 498 Solved Grid
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