Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1045 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1045, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
12 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 5 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Special right”.
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 “Special right”. 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.
SPECIAL RIGHT
1Special right
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits P _ _ V _ _ E _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
PRIVILEGE
AUDIO UNIT
2Audio unit
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Audio unit” to its initials.
AU
TAYLOR SWIFT, TO TEEN GIRLS
3Taylor swift, to teen girls
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Request”.
IDOL
BRAVERY TRAIT
4Bravery trait
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ V _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Device on a duct”.
NERVE
TALK
5Talk
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Talk, nothing more.
T
AHEAD OF, IN POETRY
6Ahead of, in poetry
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. Solving “Request” first gives you its third letter.
ERE
UN-COMMON
7Un-common
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. Solving “Request” first gives you its third letter.
RARE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: P _ _ N _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of “Talk”.
PAINTER
NOT POLITE
9Not polite
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Solving “Taylor swift, to teen girls” first gives you its third letter.
RUDE
IDIOM
10Idiom
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Idiom, nothing more.
I
DEVICE ON A DUCT
11Device on a duct
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
V _ _ V _. The fourth square is also part of “Bravery trait”.
VALVE
NOT OUT
12Not out
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
I _. “Blood deficiency” crosses it at the second square.
IN
ome-
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “ome-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LET
IN-BOX INPUT
14In-box input
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with E. The fourth square is also part of “AM ___ A ROLL!”.
EMAIL
en--ne
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “en--ne”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with G.
GI
WHOLE-HEARTED
16Whole-hearted
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ N _ _ T. The fifth square is also part of “Pass down power”.
EARNEST
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
__CEWAY
17__CEWAY
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “__CEWAY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
RA
PASS DOWN POWER
18Pass down power
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Begins with D. Solving “In-box input” first gives you its fifth letter.
DEVOLVE
REQUEST
19Request
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
O _ _ E _. Solving “Ahead of, in poetry” first gives you its fourth letter.
ORDER
BLOOD DEFICIENCY
20Blood deficiency
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Fits A _ _ M _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “In-box input”.
ANEMIA
EXPONENT
21Exponent
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Exponent starts with the answer.
E
EDITION
22Edition
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the second letter against “A little strange”.
ED
FIRST WOMAN
23First woman
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. The third square is also part of “Edition”.
EVE
ASSIS__NT
24ASSIS__NT
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “ASSIS__NT” go in the grid. First one: T.
TA
25Picture clue
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. D _ _ _. “Ended” crosses it at the third square.
DART
A LITTLE STRANGE
26A little strange
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with O. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
ODD
"AM ___ A ROLL!"
27"AM ___ A ROLL!"
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Say “AM ___ A ROLL!” out loud and the blank fills itself: I _ _.
ION
ABET
28Abet
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Abet starts with the answer.
A
D__TROY
29D__TROY
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “D__TROY” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
ES
ENDED
30Ended
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. Check the third letter against “D__TROY”.
OVER
REPLY
31Reply
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Reply starts with the answer.
R
Crossword Challenge Level 1045 Solved Grid
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