Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1046 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 29 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1046, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
10 of the 29 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Seaside flyer”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1046: 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 “Seaside flyer”. 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.
SEASIDE FLYER
1Seaside flyer
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ R _ _ I _ _. “Top choice” crosses it at the sixth square.
SHOREBIRD
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _. “Optional practical training” crosses it at the third square.
CAP
ACCEPT
3Accept
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Accept.
A
NORTH DAKOTA
4North dakota
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “North dakota”.
ND
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits N _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “Rushed speed”.
NURSE
REVISE
6Revise
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Solving “Rest in peace” first gives you its third letter.
EDIT
PLAYS READY TO PERFORM
7Plays ready to perform
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
R _ _ E _ _ O _ _. Solving “Ultra tech” first gives you its sixth letter.
REPERTORY
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: S _ _ N _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
SCANNER
LAUGHTER SOUND
9Laughter sound
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits H _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the second square.
HA
OPTIONAL PRACTICAL TRAINING
10Optional practical training
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Optional practical training”.
OPT
REASON
11Reason
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Reason.
R
EXCLUSIVE
12Exclusive
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the fourth letter against “Assault”.
ELITE
TOP CHOICE
13Top choice
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ _. “Not that” crosses it at the third square.
BEST
ROMAN FOUR
14Roman four
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits I _. “Raised bank” crosses it at the second square.
IV
LIFESAVER
15Lifesaver
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ C _ _ R. Solving “Level up” first gives you its fifth letter.
RESCUER
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits D _ _ _. “ACCE__” crosses it at the third square.
DESK
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
"BRO!"
17"bro!"
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Revise”.
DUDE
NOT THAT
18Not that
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Exclusive”.
THIS
REST IN PEACE
19Rest in peace
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RIP
ASSAULT
20Assault
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
A _ _ A _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Too”.
ATTACK
RUSHED SPEED
21Rushed speed
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits H _ _ T _. “Revise” crosses it at the fourth square.
HASTE
RAISED BANK
22Raised bank
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
L _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Lifesaver”.
LEVEE
RADIANT
23Radiant
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Radiant.
R
CONSUMER
24Consumer
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with U. Solving “Lifesaver” first gives you its third letter.
USER
ULTRA TECH
25Ultra tech
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Ultra tech” to its initials.
UT
LEVEL UP
26Level up
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Level up”.
LU
TOO
27Too
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Consumer”.
ALSO
ACCE__
28ACCE__
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “ACCE__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SS
SOR__
29SOR__
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “SOR__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
RY
Crossword Challenge Level 1046 Solved Grid
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