Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1946 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1946 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Great wealth”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1946: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Antiquated”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Great wealth”. 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.
GREAT WEALTH
1Great wealth
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
A _ _ L _ _ N _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Can be eaten”.
AFFLUENCE
FRESH START
2Fresh start
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Final draft”.
REDO
COMPACT DISC
3Compact disc
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Compact disc” to its initials.
CD
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Look at the picture and fit it to H.
H
SAILOR'S REPLY
5Sailor's reply
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. “1/100 of a euro” crosses it at the third square.
AYE
CHARGE, TO A PHYSICIST
6Charge, to a physicist
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
I _ _ I _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Two in roman”.
IONIZE
ADORABLE ONE
7Adorable one
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ I _. Solving “Two in roman” first gives you its fourth letter.
CUTIE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ANTIQUATED
8Antiquated
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ H _ _ C. Check the fifth letter against “Sailor's reply”.
ARCHAIC
GOVT. AGENT
9Govt. agent
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with F. The third square is also part of “Compact disc”.
FED
FINAL DRAFT
10Final draft
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Final draft” to its initials.
FD
BRAND SYMBOL
11Brand symbol
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Walking style”.
LOGO
g-n
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Say what the picture shows. “g-n” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with U.
U
CAN BE EATEN
13Can be eaten
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
E _ _ B _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Fight”.
EDIBLE
FROM BIRTH
14From birth
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
N _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Fight”.
NATAL
CODE REVIEW
15Code review
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CR
ADJOURN
16Adjourn
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Drive”.
END
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SECOND PERSON
17Second person
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _. “Adorable one” crosses it at the third square.
YOU
FIGHT
18Fight
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits C _ _ B _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Can be eaten”.
COMBAT
1/100 OF A EURO
191/100 of a euro
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Charge, to a physicist”.
CENT
WALKING STYLE
20Walking style
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits G _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Can be eaten”.
GAIT
TWO IN ROMAN
21Two in roman
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with I. “Adorable one” crosses it at the second square.
II
SIDE STREET
22Side street
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not perm.”.
ALLEY
CAUSE TO GO "WOW!"
23Cause to go "wow!"
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of “Charge, to a physicist”.
AMAZE
SEW UP TEAR
24Sew up tear
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with D. Solving “Code review” first gives you its third letter.
DARN
h---y
25Smart-phone download
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “h---y” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
APP
AFFABLE
26Affable
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Affable.
A
MOTHER
27Mother
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with M. The second square is also part of “Annoying bark”.
MA
NOT PERM.
28Not perm.
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Mother”.
TEMP
DRIVE
29Drive
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Drive starts with the answer.
D
ANNOYING BARK
30Annoying bark
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Y _ _. Solving the picture clue in the inside the grid first gives you its third letter.
YAP
Crossword Challenge Level 1946 Solved Grid
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