Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1044 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1044 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 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 “Trusted friend”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1044: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Culinary tradition”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Trusted friend”. 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.
TRUSTED FRIEND
1Trusted friend
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ F _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Donkey kong”.
CONFIDANT
"ICK!"
2"ick!"
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: U _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Nursing home”.
UGH
foss--
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “foss” gives the answer. First letter: I.
IL
RETAILER
4Retailer
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits S _ _ L _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Wedding site”.
SELLER
ICY
5Icy
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Icy, nothing more.
I
GRANDMA
6Grandma
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Road division”.
NANA
URGENT NEED
7Urgent need
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ R _ _ N _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Frosty coating”.
EMERGENCY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CULINARY TRADITION
8Culinary tradition
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ S _ _ E. “Icy” crosses it at the fifth square.
CUISINE
CREEPY LOOK
9Creepy look
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
OGLE
NURSING HOME
10Nursing home
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NH
FIX
11Fix
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Fix starts with the answer.
F
SPOT OF LAND
12Spot of land
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Retailer”.
ISLET
DONKEY KONG
13Donkey kong
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DK
qu-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“qu-”). What is left starts with A.
AIL
COLORFUL LIGHT
15Colorful light
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. “F___R” crosses it at the third square.
NEON
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with T. The fifth square is also part of “Lawful”.
TROLLEY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ANTE MERIDIEM
17Ante meridiem
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AM
STORAGE AREA
18Storage area
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ I _. Solving “Frosty coating” first gives you its fourth letter.
ATTIC
ROAD DIVISION
19Road division
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Grandma”.
LANE
__WAYS
20__WAYS
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__WAYS” go in the grid. First one: A.
AL
WEDDING SITE
21Wedding site
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ A _. Solving “Grandma” first gives you its fourth letter.
ALTAR
WINTER LIFT RIDER
22Winter lift rider
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ E _. “Colorful light” crosses it at the fourth square.
SKIER
GAZETTE
23Gazette
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Gazette.
G
ACT DEJECTED
24Act dejected
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with M. The third square is also part of “Personal computer”.
MOPE
FROSTY COATING
25Frosty coating
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Act dejected”.
RIME
F___R
26F___R
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
“F___R” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with L.
LOO
AGAINST
27Against
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
C _ _. Solving “Urgent need” first gives you its third letter.
CON
NETHER-LANDS
28Nether-lands
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NL
PERSONAL COMPUTER
29Personal computer
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PC
LAWFUL
30Lawful
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Lawful.
L
Crossword Challenge Level 1044 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1044 solved
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