Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1452 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1452? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Ticket machine”.
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 “Ticket machine”. 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.
TICKET MACHINE
1Ticket machine
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits D _ _ P _ _ S _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Abbr. for north”.
DISPENSER
TAKE ON
2Take on
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
I _ _ U _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
INCUR
MALE DEER
3Male deer
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Examine closely”.
STAG
FINGERS ON HANDS
4Fingers on hands
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: T _ _. Check the third letter against “Examine closely”.
TEN
-anus
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-anus” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with U.
UR
RABID
6Rabid
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Rabid.
R
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: B _ _ K _ _. Solving “Yet another key” first gives you its fourth letter.
BUCKET
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
do not –
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Picture word minus “do not ” gives the answer. First letter: D.
DISTURB
BURY
9Bury
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ E _. Solving “Fingers on hands” first gives you its fourth letter.
INTER
EXAMINE CLOSELY
10Examine closely
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Male deer”.
SCAN
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. P _ _. Check the third letter against “Male deer”.
PUG
EMERGENCY ROOM
12Emergency room
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
ER
ABBR. FOR NORTH
13Abbr. for north
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Abbr. for north”.
N
ZEBRA FEATURE
14Zebra feature
Left column 7/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits S _ _ I _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Styled hair”.
STRIPE
EAST-WEST
15East-west
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “East-west” to its initials.
EW
BURGLE
16Burgle
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. Check the third letter against “Beverage”.
ROB
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
UNIT
17Unit
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Unit starts with the answer.
U
NOT NEAR
18Not near
Row 3, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits F _ _. The third square is also part of “Health fix”.
FAR
FIBRE CHANNEL
19Fibre channel
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Fibre channel”.
FC
BIG SPENDER, MAYBE
20Big spender, maybe
Row 4, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _ P _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Zebra feature”.
YUPPIE
YET ANOTHER KEY
21Yet another key
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Yet another key”.
YAK
STYLED HAIR
22Styled hair
Row 5, col 5 · 4 letters · down
C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Zebra feature”.
COIF
HEALTH FIX
23Health fix
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not near”.
CURE
COSTA RICA
24Costa rica
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Costa rica” to its initials.
CR
POLICE OFFICER
25Police officer
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Shape: C _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Big spender, maybe”.
COP
1+1
261+1
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits T _ _. Solving “Burgle” first gives you its third letter.
TWO
AFTER S
27After s
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after S.
T
TREE SPECIES
28Tree species
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. The third square is also part of “Tall bird”.
ELM
MICRO UNIT
29Micro unit
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Micro unit”.
MU
OLD CAMERA NEED
30Old camera need
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with F. Check the third letter against “Tree species”.
FILM
BEVERAGE
31Beverage
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Beverage, nothing more.
B
TALL BIRD
32Tall bird
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Check the third letter against “Micro unit”.
EMU
Crossword Challenge Level 1452 Solved Grid
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