Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2045 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2045 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
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; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Supremacy”.
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 “Supremacy”. 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.
SUPREMACY
1Supremacy
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ I _ _ N _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “London soccer team”.
DOMINANCE
WIN OVER HEART
2Win over heart
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits E _ _ M _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Photo”.
ENAMOR
GREEK CHEESE
3Greek cheese
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ _. Solving “Pal” first gives you its third letter.
FETA
AFTER Q
4 after q
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
cowb-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “cowb-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OY
___ FLY
6___ FLY
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “___ FLY” starts with S.
SAC
FOOL
7Fool
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Culinary institute”.
TWIT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with D. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
DEFROST
___ DIRECTION (BOY BAND)
9___ DIRECTION (BOY BAND)
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ DIRECTION (BOY BAND)” out loud and the blank fills itself: O _ _.
ONE
PAL
10Pal
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
M _ _ _. “Greek cheese” crosses it at the third square.
MATE
PHOTO
11Photo
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ G _. “Florida bird” crosses it at the fourth square.
IMAGE
s--wball
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “swball” gives the answer. First letter: N.
NO
LONDON SOCCER TEAM
13London soccer team
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ E _ _ L. The fifth square is also part of “Ages upon ages”.
ARSENAL
BETWEEN M AND O
14Between m and o
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Alphabet check: the single letter between M and O.
N
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _. “Harmonize” crosses it at the third square.
CAN
SEARCH DOGS' TARGET
16Search dogs' target
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
E _ _ A _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Action point”.
ESCAPEE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
VEER OFF COURSE
17Veer off course
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with Y. Check the third letter against “Fool”.
YAW
FLORIDA BIRD
18Florida bird
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. “London soccer team” crosses it at the fourth square.
EGRET
CULINARY INSTITUTE
19Culinary institute
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CI
AGES UPON AGES
20Ages upon ages
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “London soccer team”.
EON
TINY
21Tiny
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Tiny.
T
GROOVE TO MUSIC
22Groove to music
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
D _ _ C _. “___ YOUR AGE!” crosses it at the fourth square.
DANCE
FISHING POLE
23Fishing pole
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. “Groove to music” crosses it at the third square.
ROD
HARMONIZE
24Harmonize
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
SYNC
NOT ON TIME
25Not on time
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits L _ _ _. Solving “___ YOUR AGE!” first gives you its third letter.
LATE
YOUTUBE
26Youtube
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Begins with Y. “Florida bird” crosses it at the second square.
YT
AIRSPEED
27Airspeed
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _. Check the second letter against “Search dogs' target”.
AS
SODIUM
28Sodium
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: N _. “Not on time” crosses it at the second square.
NA
ACTION POINT
29Action point
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Action point” to its initials.
AP
"___ YOUR AGE!"
30"___ YOUR AGE!"
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ YOUR AGE!”. Shape: A _ _.
ACT
ALWAYS
31Always
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Always, nothing more.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 2045 Solved Grid
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