Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2046 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2046? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks 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; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Give a jolt”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Give a jolt”, read top to bottom.
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.
GIVE A JOLT
1Give a jolt
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Between q and s” first gives you its sixth letter.
ELECTRIFY
PROTECTIVE SHIELD
2Protective shield
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ I _. Solving “Quote text” first gives you its fourth letter.
AEGIS
REACTION TIME
3Reaction time
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RT
AGRONOMY
4Agronomy
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Agronomy.
A
-ck
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “ck” gives the answer. First letter: C.
CHI
PALACE SECTION
6Palace section
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with H. The fourth square is also part of “B__ONG”.
HAREM
COVERS THE EYE
7Covers the eye
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
E _ _ L _ _. Solving “B__ONG” first gives you its fourth letter.
EYELID
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. E _ _ A _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
EARACHE
ALLOW
9Allow
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Reaction time”.
LET
EASY GAME
10Easy game
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Easy game” to its initials.
EG
QUOTE TEXT
11Quote text
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with C. Solving “East african people” first gives you its third letter.
CITE
12Giant wave
Left column 5/9 · 7 letters · across
Use the text “GIANT WAVE” if the picture is unclear. First letter T.
TSUNAMI
BETWEEN Q AND S
13Between q and s
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Alphabet check: the single letter between Q and S.
R
"___ NOT YOU"
14"___ NOT YOU"
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ NOT YOU”. Shape: I _ _.
ITS
SHUDDER OF EMOTION
15Shudder of emotion
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with F. Its fifth letter is shared with “Treat badly”.
FRISSON
Y TWICE
16Y twice
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with Y. The second square is also part of “Give it a shot!”.
YY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
COW CHOW
17Cow chow
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with H. The third square is also part of “Covers the eye”.
HAY
COURSE LIST
18Course list
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
M _ _ _. “Giant wave” crosses it at the third square.
MENU
SWAMPY GROUND
19Swampy ground
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. “Palace section” crosses it at the third square.
MIRE
EAST AFRICAN PEOPLE
20East african people
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
T _ _ S _. “___ NOT YOU” crosses it at the fourth square.
TUTSI
B__ONG
21B__ONG
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “B__ONG” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EL
TREAT BADLY
22Treat badly
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. “Shudder of emotion” crosses it at the fourth square.
ABUSE
BATH VESSEL
23Bath vessel
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. “Treat badly” crosses it at the third square.
TUB
"GIVE IT A SHOT!"
24"give it a shot!"
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: T _ _. The third square is also part of “Y twice”.
TRY
DIGITAL
25Digital
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Digital starts with the answer.
D
AGES
26Ages
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Mannerly man, briefly”.
EON
UNREAL ENGINE
27Unreal engine
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Unreal engine” to its initials.
UE
SINGAPORE
28Singapore
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Fits S _. Its second letter is shared with “Mannerly man, briefly”.
SG
GE__LEMAN
29GE__LEMAN
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “GE__LEMAN”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
NT
MANNERLY MAN, BRIEFLY
30Mannerly man, briefly
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. Solving “Ages” first gives you its third letter.
GENT
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