Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2048 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2048 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 32 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; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Saw happen”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “By which means”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Saw happen”, 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.
SAW HAPPEN
1Saw happen
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ N _ _ S _ _. Solving “Start of 's'ong” first gives you its sixth letter.
WITNESSED
DAILY RITUAL
2Daily ritual
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits H _ _ I _. “Highest digit in sudoku” crosses it at the fourth square.
HABIT
ENERGY NETWORK
3Energy network
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EN
REFLECT
4Reflect
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Reflect starts with the answer.
R
___ CARINAE (HYPERGIANT STAR)
5___ CARINAE (HYPERGIANT STAR)
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ CARINAE (HYPERGIANT STAR)”? It fits E _ _.
ETA
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to B _ _ I _ _. Check the fourth letter against “SA__BOAT”.
BARIUM
GIVE WAY
7Give way
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with Y. Check the fourth letter against “SA__BOAT”.
YIELD
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BY WHICH MEANS
8By which means
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: W _ _ R _ _ Y. Check the fifth letter against “___ CARINAE (HYPERGIANT STAR)”.
WHEREBY
JANIS ___, MAIN ROLE IN "MEAN GIRLS"
9JANIS ___, MAIN ROLE IN "MEAN GIRLS"
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “JANIS ___, MAIN ROLE IN "MEAN GIRLS” out loud and the blank fills itself: I _ _.
IAN
TUBER-CULOSIS
10Tuber-culosis
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with T. “Daily ritual” crosses it at the second square.
TB
HIGHEST DIGIT IN SUDOKU
11Highest digit in sudoku
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Nature”.
NINE
ENERGY TRANSFER
12Energy transfer
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
ET
START OF 'S'ONG
13Start of 's'ong
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Start of 's'ong”.
S
SCALED
14Scaled
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits S _ _ E _. Solving “Faith” first gives you its fourth letter.
SIZED
N__GHBOR
15N__GHBOR
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “N__GHBOR” go in the grid. First one: E.
EI
-ty
16___ECTOR
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “ty” gives the answer. First letter: D.
DIR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
RED SUSHI FISH
17Red sushi fish
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. Check the third letter against “Give way”.
TAI
FAITH
18Faith
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits B _ _ I _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Business”.
BELIEF
NAKED
19Naked
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with B. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
BARE
NATURE
20Nature
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Nature, nothing more.
N
SA__BOAT
21SA__BOAT
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“SA__BOAT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
IL
COMMAND
22Command
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits O _ _ E _. “Give food to” crosses it at the fourth square.
ORDER
NOT QUIET
23Not quiet
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
LOUD
FREE ZONE
24Free zone
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Free zone” to its initials.
FZ
BUSINESS
25Business
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
F _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Command”.
FIRM
ROMAN NUMERAL 3
26Roman numeral 3
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits I _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
III
tre---ill
27TRE___ILL
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “treill” gives the answer. First letter: A.
ADM
_WFUL
28_WFUL
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “_WFUL” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
A
EVENT UNLOCK
29Event unlock
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EU
GIVE FOOD TO
30Give food to
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits F _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Event unlock”.
FEED
RADIO
31Radio
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Radio.
R
DRINK FROM JAMAICA
32Drink from jamaica
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the inside the grid.
RUM
Crossword Challenge Level 2048 Solved Grid
Hide the letters to check your own board against the empty grid.
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Puzzle 2048 solved
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