Crossword Challenge Puzzle 445 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 445, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “In a sad way”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 445: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “In a sad way”. 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.
IN A SAD WAY
1In a sad way
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits P _ _ I _ _ L _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Until”.
PITIFULLY
CHOSEN
2Chosen
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ C _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ELECT
MORNING EVENT
3Morning event
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. Solving “Exam taken” first gives you its third letter.
RISE
THICK LAYER
4Thick layer
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
F _ _. Solving “Exam taken” first gives you its third letter.
FAT
UPPER-CASE
5Upper-case
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Upper-case”.
UC
-op
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-op”). What is left starts with M.
M
LEFT ONE'S COUNTRY
7Left one's country
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ G _ _ T _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Antigen”.
EMIGRATED
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. P _ _ F _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Upper-case”.
PERFUME
PELVIC BONE
9Pelvic bone
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ A _. Solving “Thick layer” first gives you its fourth letter.
ILIAC
EXAM TAKEN
10Exam taken
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Solving “Morning event” first gives you its third letter.
TEST
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to I _ _. Check the third letter against “Morning event”.
ICE
li-
12Free throw
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “li” gives the answer. First letter: F.
FT
UNTIL
13Until
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Until starts with the answer.
U
SINGER ADAM
14Singer adam
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits L _ _ B _ _ T. Solving “Highly respect” first gives you its fifth letter.
LAMBERT
LIFE'S GOOD
15Life's good
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LG
NOT ME, BUT…
16Not me, but…
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: Y _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Undo”.
YOU
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MERCURY
17Mercury
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Mercury, nothing more.
M
HOT LEAF DRINK
18Hot leaf drink
Row 3, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: T _ _. “Love letter opener” crosses it at the third square.
TEA
TITANIUM
19Titanium
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: T _. Solving “Left one's country” first gives you its second letter.
TI
HIGHLY RESPECT
20Highly respect
Row 4, col 6 · 6 letters · down
R _ _ E _ _. Solving “Singer adam” first gives you its fourth letter.
REVERE
REGULAR ABBR.
21Regular abbr.
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Left one's country”.
REG
OWED MONEY
22Owed money
Row 5, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. “Singer adam” crosses it at the third square.
DEBT
LOVE LETTER OPENER
23Love letter opener
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. “Hot leaf drink” crosses it at the third square.
DEAR
ROYAL MAIL
24Royal mail
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RM
TURN BACK
25Turn back
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. Check the third letter against “Highly respect”.
REV
PAST
26Past
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not me, but…”.
AGO
ANTIGEN
27Antigen
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Antigen.
A
JOG
28Jog
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: R _ _. The third square is also part of “Windup”.
RUN
NOT A LIE
29Not a lie
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Jog”.
TRUE
UNDO
30Undo
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Undo, nothing more.
U
WINDUP
31Windup
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Solving “Left one's country” first gives you its third letter.
END
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