Crossword Challenge Puzzle 446 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 446? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 8 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Planned in advance”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 446: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Medical operation”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Planned in advance”. 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.
PLANNED IN ADVANCE
1Planned in advance
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ E _ _ L _ _. Check the sixth letter against “After t”.
SCHEDULED
BODY WASTE
2Body waste
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with U. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
URINE
-troom
3Home: abbr.
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “-troom”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RES
GET WELL
4Get well
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
GW
ENERGY
5Energy
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Energy, nothing more.
E
PERUSE TEXT
6Peruse text
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. “Cap or bonnet” crosses it at the third square.
READ
UNTIL NOW
7Until now
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _. Check the third letter against “Cap or bonnet”.
YET
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MEDICAL OPERATION
8Medical operation
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ G _ _ Y. Its fifth letter is shared with “Energy”.
SURGERY
CAPTAIN'S HIRES
9Captain's hires
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits C _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
CREW
THE GUY'S
10The guy's
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
H _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
HIS
p-
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“p-”). What is left starts with E.
EN
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to D _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Heckled”.
DEMON
AFTER T
13After t
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after T.
U
NOT VERTICAL
14Not vertical
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ E _ _ L. The fifth square is also part of “Given an award”.
LATERAL
r-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “r-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EST
DONKEY KONG
16Donkey kong
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Donkey kong”.
DK
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EARLY ENGLISH
17Early english
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Early english” to its initials.
EE
GIVEN AN AWARD
18Given an award
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ O _ _ D. Check the fifth letter against “Not vertical”.
HONORED
CAP OR BONNET
19Cap or bonnet
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with H. Solving “Until now” first gives you its third letter.
HAT
HECKLED
20Heckled
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. “Photoshop producer” crosses it at the third square.
RODE
FISHING POLE
21Fishing pole
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. “Peruse text” crosses it at the third square.
ROD
ACTOR DAMON
22Actor damon
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Not vertical”.
MATT
FUSES METALS
23Fuses metals
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
W _ _ D _. The fourth square is also part of “Last”.
WELDS
WIRE
24Wire
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Wire, nothing more.
W
WEDDING RING
25Wedding ring
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits B _ _ _. “Last” crosses it at the third square.
BAND
PHOTOSHOP PRODUCER
26Photoshop producer
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ B _. Check the fourth letter against “Wedding ring”.
ADOBE
QUESTION
27Question
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. “Donkey kong” crosses it at the third square.
ASK
LAST
28Last
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Check the third letter against “Fuses metals”.
END
OIL
29Oil
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Oil, nothing more.
O
CHANCES
30Chances
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Wedding ring”.
ODDS
Crossword Challenge Level 446 Solved Grid
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