Crossword Challenge Puzzle 448 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 448, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 448: 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 the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _ E _ _ U _ _. Solving “Desert refuge” first gives you its sixth letter.
TREEHOUSE
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with H. Check the third letter against “Give off”.
HAM
MIDEAST RULER
3Mideast ruler
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Give off”.
EMIR
REV
4Rev
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Rev.
R
MILLIGRAM
5Milligram
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _. The second square is also part of “Dude”.
MG
SHOULD DO
6Should do
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits O _ _ H _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Correct”.
OUGHT
NOT NATURAL
7Not natural
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with S. Its sixth letter is shared with “Example”.
SYNTHETIC
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to T _ _ R _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “Milligram”.
THERMOS
HEAD-BUTT
9Head-butt
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. The third square is also part of “Mideast ruler”.
RAM
GIVE OFF
10Give off
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Mideast ruler”.
EMIT
EFFORT
11Effort
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Effort starts with the answer.
E
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
12Happy birthday
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
HB
DESERT REFUGE
13Desert refuge
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with O. The fourth square is also part of “Shin bone”.
OASIS
KIDNEY EXCRETION
14Kidney excretion
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ _. “Mail out” crosses it at the third square.
UREA
MALE CHILD
15Male child
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with “Mail out”.
SON
LOCAL DISEASE
16Local disease
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits E _ _ E _ _ C. Its fifth letter is shared with “Centi-meter”.
ENDEMIC
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DUDE
17Dude
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not natural”.
GUY
SHIN BONE
18Shin bone
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits T _ _ I _. Solving “Desert refuge” first gives you its fourth letter.
TIBIA
GOOD NIGHT
19Good night
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Good night” to its initials.
GN
FUEL TYPE
20Fuel type
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: G _ _. Check the third letter against “Desert refuge”.
GAS
CORRECT
21Correct
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ H _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Should do”.
RIGHT
FEUDAL LORD
22Feudal lord
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ O _. Solving “Male child” first gives you its fourth letter.
BARON
TUB LOCATION
23Tub location
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits B _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Should do”.
BATH
MAIL OUT
24Mail out
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. “Male child” crosses it at the third square.
SEND
EXAMPLE
25Example
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Example starts with the answer.
E
___LIPPINE
26___LIPPINE
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
“___LIPPINE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with P.
PHI
PART-TIME
27Part-time
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PT
CENTI-METER
28Centi-meter
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Centi-meter”.
CM
TAI ___
29TAI ___
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “TAI ___” out loud and the blank fills itself: C _ _.
CHI
EAST DIRECTION
30East direction
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “East direction”.
E
Crossword Challenge Level 448 Solved Grid
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