Crossword Challenge Puzzle 45 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 45, 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. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Morning meal”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 45: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Uk citizen”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Morning meal”. 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.
1Morning meal
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Picture plus words: “MORNING MEAL”. The answer opens with B.
BREAKFAST
NOT FAKE
2Not fake
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
REAL
I AM
3I am
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Fits I _. “Sleep stage” crosses it at the second square.
IM
TIME
4Time
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Time, nothing more.
T
5Bug
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
Picture plus words: “BUG”. The answer opens with I.
INSECT
SUN
6Sun
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: S _ _. Check the third letter against “Norway's capital”.
SOL
7Fishing tool
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Picture plus words: “FISHING TOOL”. The answer opens with H.
HOOK
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
UK CITIZEN
8Uk citizen
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ T _ _ H. Check the fifth letter against “Bug”.
BRITISH
SLEEP STAGE
9Sleep stage
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Check the third letter against “I am”.
REM
br--d
10BR__D
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “br--d” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EA
WONDER-LAND GIRL
11Wonder-land girl
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. “Vast blue” crosses it at the fourth square.
ALICE
12King's initial
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Use the text “KING'S INITIAL” if the picture is unclear. First letter K.
K
FIELD SERVICE
13Field service
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
FS
F____ESS
14F____ESS
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “F____ESS” go in the grid. First one: A.
AIRN
STUDENT LOAN ASSISTANCE
15Student loan assistance
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Student loan assistance” to its initials.
SLA
THIS EVENING
16This evening
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
T _ _ I _ _ T. Check the fifth letter against “Parental guidance”.
TONIGHT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___DLE
17___DLE
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___DLE” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NOO
VAST BLUE
18Vast blue
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
O _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Suffixes with sultan”.
OCEAN
NORWAY'S CAPITAL
19Norway's capital
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Sun”.
OSLO
TECH DEPT
20Tech dept
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
I _. Solving “T" of m.i.t.” first gives you its second letter.
IT
POTASSIUM
21Potassium
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Potassium”.
K
_____TEN
22_____TEN
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
“_____TEN” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with H.
HEIGH
"T" OF M.I.T.
23"t" of m.i.t.
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Bug”.
TECH
CROP HOLDER
24Crop holder
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Check the third letter against “Student loan assistance”.
SILO
CHAIR
25Chair
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “Golf org.”.
SEAT
SUFFIXES WITH SULTAN
26Suffixes with sultan
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. “_____TEN” crosses it at the third square.
ATES
MOVED QUICKLY
27Moved quickly
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fits R _ _. “This evening” crosses it at the third square.
RAN
INTERNET EXPLORER
28Internet explorer
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Internet explorer”.
IE
PARENTAL GUIDANCE
29Parental guidance
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Parental guidance”.
PG
GOLF ORG.
30Golf org.
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits P _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Chair”.
PGA
ROMAN ONE
31Roman one
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Roman one”.
I
Crossword Challenge Level 45 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 45 solved
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