Crossword Challenge Puzzle 452 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 452 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “One more”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, 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.
+s
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “+s” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
ANTELOPES
GRANDMA
2Grandma
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. Solving “Tonight” first gives you its third letter.
NANA
ORIGINAL
3Original
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shape: O _. The second square is also part of “Old horse”.
OG
AFTER S
4After s
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after S.
T
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to H _ _ R _ _. Solving “Foodie” first gives you its fourth letter.
HARROW
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _. “Forest unit” crosses it at the third square.
EYE
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Forest unit”.
REEF
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ONE MORE
8One more
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ T _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ANOTHER
OLD HORSE
9Old horse
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. Check the third letter against “Original”.
NAG
TONIGHT
10Tonight
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _. “Grandma” crosses it at the second square.
TN
FOODIE
11Foodie
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ E _. Solving “10th” first gives you its fourth letter.
EATER
LEADER
12Leader
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Leader, nothing more.
L
r-
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “r-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OB
TRAIL
14Trail
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with P. Its third letter is shared with “Hot drink”.
PATH
SHE SHEEP
15She sheep
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Check the third letter against “Hot drink”.
EWE
HUMAN BONDAGE
16Human bondage
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ V _ _ Y. Solving “__RMIT” first gives you its fifth letter.
SLAVERY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
VOTE FOR
17Vote for
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
AYE
10TH
1810th
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ T _. “Small branch” crosses it at the fourth square.
TENTH
FOREST UNIT
19Forest unit
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
TREE
TIME SERIES
20Time series
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TS
FIX
21Fix
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fix starts with the answer.
F
BIG CAT
22Big cat
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Fits T _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Edible pod”.
TIGER
BRATTY KID
23Bratty kid
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
SNOT
CRY A RIVER
24Cry a river
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
B _ _ _. The third square is also part of “She sheep”.
BAWL
SILVER-LIKE COLOR
25Silver-like color
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Edible pod”.
GRAY
SMALL BRANCH
26Small branch
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Solving “Big cat” first gives you its third letter.
TWIG
HOT DRINK
27Hot drink
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
T _ _. The third square is also part of “Human bondage”.
TEA
GUITAR RIFF
28Guitar riff
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Guitar riff”.
GR
__RMIT
29__RMIT
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__RMIT” and enter only the missing part, starting with P.
PE
EDIBLE POD
30Edible pod
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with P. Its third letter is shared with “Silver-like color”.
PEA
VIOLENT
31Violent
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Violent, nothing more.
V
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