Crossword Challenge Puzzle 48 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 29 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 48, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 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. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Sleep well wish”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Sleep well wish”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
SLEEP WELL WISH
1Sleep well wish
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with G. Solving “Intimate” first gives you its sixth letter.
GOODNIGHT
RODEO ROPE
2Rodeo rope
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
L _ _ S _. “Data service center” crosses it at the fourth square.
LASSO
spe-
33
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“spe-”). What is left starts with A.
AK
D.C. BODY
4D.c. body
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “It's taboo”.
SEN
UPPITY SORT
5Uppity sort
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “It's taboo” first gives you its third letter.
SNOB
EXIT
6Exit
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Exit, nothing more.
E
77
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ W _ _ A _ _. Solving “Art stand” first gives you its sixth letter.
SNOWFLAKE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
88
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with G. The fifth square is also part of “Uppity sort”.
GLASSES
LIKE WINE BARRELS
9Like wine barrels
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “D.c. body”.
OAKEN
-car
1010
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-car”). What is left starts with O.
OS
DATA SERVICE CENTER
11Data service center
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
DSC
USUAL FIGURE
12Usual figure
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. “___ OR SUGAR?” crosses it at the third square.
NORM
INTIMATE
13Intimate
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Intimate starts with the answer.
I
1414
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. G _ _ P _. “Syrup tree” crosses it at the fourth square.
GRAPH
TOXIC HERB
15Toxic herb
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: H _ _ L _ _ K. Its fifth letter is shared with “Like plow horses”.
HEMLOCK
TIME DEPOSIT
16Time deposit
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Time deposit”.
TD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NAP
17Nap
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Nap, nothing more.
N
SNIFFER
18Sniffer
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. Its third letter is shared with “San francisco”.
NOSE
IT'S TABOO
19It's taboo
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. “Sniffer” crosses it at the third square.
NONO
"___ OR SUGAR?"
20"___ OR SUGAR?"
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
The missing word in “___ OR SUGAR?” starts with C.
CREAM
ARCHERY NEED
21Archery need
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
B _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
BOW
SYRUP TREE
22Syrup tree
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits M _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “Toxic herb”.
MAPLE
SAN FRANCISCO
23San francisco
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “San francisco” to its initials.
SF
LIKE PLOW HORSES
24Like plow horses
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Toxic herb”.
SHOD
ART STAND
25Art stand
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits E _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Sniffer”.
EASEL
RUBY SHADE
26Ruby shade
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. “Time deposit” crosses it at the third square.
RED
MUSICAL NOTE
27Musical note
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Musical note”.
A
COMPUTER GRAPHICS
28Computer graphics
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CG
BORDER
29Border
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Computer graphics”.
EDGE
Crossword Challenge Level 48 Solved Grid
Hide the letters to check your own board against the empty grid.
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Puzzle 48 solved
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