Crossword Challenge Puzzle 945 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 945 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 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; 2 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 “Form”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 945: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Rank level”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Form”. 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.
FORM
1Form
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ A _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Local”.
ESTABLISH
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _ I _. “Assisted input” crosses it at the fourth square.
CHAIR
CONNECT-ION SPOT
3Connect-ion spot
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
H _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Drink opener”.
HUB
pock-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“pock-”). What is left starts with E.
ET
AFTER K
5After k
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after K.
L
SKIP
6Skip
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. Solving “OR___ARY” first gives you its third letter.
OMIT
NANO UNIT NODE
7Nano unit node
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Nano unit node” to its initials.
NUN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
RANK LEVEL
8Rank level
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ E _ _ N. Its fifth letter is shared with “After k”.
ECHELON
BLOCK
9Block
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Connect-ion spot”.
SHUT
DRINK OPENER
10Drink opener
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. The third square is also part of “Connect-ion spot”.
TAB
ASSISTED INPUT
11Assisted input
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Assisted input”.
AI
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. B _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Joke show”.
BROOM
LOCAL
13Local
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Local, nothing more.
L
___ OF CAPRI
14___ OF CAPRI
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ OF CAPRI”? It fits I _ _ _.
ISLE
JUMP FROM A PLANE
15Jump from a plane
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ D _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Internet explorer”.
SKYDIVE
INFORMAL HELLO
16Informal hello
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _. Its second letter is shared with “Winter sport”.
HI
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MAKE-UP
17Make-up
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Make-up”.
MU
SLIGHTLY WET
18Slightly wet
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
DAMP
OR___ARY
19OR___ARY
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “OR___ARY” go in the grid. First one: D.
DIN
JOKE SHOW
20Joke show
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
C _ _ E _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “___ OF CAPRI”.
COMEDY
FELINE PET
21Feline pet
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits C _ _. The third square is also part of “Skip”.
CAT
GREASY
22Greasy
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “___ OF CAPRI”.
OILY
SUPER-EXCITED
23Super-excited
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Shape: H _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Jump from a plane”.
HYPER
HEALTH
24Health
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Health.
H
MAGMA, EXTRUDED
25Magma, extruded
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits L _ _ _. Solving “Jump from a plane” first gives you its third letter.
LAVA
ALLUDE TO
26Allude to
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Magma, extruded”.
IMPLY
WINTER SPORT
27Winter sport
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. “Informal hello” crosses it at the third square.
SKI
APART-MENT
28Apart-ment
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _. Check the second letter against “Super-excited”.
AP
INTERNET EXPLORER
29Internet explorer
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IE
1492 OR 2001
301492 or 2001
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: Y _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Magma, extruded”.
YEAR
Crossword Challenge Level 945 Solved Grid
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