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I am an okay player-usually get into the level 50s, fairly often in the 60s. Trying for my first real key from level 46 but having SUCH a hard time! I get into PD 46 with 5-8 lives, lose everyone on the first / second screen!! Any advice! AAAARRRRRGRHRGGHRGAGRH!!

All PDs are harder than the levels they can be found in (except for PD6). So PD46 is not easy to pass.
Advice:
a) wait until you constantly reach the 60+, or better, 70+ levels
or b) Always go there until you manage it.
and c) I would prefer a)

Got it, and let me just say the following:
1. Do NOT get obsessed an waste all of your games on it. It's a good method, but don't do it.
2. If you are going to attempt it, rack up AMLAP (as many lives as possible). Got to level 44 with 12 lives thanks to and left PD 46 with 2.

hint for pass 46.1 fast.

just enter to it with one letter missed from CRISTAL, and if you are lucky you'll get missed letter at 46.1 and pass it fast. 46.1 is hardest from 46.*, and w/o upkick almost impossible.

better to left a more common letter like C or A, L and S a rare.

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Denis

Do you have the BoS? i wouldnt suggest going in there without it. some levels are very hard without it

I agree (with the need for up-kick).

My guide to Pd 46...

Even with up-kick, 46.1 usually results in 1 fireball death because there are just too many enemies. 46.2 is easy enough to beat; but much harder if you're going for the large crystal. For 46.3, I recommend taking out the bombino before jumping through the teleporter. 46.4 is easy, even when going for the large crystal. 46.5 often requires one fireball death because the bombinos have a tendency to avoid you and use the spikes as shields, at least until the first "Quick". 46.6 is nearly impossible without up-kick and quite hard even with it; the enemies sometimes try to block the entrance when you're trying to drop back down to the bottom platform. 46.7 is easy; just watch out for the littles that fall from the top of the screen whenever a big dies. Finally, 46.8 is hard without up-kick (to freeze one of the blades without jumping into its box); but relatively manageable without it. The main source of deaths on 46.8 for me is the fireball; avoid knocking the apricots into the boxes because it will take multiple bombs to bring them down to the bottom and they will probably jump back up before you can drop down to finish them off.