Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2054 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2054, 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. 4 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Expands”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Sharp tooth”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Expands”. 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.
EXPANDS
1Expands
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
I _ _ R _ _ S _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Not in the picture”.
INCREASES
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Channel noise”.
NINE
ROMAN 110
3Roman 110
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Fits C _. Its second letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
CX
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Look at the picture and fit it to I.
I
FEMALE PIG
5Female pig
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “Pool exercise”.
SOW
EAST
6East
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
O _ _ E _ _. The fourth square is also part of “REC__VE”.
ORIENT
PAY
7Pay
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “REC__VE”.
REMIT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SHARP TOOTH
8Sharp tooth
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ I _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of “Female pig”.
INCISOR
phoe-
9Cancel
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “phoe-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NIX
CHANNEL NOISE
10Channel noise
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CN
COLLECT PROFITS
11Collect profits
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Recess”.
REAP
AFTER D
12After d
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after D.
E
NOT IN THE PICTURE
13Not in the picture
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Organ for anger”.
ABSENT
FROZEN RAIN
14Frozen rain
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving “Organ for anger” first gives you its fourth letter.
SLEET
mass--r
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“mass--r”). What is left starts with E.
EU
"LONG TIME, NO ___"
16"LONG TIME, NO ___"
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “LONG TIME, NO ___”. Shape: S _ _.
SEE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
RAW MATERIAL
17Raw material
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: O _ _. Check the third letter against “Pay”.
ORE
ORGAN FOR ANGER
18Organ for anger
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
S _ _ E _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not in the picture”.
SPLEEN
POOL EXERCISE
19Pool exercise
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. “East” crosses it at the third square.
SWIM
RECESS
20Recess
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Not in the picture”.
APSE
REC__VE
21REC__VE
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “REC__VE” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EI
SILLY STUNT
22Silly stunt
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving “Near” first gives you its fourth letter.
ANTIC
GREEN LIFE FORM
23Green life form
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against “East”.
PLANT
COLOR OF SKY
24Color of sky
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
BLUE
DEFINITE ARTICLE
25Definite article
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Signal”.
THE
TEXT
26Text
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Text.
T
GLOW UP
27Glow up
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
GU
NEAR
28Near
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Glow up”.
NIGH
_ARTHLY
29_ARTHLY
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
“_ARTHLY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
E
SIGNAL
30Signal
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with C. The third square is also part of “Definite article”.
CUE
Crossword Challenge Level 2054 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2054 solved
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