Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2068 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2068? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 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; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Tasty”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Stamp fee”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Tasty”. 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.
TASTY
1Tasty
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits P _ _ A _ _ B _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Acquaint”.
PALATABLE
-ygen mask
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ygen mask”). What is left starts with O.
OX
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with S. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
SLEEPING
CREW
4Crew
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. The third square is also part of “Bird on u.s. money”.
TEAM
ACROBAT
5Acrobat
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Acrobat.
A
FANCY PARTY
6Fancy party
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Bird on u.s. money”.
GALA
ADAM'S MADAM
7Adam's madam
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “Bird on u.s. money”.
EVE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
STAMP FEE
8Stamp fee
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ T _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Acrobat”.
POSTAGE
9Auto shaft
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Use the text “AUTO SHAFT” if the picture is unclear. First letter A.
AXLE
AFTER K
10After k
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from K in the alphabet.
L
BLOOD DEFICIENCY
11Blood deficiency
Left column 4/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ M _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Crew”.
ANEMIA
desk-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“desk-”). What is left starts with T.
TOP
ACQUAINT
13Acquaint
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Acquaint starts with the answer.
A
PERK FROM WORK
14Perk from work
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ E _ _ T. The fifth square is also part of “Long-necked mammal”.
BENEFIT
DELAY
15Delay
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
L _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
LAG
ENERGY RESPONSE
16Energy response
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FL__OR
17FL__OR
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“FL__OR” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
AV
LONG-NECKED MAMMAL
18Long-necked mammal
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ A _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Perk from work”.
GIRAFFE
BIRD ON U.S. MONEY
19Bird on u.s. money
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ L _. Solving “Fancy party” first gives you its fourth letter.
EAGLE
NOT AT ALL
20Not at all
Row 4, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Shape: N _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its second letter.
NO
HOP OUT OF BED
21Hop out of bed
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ U _. Check the fourth letter against “Virus outbreak”.
GETUP
RECORD
22Record
Row 6, col 5 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Record.
R
__PEAT
23__PEAT
Row 6, col 5 · 2 letters · down
“__PEAT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with R.
RE
_ALAXY
24_ALAXY
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“_ALAXY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with G.
G
CASH REGISTER
25Cash register
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with “Virus outbreak”.
TILL
FURIOUS
26Furious
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
I _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Cash register”.
IRATE
ORGAN USED FOR HEARING
27Organ used for hearing
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. The third square is also part of “Energy response”.
EAR
VIRUS OUTBREAK
28Virus outbreak
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: F _ _. Solving “Hop out of bed” first gives you its third letter.
FLU
TEXTER'S WHY
29Texter's why
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Texter's why”.
Y
CRY OUT
30Cry out
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with Y. Check the third letter against “Cash register”.
YELP
Crossword Challenge Level 2068 Solved Grid
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