Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2074 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2074 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
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; 3 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 “Family line”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Family line”, read top to bottom.
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.
FAMILY LINE
1Family line
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
B _ _ O _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Scottish lord”.
BLOODLINE
EMINEM'S MUSIC
2Eminem's music
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: R _ _. Check the third letter against “Dentist's directive”.
RAP
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to E _ _ R _ _ S _. Check the fifth letter against “10 years”.
EXERCISE
ADMIT
4Admit
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Admit starts with the answer.
A
KOREAN POP
5Korean pop
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
KP
DIMINISH
6Diminish
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
E _ _ D _. The fourth square is also part of “Like marshes”.
ERODE
PINKISH
7Pinkish
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Object store”.
ROSY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits B _ _ A _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with “Korean pop”.
BREAKER
CARELESS
9Careless
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
LAX
DENTIST'S DIRECTIVE
10Dentist's directive
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
OPEN
AFTER N
11After n
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to N; the answer is its next letter.
O
10 YEARS
1210 years
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with D. Check the fourth letter against “Close by”.
DECADE
SCOTTISH LORD
13Scottish lord
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with L. Check the fourth letter against “Close by”.
LAIRD
"_____ A SMALL WORLD"
14"_____ A SMALL WORLD"
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “_____ A SMALL WORLD” out loud and the blank fills itself: I _ _.
ITS
MUST HAVE
15Must have
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
NEED
fing-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “fing” gives the answer. First letter: E.
ER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ACE
17Ace
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _. “Pinkish” crosses it at the third square.
PRO
CLOSE BY
18Close by
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “10 years”.
NEAR
OBJECT STORE
19Object store
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OS
SWIRL
20Swirl
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Scottish lord”.
EDDY
LIKE MARSHES
21Like marshes
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ D _. Check the fourth letter against “Diminish”.
REEDY
FOOD CONSUMER
22Food consumer
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Must have” first gives you its fourth letter.
EATER
LION'S HAIR
23Lion's hair
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not under”.
MANE
MASS
24Mass
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Mass.
M
LONG PERIOD
25Long period
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. The picture clue in the inside the grid crosses it at the third square.
EON
LIGHT___R
26LIGHT___R
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “LIGHT___R” go in the grid. First one: Y.
YEA
DIGITAL VIDEO
27Digital video
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DV
NOT UNDER
28Not under
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: O _. The second square is also part of “Lion's hair”.
ON
BLOOD TYPE
29Blood type
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Blood type”.
A
wind –
30Windmill blade
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “wind -” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with V.
VANE
Crossword Challenge Level 2074 Solved Grid
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