Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2078 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2078 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
10 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Ends”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Debate ender”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Ends”, 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.
ENDS
1Ends
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with C. “Uruguay” crosses it at the sixth square.
CONCLUDES
"IN ___ OF FLOWERS"
2"IN ___ OF FLOWERS"
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Say “IN ___ OF FLOWERS” out loud and the blank fills itself: L _ _ _.
LIEU
AFTER N
3After n
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to N; the answer is its next letter.
O
TIME AVERAGE
4Time average
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Time average”.
TA
man-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “man” gives the answer. First letter: U.
URE
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 8 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits R _ _ B _ _ C _. Its fifth letter is shared with “At any time”.
REDBRICK
ALLAY
7Allay
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Solving “Editors, briefly” first gives you its third letter.
EASE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
DEBATE ENDER
8Debate ender
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits C _ _ T _ _ E. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
CLOTURE
OPEN INTEREST
9Open interest
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OI
AUCTIO___R
10AUCTIO___R
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “AUCTIO___R” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NEE
HEAL
11Heal
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “ABLE WAS I ___ …”.
CURE
AFTER K
12After k
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from K in the alphabet.
L
URUGUAY
13Uruguay
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with U. The second square is also part of “Casual positive reply”.
UY
DECISION ENGINE INPUT
14Decision engine input
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Decision engine input” to its initials.
DEI
90°, ON A COMPASS
1590°, on a compass
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Chemical prefix”.
EAST
DISPLAYED
16Displayed
Left column 9/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ W _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Taiwan”.
SHOWN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ZONE
17Zone
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
AREA
"ABLE WAS I ___ …"
18"ABLE WAS I ___ …"
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Say “ABLE WAS I ___ …” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _.
ERE
EDITORS, BRIEFLY
19Editors, briefly
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. Solving “Allay” first gives you its third letter.
EDS
DAY BEFORE A BIG EVENT
20Day before a big event
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Clapton's first name” first gives you its third letter.
EVE
BASE EDITOR
21Base editor
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
BE
ADV___E
22ADV___E
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “ADV___E” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
ERS
AT ANY TIME
23At any time
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “ADV___E”.
EVER
CASUAL POSITIVE REPLY
24Casual positive reply
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Y _ _ _. Solving “90°, on a compass” first gives you its third letter.
YEAH
cabin –
25Captain's team
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Picture word minus “cabin ” gives the answer. First letter: C.
CREW
CLAPTON'S FIRST NAME
26Clapton's first name
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ERIC
CHEMICAL PREFIX
27Chemical prefix
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fits I _ _. Check the third letter against “Displayed”.
ISO
TRAN___IPT
28TRAN___IPT
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“TRAN___IPT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SCR
TAIWAN
29Taiwan
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Begins with T. “Displayed” crosses it at the second square.
TW
KEY ELEMENT
30Key element
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Key element” to its initials.
KE
NITROGEN
31Nitrogen
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Nitrogen starts with the answer.
N
WASHING
32Washing
Row 10, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Washing.
W
Crossword Challenge Level 2078 Solved Grid
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