Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2080 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 29 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2080, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 29 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures; 3 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 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “State as fact”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2080: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “State as fact”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
STATE AS FACT
1State as fact
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits P _ _ D _ _ A _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the sixth square.
PREDICATE
ENERGY INDEX
2Energy index
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EI
"SIX-PACK"
3"six-pack"
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. Check the third letter against “Jargon variant”.
ABS
BETWEEN M AND O
4Between m and o
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Alphabet check: the single letter between M and O.
N
GAS BILL INFO
5Gas bill info
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ G _. Check the fourth letter against “Lab gel”.
USAGE
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Jargon variant”.
TUNA
KEEP APART
7Keep apart
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ R _ _ A _ _. “Sergeant” crosses it at the sixth square.
SEGREGATE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. P _ _ N _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “Gas bill info”.
PEANUTS
"SPARE" ITEM AT A BARBECUE
9"spare" item at a barbecue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. “Six-pack” crosses it at the third square.
RIB
LETTER AFTER D
10Letter after d
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from D in the alphabet.
E
DESIGNATED AREA
11Designated area
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Designated area” to its initials.
DA
CONCERN
12Concern
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Its fourth letter is shared with “Wash clothes”.
ISSUE
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. C _ _ _. “RAI__N” crosses it at the third square.
CHIN
M__KET
14M__KET
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “M__KET”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
AR
FOOD TO-GO
15Food to-go
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ E _ _ T. “Alpha omega” crosses it at the fifth square.
TAKEOUT
ARABIAN PRINCE
16Arabian prince
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Solving “__NGSIZE” first gives you its third letter.
EMIR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TAKE TO COURT
17Take to court
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “Keep apart”.
SUE
WASH CLOTHES
18Wash clothes
Row 3, col 5 · 7 letters · down
L _ _ N _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with “Disk contents”.
LAUNDER
JARGON VARIANT
19Jargon variant
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
S _ _ N _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
SLANG
GURU'S RESIDENCE
20Guru's residence
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ R _ _. The fourth square is also part of “M__KET”.
ASHRAM
LAB GEL
21Lab gel
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
AGAR
RAI__N
22RAI__N
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“RAI__N” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SI
EGG
23Egg
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Egg.
E
SPLIT TICKET PART
24Split ticket part
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Food to-go”.
STUB
SERGEANT
25Sergeant
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with S. “Keep apart” crosses it at the second square.
SG
ALPHA OMEGA
26Alpha omega
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AO
DISK CONTENTS
27Disk contents
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Split ticket part”.
DATA
__NGSIZE
28__NGSIZE
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“__NGSIZE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with K.
KI
TO OCCUR
29To occur
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: B _. Solving “Keep apart” first gives you its second letter.
BE
Crossword Challenge Level 2080 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2080 solved
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