Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2086 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2086, 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Interior designer”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Saying no”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Interior designer”, 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.
INTERIOR DESIGNER
1Interior designer
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
D _ _ O _ _ T _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Fight scenes”.
DECORATOR
GAIN
2Gain
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
EARN
NEW RELEASE
3New release
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “New release” to its initials.
NR
LETTER AFTER X
4Letter after x
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from X in the alphabet.
Y
BITTERLY COLD
5Bitterly cold
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits I _ _. Check the third letter against “Misprint”.
ICY
WIPE FOR HANDS
6Wipe for hands
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ K _ _. “Kilowatt” crosses it at the fourth square.
NAPKIN
WARNING SOUND
7Warning sound
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits G _ _ W _. Solving “Kilowatt” first gives you its fourth letter.
GROWL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SAYING NO
8Saying no
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ Y _ _ G. The fifth square is also part of “Bitterly cold”.
DENYING
LOBE ON HEAD
9Lobe on head
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Solving “New release” first gives you its third letter.
EAR
de--ee
10Abbr. for credit
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “deee” gives the answer. First letter: C.
CR
SINGLE
11Single
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. The third square is also part of “Past due”.
ONLY
AFTER Q
12 after q
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
FIGHT SCENES
13Fight scenes
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits A _ _ I _ _. Solving “Represent” first gives you its fourth letter.
ACTION
ROBBERY
14Robbery
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ F _. “Represent” crosses it at the fourth square.
THEFT
ch--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 (“ch--r”). What is left starts with O.
OI
BIOLOGICAL MOLECULE
16Biological molecule
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. “Aquatic” crosses it at the third square.
RNA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LIMO, E.G.
17Limo, e.g.
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. The third square is also part of “Warning sound”.
CAR
REPRESENT
18Represent
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ I _ _. “Fight scenes” crosses it at the fourth square.
TYPIFY
MISPRINT
19Misprint
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Wipe for hands”.
TYPO
PAST DUE
20Past due
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Fight scenes”.
LATE
KILOWATT
21Kilowatt
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: K _. Its second letter is shared with “Warning sound”.
KW
FAN MECHANISM
22Fan mechanism
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits R _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Bind”.
ROTOR
BEFORE MAY
23Before may
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Its fourth letter is shared with “Wipe for hands”.
APRIL
GOATEE'S PLACE
24Goatee's place
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
C _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
CHIN
25Picture clue
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: B _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bourbon relative”.
BEE
BLOOD
26Blood
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Blood.
B
KEY YIELD
27Key yield
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Key yield” to its initials.
KY
BIND
28Bind
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Y _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Key yield”.
YOKE
AQUATIC
29Aquatic
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Aquatic.
A
30Bourbon relative
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Use the text “BOURBON RELATIVE” if the picture is unclear. First letter R.
RYE
Crossword Challenge Level 2086 Solved Grid
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