Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2087 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2087? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 8 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Getting better”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Beseech on bended knee”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Getting better”. 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.
GETTING BETTER
1Getting better
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
I _ _ R _ _ I _ _. “Veto” crosses it at the sixth square.
IMPROVING
EDIBLE MUSH-ROOM
2Edible mush-room
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ E _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
MOREL
re-
3Layer of wood
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “re” gives the answer. First letter: P.
PLY
LATENCY TIME
4Latency time
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LT
AFTER N
5After n
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to N; the answer is its next letter.
O
PART OF A PLANT OR TOOTH
6Part of a plant or tooth
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Small spot”.
ROOT
HAVE A MEAL
7Have a meal
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. “Small spot” crosses it at the third square.
EAT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BESEECH ON BENDED KNEE
8Beseech on bended knee
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ L _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “After n”.
IMPLORE
FEATHER LOSS
9Feather loss
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
MOLT
ASK NOSY QUESTIONS
10Ask nosy questions
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
PRY
ce--mony
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “ce--mony”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RE
NOSTALGIA-EVOKING SONG
12Nostalgia-evoking song
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Place for a potted plant”.
OLDIE
VETO
13Veto
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Veto, nothing more.
V
BLOW UP
14Blow up
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ L _ _ E. “Diet-related” crosses it at the fifth square.
INFLATE
gra---e
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “gra---e”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NIT
GAMMA XRAY
16Gamma xray
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Gamma xray” to its initials.
GX
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
OLD AGE
17Old age
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OA
DIET-RELATED
18Diet-related
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Begins with D. The fifth square is also part of “Blow up”.
DIETARY
SMALL SPOT
19Small spot
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits D _ _. Solving “Have a meal” first gives you its third letter.
DOT
PLACE FOR A POTTED PLANT
20Place for a potted plant
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. “Wedding site” crosses it at the third square.
SILL
"GET COMFY"
21"get comfy"
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. “Part of a plant or tooth” crosses it at the third square.
SIT
SILLY
22Silly
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Blow up”.
DAFT
DOCTRINE
23Doctrine
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ D _. Check the fourth letter against “Fishing pole”.
CREDO
MUSICAL NOTE
24Musical note
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Musical note”.
C
ON THE PEAK OF
25On the peak of
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Fishing pole”.
ATOP
WEDDING SITE
26Wedding site
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of “On the peak of”.
ALTAR
PHOE___
27PHOE___
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “PHOE___”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
NIX
FISHING POLE
28Fishing pole
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Doctrine”.
ROD
FAS_
29FAS_
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “FAS_” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
T
MISPRINT
30Misprint
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “On the peak of”.
TYPO
Crossword Challenge Level 2087 Solved Grid
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