Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2111 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2111? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 13 of them only one or two letters. 4 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Begin to grow”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Mom's mom”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Begin to grow”, 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.
BEGIN TO GROW
1Begin to grow
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
G _ _ M _ _ A _ _. The sixth square is also part of “After this”.
GERMINATE
RADIATION INTENSITY
2Radiation intensity
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Radiation intensity”.
RI
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to A _ _ _. “Shape on an altar” crosses it at the third square.
ARCH
NARRATIVE
4Narrative
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Narrative.
N
HERD
5Herd
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits D _ _ V _. Check the fourth letter against “PRO___CE”.
DROVE
BAND MEMBERS
6Band members
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with M. Its sixth letter is shared with “Inbound”.
MUSICIANS
ABBR. FOR ASSOCIATION
7Abbr. for association
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Shape on an altar”.
ASSN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MOM'S MOM
8Mom's mom
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ N _ _ A. Check the fifth letter against “Herd”.
GRANDMA
ENERGY INTAKE RATE
9Energy intake rate
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Energy intake rate”.
EIR
-ace
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Picture word minus “ace” gives the answer. First letter: R.
R
MILES PER HOUR
11Miles per hour
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
MPH
scorp--n
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “scorp--n”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
IO
AFTER THIS
13After this
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. Solving “15 in roman” first gives you its third letter.
NEXT
BLOOD TYPE
14Blood type
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Blood type”.
A
-in
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-in” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
TW
BRITISH TITLE HOLDER
16British title holder
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Recollect”.
EARL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TOOTHB___H
17TOOTHB___H
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “TOOTHB___H” go in the grid. First one: R.
RUS
RUNOFF
18Runoff
Row 3, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Runoff starts with the answer.
R
SHAPE ON AN ALTAR
19Shape on an altar
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “Band members”.
CROSS
EDGAR ALLAN ___
20EDGAR ALLAN ___
Row 4, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “EDGAR ALLAN ___”. Shape: P _ _.
POE
PRO___CE
21PRO___CE
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “PRO___CE” and enter only the missing part, starting with V.
VIN
UNMOVING YET
22Unmoving yet
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “Let borrow”.
STILL
SECOND
23Second
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. “Band members” crosses it at the third square.
SEC
15 IN ROMAN
2415 in roman
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
X _. Check the second letter against “Crucial”.
XV
SHORT FOR BUILDING
25Short for building
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with B. Check the third letter against “Let borrow”.
BLDG
INBOUND
26Inbound
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits I _. The second square is also part of “Short for building”.
IB
MINU__
27MINU__
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “MINU__” go in the grid. First one: T.
TE
CRUCIAL
28Crucial
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with V. Its fourth letter is shared with “Band members”.
VITAL
__RRIOR
29__RRIOR
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__RRIOR” go in the grid. First one: W.
WA
LET BORROW
30Let borrow
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Band members”.
LEND
RECOLLECT
31Recollect
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Recollect.
R
SINGAPORE
32Singapore
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
S _. “Short for building” crosses it at the second square.
SG
Crossword Challenge Level 2111 Solved Grid
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