Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2114 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2114 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
12 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; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Convinced”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Series of steps”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Convinced”, 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.
CONVINCED
1Convinced
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ S _ _ D _ _. “Agree to” crosses it at the sixth square.
PERSUADED
RECOIL
2Recoil
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Recoil, nothing more.
R
OUTPUT GAIN
3Output gain
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OG
CAPTAIN'S TEAM
4Captain's team
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits C _ _ _. Solving “Buffalo's county or lake” first gives you its third letter.
CREW
p---l
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “pl” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EAR
ATTITUDE
6Attitude
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ R _ _. The fourth square is also part of “MINIATU__”.
SPIRIT
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ E _. “MINIATU__” crosses it at the fourth square.
SHEEP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SERIES OF STEPS
8Series of steps
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ C _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
PROCESS
AFTER D
9After d
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after D.
E
ROUND TIMER
10Round timer
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RT
-man
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
The image carries “-man”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SNOW
BETWEEN T AND V
12Between t and v
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The letter that sits between T and V.
U
AGREE TO
13Agree to
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with A. Its fourth letter is shared with “Opposite of humility”.
ACCEPT
MARADONA'S FIRST
14Maradona's first
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
D _ _ G _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Opposite of humility”.
DIEGO
END TIME
15End time
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “End time”.
ET
NATURE'S DROPLETS
16Nature's droplets
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: D _ _. Check the third letter against “West”.
DEW
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PLOT POINTS
17Plot points
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits G _ _ P _. Solving “Attitude” first gives you its fourth letter.
GRAPH
THERMAL NOISE
18Thermal noise
Row 3, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TN
BUFFALO'S COUNTY OR LAKE
19Buffalo's county or lake
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. “Attitude” crosses it at the third square.
ERIE
IN THE OLD DAYS
20In the old days
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with O. Check the third letter against “Agree to”.
ONCE
MINIATU__
21MINIATU__
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“MINIATU__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with R.
RE
FRECKLES OR BLEMISHES
22Freckles or blemishes
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ T _. The fourth square is also part of “A MAN CALLED ___" (TOM HANKS FILM)”.
SPOTS
NUMBER
23Number
Row 6, col 3 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Number.
N
QUOTE TEXT
24Quote text
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “End time”.
CITE
DRINK SLOWLY
25Drink slowly
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
SIP
OPPOSITE OF HUMILITY
26Opposite of humility
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “A MAN CALLED ___" (TOM HANKS FILM)”.
EGO
KING: FR.
27King: fr.
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shape: R _ _. “Someone said it” crosses it at the third square.
ROI
RADIO
28Radio
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Radio.
R
BES__ELLER
29BES__ELLER
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “BES__ELLER” go in the grid. First one: T.
TS
"A MAN CALLED ___" (TOM HANKS FILM)
30"A MAN CALLED ___" (TOM HANKS FILM)
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “A MAN CALLED ___" (TOM HANKS FILM)”. Shape: O _ _ _.
OTTO
WEST
31West
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of West.
W
SOMEONE SAID IT
32Someone said it
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Someone said it”.
SSI
Crossword Challenge Level 2114 Solved Grid
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