Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2152 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2152 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 4 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; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Act of including”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2152: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Forced upon”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Act of including”. 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.
ACT OF INCLUDING
1Act of including
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ L _ _ I _ _. “Sheaf” crosses it at the sixth square.
INCLUSION
ETHICAL STANDARD
2Ethical standard
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with M. Its fourth letter is shared with “GRETA GERWIG'S "___ BIRD”.
MORAL
PRESENT VALUE
3Present value
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
PV
BLOOD TYPE
4Blood type
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Blood type”.
O
-ence
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “ence” gives the answer. First letter: S.
SCI
THIS OR THAT
6This or that
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ H _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Laughter sound”.
EITHER
SLEEP IMAGERY
7Sleep imagery
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
D _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Laughter sound”.
DREAM
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FORCED UPON
8Forced upon
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
I _ _ O _ _ D. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
IMPOSED
THANKS-GIVING MONTH
9Thanks-giving month
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Present value”.
NOV
mi--oscope
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “mi--oscope”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with C.
CR
GRETA GERWIG'S "___ BIRD"
11GRETA GERWIG'S "___ BIRD"
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “GRETA GERWIG'S "___ BIRD”? It fits L _ _ _.
LADY
r--er
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“r--er”). What is left starts with U.
UL
SHEAF
13Sheaf
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Sheaf, nothing more.
S
BACK-OF-BOOK FEATURE
14Back-of-book feature
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. The fourth square is also part of “Method”.
INDEX
P__TICAL
15P__TICAL
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “P__TICAL” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
OE
"___ SO FAST!"
16"___ SO FAST!"
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ SO FAST!” starts with N.
NOT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___CUS
17___CUS
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___CUS”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with C.
CIR
METHOD
18Method
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
S _ _ T _ _. “Big celebrity” crosses it at the fourth square.
SYSTEM
WEB LOCATION
19Web location
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “This or that”.
SITE
DANCE
20Dance
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Dance.
D
LAUGHTER SOUND
21Laughter sound
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
H _. Check the second letter against “Sleep imagery”.
HA
GOVERNMENT LEVIES
22Government levies
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits T _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Cruel”.
TAXES
ROSE PART
23Rose part
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. “This or that” crosses it at the third square.
STEM
SAN DIEGO
24San diego
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SD
BIG CELEBRITY
25Big celebrity
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. Check the third letter against “Government levies”.
STAR
"THE MATRIX" ROLE
26"the matrix" role
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with N. Its third letter is shared with “___ SO FAST!”.
NEO
c---l
27___LYSIS
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “cl” gives the answer. First letter: A.
ANA
BEFORE B
28Before b
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter back from B in the alphabet.
A
IN THE VICINITY
29In the vicinity
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
A _. Solving “Stay true always” first gives you its second letter.
AT
CRUEL
30Cruel
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “In the vicinity”.
MEAN
TEAMWORK
31Teamwork
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Teamwork, nothing more.
T
STAY TRUE ALWAYS
32Stay true always
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
STA
Crossword Challenge Level 2152 Solved Grid
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