Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2158 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2158 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 10 clues are fill-ins, and 8 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Opponent”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Counselor”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Opponent”, 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.
OPPONENT
1Opponent
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
A _ _ E _ _ A _ _. “After r” crosses it at the sixth square.
ADVERSARY
NIGHT VISION
2Night vision
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
D _ _ A _. “It's right on your map” crosses it at the fourth square.
DREAM
VECTOR YIELD
3Vector yield
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Vector yield” to its initials.
VY
_NVEST
4_NVEST
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
“_NVEST” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
I
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _. Solving “Past of say” first gives you its third letter.
SEA
SOURCE
6Source
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ G _ _. Solving “__RAFFE” first gives you its fourth letter.
ORIGIN
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with R. The fourth square is also part of “__RAFFE”.
RADIO
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
COUNSELOR
8Counselor
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ I _ _ R. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
ADVISOR
NOT WET
9Not wet
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Vector yield”.
DRY
VALUE EARNED
10Value earned
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
VE
IT'S RIGHT ON YOUR MAP
11It's right on your map
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “_OLUTION”.
EAST
FO__ALITY
12FO__ALITY
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
“FO__ALITY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with R.
RM
AFTER R
13 after r
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to R; the answer is its next letter.
S
WOODY OR TIM
14Woody or tim
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ E _. “Shops” crosses it at the fourth square.
ALLEN
fi-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “fi” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RE
"___ DON'T SAY!"
16"___ DON'T SAY!"
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ DON'T SAY!”? It fits Y _ _.
YOU
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
COMMON ___
17COMMON ___
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “COMMON ___” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _.
ERA
SHOPS
18Shops
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ R _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Clothes unwrinkler”.
STORES
PAST OF SAY
19Past of say
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Source”.
SAID
_OLUTION
20_OLUTION
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
“_OLUTION” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
S
__RAFFE
21__RAFFE
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “__RAFFE” and enter only the missing part, starting with G.
GI
HIGH REGARD
22High regard
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
H _ _ O _. “Not hard” crosses it at the fourth square.
HONOR
BUCKEYE STATE
23Buckeye state
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. “Source” crosses it at the third square.
OHIO
SM__E
24SM__E
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“SM__E” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
IL
CLOTHES UNWRINKLER
25Clothes unwrinkler
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “High regard”.
IRON
ZODIAC SIGN
26Zodiac sign
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. The third square is also part of “___ DON'T SAY!”.
LEO
AND SO ON
27And so on
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. “Button on a cam” crosses it at the third square.
ETC
_DUCATE
28_DUCATE
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “_DUCATE” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
E
__STIVAL
29__STIVAL
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__STIVAL” go in the grid. First one: F.
FE
NOT HARD
30Not hard
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “__STIVAL”.
SOFT
_NLOCK
31_NLOCK
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “_NLOCK”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with U.
U
BUTTON ON A CAM
32Button on a cam
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. Check the third letter against “And so on”.
REC
Crossword Challenge Level 2158 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2158 solved
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