Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2161 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2161 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Bad for you”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Recent changes”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Bad for you”. 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.
BAD FOR YOU
1Bad for you
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
U _ _ E _ _ T _ _. Solving “_UXURY” first gives you its sixth letter.
UNHEALTHY
FLOWER PART
2Flower part
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Direction of the morning light”.
PETAL
ban--ge
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“ban--ge”). What is left starts with D.
DA
EXTREMELY COLD
4Extremely cold
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with A. “Direction of the morning light” crosses it at the fourth square.
ARCTIC
BETWEEN 'S' AND 'U'
5Between 's' and 'u'
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Between 's' and 'u'”.
T
GHOSTLY QUALITY
6Ghostly quality
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Ion current”.
EERIE
HARMONY
7Harmony
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. “Field crop” crosses it at the third square.
SYNC
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
RECENT CHANGES
8Recent changes
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ A _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Between 's' and 'u'”.
UPDATES
CLOSE
9Close
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
NEAR
HEAT TRANSFER
10Heat transfer
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Heat transfer” to its initials.
HT
DIRECTION OF THE MORNING LIGHT
11Direction of the morning light
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “Fast pitch”.
EAST
HIGH ALTITUDE
12High altitude
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of “Extremely cold”.
ALPINE
_UXURY
13_UXURY
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_UXURY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with L.
L
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits T _ _. The third square is also part of “Fast pitch”.
TOE
DIMINUTIVE HILL
15Diminutive hill
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
H _ _ L _ _ K. Check the fifth letter against “String stuff”.
HILLOCK
YARD LINE
16Yard line
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Yard line”.
YL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ENERGY YIELD
17Energy yield
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Energy yield” to its initials.
EY
ORGANIC
18Organic
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Organic.
O
FIELD CROP
19Field crop
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Ghostly quality”.
CORN
FAST PITCH
20Fast pitch
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
SPIEL
ION CURRENT
21Ion current
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IC
STRING STUFF
22String stuff
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with N. Solving “Diminutive hill” first gives you its fourth letter.
NYLON
LITTLE KID
23Little kid
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Diminutive hill”.
TYKE
FROSTY
24Frosty
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Begins with I. The third square is also part of “String stuff”.
ICY
FRYING NEED
25Frying need
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits O _ _. Solving “Yard line” first gives you its third letter.
OIL
TRUE
26True
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of True.
T
EXPERT LEVEL
27Expert level
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. “Midleg point” crosses it at the third square.
ACE
PUT
28Put
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits L _ _. Solving “Little kid” first gives you its third letter.
LAY
ABBR. FOR LAKE
29Abbr. for lake
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Shape: L _. “Midleg point” crosses it at the second square.
LK
30Midleg point
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Use the text “MIDLEG POINT” if the picture is unclear. First letter K.
KNEE
Crossword Challenge Level 2161 Solved Grid
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