Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2171 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2171 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. 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Honest feeling”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Opposite of openness”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Honest feeling”, 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.
HONEST FEELING
1Honest feeling
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with S. “After q” crosses it at the sixth square.
SINCERITY
ARM JOINT
2Arm joint
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
E _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Medical stupor”.
ELBOW
kno-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “kno-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with C.
CK
AFTER Q
4 after q
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
ENERGY TRANSFER AMOUNT
5Energy transfer amount
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ETA
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _ R _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “OVE__IZE”.
CYPRUS
BAKING AGENT
7Baking agent
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with Y. “OVE__IZE” crosses it at the fourth square.
YEAST
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
OPPOSITE OF OPENNESS
8Opposite of openness
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ R _ _ Y. Its fifth letter is shared with “Energy transfer amount”.
SECRECY
VARIETY
9Variety
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
ILK
cor--read
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “corread” gives the answer. First letter: N.
NB
MEDICAL STUPOR
11Medical stupor
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
C _ _ _. Solving “_ONITOR” first gives you its third letter.
COMA
intervi-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “intervi” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EW
AFTER Q
13 after q
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
HEATING DEVICES
14Heating devices
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ N _. “Mother or father” crosses it at the fourth square.
IRONS
OP__MAL
15OP__MAL
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “OP__MAL” go in the grid. First one: T.
TI
YIELD AND SURVIVE
16Yield and survive
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
YAS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SHIP ROPE
17Ship rope
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. “Baking agent” crosses it at the third square.
TYE
MOTHER OR FATHER
18Mother or father
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
P _ _ E _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Lineages”.
PARENT
MAMA'S MATE
19Mama's mate
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with P. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
PAPA
_ONITOR
20_ONITOR
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “_ONITOR” and enter only the missing part, starting with M.
M
OVE__IZE
21OVE__IZE
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “OVE__IZE” go in the grid. First one: R.
RS
ATTACK START
22Attack start
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with O. The fourth square is also part of “Modern devices”.
ONSET
DECISIVE LOSS
23Decisive loss
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ROUT
LET'S __
24LET'S __
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Which word finishes “LET'S __”? It fits G _.
GO
LINEAGES
25Lineages
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with G. Check the third letter against “Attack start”.
GENS
COASTAL FEATURE
26Coastal feature
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. The third square is also part of “Yield and survive”.
RIA
QUESTION OF IDENTITY
27Question of identity
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Fits W _ _. Solving “Even if, informally” first gives you its third letter.
WHO
AFTER V
28After v
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to V; the answer is its next letter.
W
CORE HAMMER
29Core hammer
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Core hammer”.
CH
MODERN DEVICES
30Modern devices
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. Solving “Core hammer” first gives you its third letter.
TECH
SKYHIGH
31Skyhigh
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Skyhigh starts with the answer.
S
EVEN IF, INFORMALLY
32Even if, informally
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the third letter against “Question of identity”.
THO
Crossword Challenge Level 2171 Solved Grid
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