Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2175 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2175 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, 10 of them only one or two letters. 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 6 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Reduced”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2175: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Not catfish”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Reduced”. 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.
REDUCED
1Reduced
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ R _ _ S _ _. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
DECREASED
OI POLOI ALEGRIA
2Oi poloi alegria
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Oi poloi alegria” to its initials.
OPA
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: G _ _ D _ _ I _. “Calendar entries” crosses it at the fifth square.
GARDENIA
AFTER E
4After e
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to E; the answer is its next letter.
F
INCOME TAX
5Income tax
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Income tax” to its initials.
IT
___ LANKA
6___ LANKA
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ LANKA”? It fits S _ _.
SRI
___ PARK, N.Y.
7___ PARK, N.Y.
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Say “___ PARK, N.Y.” out loud and the blank fills itself: H _ _ _.
HYDE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT CATFISH
8Not catfish
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ F _ _ H. Solving “Income tax” first gives you its fifth letter.
DOGFISH
D___RT
9D___RT
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
“D___RT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EPA
post-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
The image carries “post-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with C.
CARD
AFTER Q
11After q
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
CALENDAR ENTRIES
12Calendar entries
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ N _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Loud noise”.
EVENTS
br-
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “br-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AIN
PAST OF SAY
14Past of say
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
SAID
AFTER D
15After d
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after D.
E
LAN__ASS
16LAN__ASS
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
“LAN__ASS” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with D.
DM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
"GIVE IT A SHOT!"
17"give it a shot!"
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with T. “___ PARK, N.Y.” crosses it at the third square.
TRY
LOUD NOISE
18Loud noise
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. The third square is also part of “Calendar entries”.
DIN
IDENTITY
19Identity
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: I _. The second square is also part of “___ PARK, N.Y.”.
ID
ESCAPE THE CHAOS
20Escape the chaos
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Escape the chaos”.
ETC
END OF LIFE
21End of life
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Begins with D. Check the third letter against “Escape the chaos”.
DIE
BY
22By
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: V _ _. The third square is also part of “Past of say”.
VIA
EAGLET
23Eaglet
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Eaglet starts with the answer.
E
BIRD FEEDER BITS
24Bird feeder bits
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
S _ _ D _. The fourth square is also part of “Aminos, e.g.”.
SEEDS
BIRD PAD
25Bird pad
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ _. Solving “Aminos, e.g.” first gives you its third letter.
NEST
INNO___T
26INNO___T
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “INNO___T” go in the grid. First one: C.
CEN
DIRECT CURRENT AMPLIFIER
27Direct current amplifier
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
DCA
COFF__
28COFF__
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “COFF__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
EE
INTERNAL SECURITY
29Internal security
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Internal security”.
IS
AMINOS, E.G.
30Aminos, e.g.
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ D _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Bird feeder bits”.
ACIDS
MACKINAW
31Mackinaw
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Mackinaw starts with the answer.
M
SHORT FOR ASSISTANT
32Short for assistant
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Bird feeder bits”.
ASST
Crossword Challenge Level 2175 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2175 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 2175 with us. Puzzle 2176 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.