Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2177 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2177? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 4 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Out of mind”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2177: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Comes after”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Out of mind”. 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.
OUT OF MIND
1Out of mind
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ G _ _ T _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the sixth square.
FORGOTTEN
MANY TIMES
2Many times
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
OFTEN
ha-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “ha-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LF
ACTOR BRUCE
4Actor bruce
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: L _ _. Check the third letter against “Relax-ation”.
LEE
MOUTH-RELATED
5Mouth-related
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Solving “Relax-ation” first gives you its third letter.
ORAL
AFTER V
6After v
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from V in the alphabet.
W
DANCE MOVES
7Dance moves
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
S _ _ P _. Check the fourth letter against “Kid's seat on santa”.
STEPS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
COMES AFTER
8Comes after
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
F _ _ L _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Mouth-related”.
FOLLOWS
HAVE FOR SALE
9Have for sale
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ E _. “Actor bruce” crosses it at the fourth square.
OFFER
ABBR. FOR RETWEET
10Abbr. for retweet
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: R _. Check the second letter against “Many times”.
RT
oxy-
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “oxy-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with G.
GEN
BILLFOLD BILLS
12Billfold bills
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Not ever”.
ONES
-ub
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Say what the picture shows. “-ub” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
T
NOT YOUR OR MY
14Not your or my
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits T _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Garden grounds”.
THEIR
NOT LATER
15Not later
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ L _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of “Journey”.
EARLIER
pen-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “pen-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TOWN
17Town
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Town starts with the answer.
T
RISK-FREE
18Risk-free
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Field service”.
SAFE
RELAX-ATION
19Relax-ation
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Risk-free”.
EASE
NOT EVER
20Not ever
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ E _. “Not your or my” crosses it at the fourth square.
NEVER
KID'S SEAT ON SANTA
21Kid's seat on santa
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with L. “Dance moves” crosses it at the third square.
LAP
GARDEN GROUNDS
22Garden grounds
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “Not later”.
SOILS
FIELD SERVICE
23Field service
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
FS
JOURNEY
24Journey
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. Check the third letter against “Not later”.
TRIP
ELECT SOMEONE
25Elect someone
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
V _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Journey”.
VOTE
COW CHOW
26Cow chow
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: H _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
HAY
COUNTERPART OF SCIENCE, THEY SAY
27Counterpart of science, they say
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Mark”.
ART
ACE
28Ace
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Ace.
A
EARTH ORBIT
29Earth orbit
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EO
MARK
30Mark
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Earth orbit”.
SPOT
Crossword Challenge Level 2177 Solved Grid
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