Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2179 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2179 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Instinctive”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Asks to come”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Instinctive”, 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.
INSTINCTIVE
1Instinctive
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits I _ _ U _ _ I _ _. “Wobble slightly” crosses it at the sixth square.
INTUITIVE
CLOCK'S TWELVE
2Clock's twelve
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. Solving “Take off” first gives you its third letter.
NOON
VIRTUAL REALITY
3Virtual reality
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
VR
IODINE SYMBOL
4Iodine symbol
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Iodine symbol”.
I
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits T _ _. Solving “Naked” first gives you its third letter.
TEA
SALARY RECIPIENT
6Salary recipient
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
E _ _ N _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “SARDI__”.
EARNER
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “SARDI__”.
STEER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ASKS TO COME
8Asks to come
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits I _ _ I _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
INVITES
NET OUTCOME RATIO
9Net outcome ratio
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NOR
TAKE OFF
10Take off
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TO
NULLIFY
11Nullify
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: U _ _ _. Solving “Assigned task” first gives you its third letter.
UNDO
BETWEEN H AND J
12Between h and j
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The letter that sits between H and J.
I
WOBBLE SLIGHTLY
13Wobble slightly
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ T _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Liquid holder”.
TOTTER
PASTORAL POEM
14Pastoral poem
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Its fourth letter is shared with “Liquid holder”.
IDYLL
-ltage
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ltage” gives the answer. First letter: V.
VO
GEOLOGIC TIME
16Geologic time
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. “After” crosses it at the third square.
ERA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DIG INTO, AS DINNER
17Dig into, as dinner
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
EAT
LIQUID HOLDER
18Liquid holder
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
B _ _ T _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Wobble slightly”.
BOTTLE
NAKED
19Naked
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: B _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Salary recipient”.
BARE
ASSIGNED TASK
20Assigned task
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits D _ _ _. Solving “Wobble slightly” first gives you its third letter.
DUTY
SARDI__
21SARDI__
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “SARDI__” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NE
BRITISH TUBE
22British tube
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with T. Its fourth letter is shared with “THAT'S SOMETHING ___”.
TELLY
SAY ALOUD
23Say aloud
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with U. “Salary recipient” crosses it at the fourth square.
UTTER
SCENT
24Scent
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
ODOR
25Picture clue
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: G _ _. The third square is also part of “Word a cook likes to hear”.
GEM
GEM
26Gem
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Gem.
G
AS__ME
27AS__ME
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “AS__ME” and enter only the missing part, starting with S.
SU
"THAT'S SOMETHING ___"
28"THAT'S SOMETHING ___"
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “THAT'S SOMETHING ___” starts with E.
ELSE
AFTER
29After
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of After, nothing more.
A
WORD A COOK LIKES TO HEAR
30Word a cook likes to hear
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with Y. The picture clue in the inside the grid crosses it at the third square.
YUM
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