Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2187 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2187? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 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; 3 want 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 “Back to health”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Ordinary”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Back to health”. 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.
BACK TO HEALTH
1Back to health
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ O _ _ R _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Economy class, for short”.
RECOVERED
BETWEEN D AND F
2Between d and f
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Alphabet check: the single letter between D and F.
E
YOUNG WOMAN
3Young woman
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits G _ _. “Cost per lead” crosses it at the third square.
GAL
b--get
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“b--get”). What is left starts with U.
UD
BRING DOWN
5Bring down
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits L _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “F___IBLE”.
LOWER
HIGHEST POINT
6Highest point
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Solving “T___ZERS” first gives you its third letter.
APEX
RAID THE ENEMY
7Raid the enemy
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
RTE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ORDINARY
8Ordinary
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with R. Its fifth letter is shared with “Bring down”.
REGULAR
EFFORT
9 effort
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Effort.
E
COST PER LEAD
10Cost per lead
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Cost per lead” to its initials.
CPL
g--f
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “g--f”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
OL
FOG OR MIST
12Fog or mist
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ O _. Solving “Not short” first gives you its fourth letter.
VAPOR
ECONOMY CLASS, FOR SHORT
13Economy class, for short
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. “Little lake” crosses it at the third square.
ECON
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with R. The fourth square is also part of “Not short”.
RINGS
TERMINATION
15Termination
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Check the third letter against “Little lake”.
END
DIGITAL GRAPHICS
16Digital graphics
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DG
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LEGALLY TAKE
17Legally take
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ P _. Check the fourth letter against “Highest point”.
ADOPT
SETTING DOWN
18Setting down
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Begins with P. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
PLACING
T___ZERS
19T___ZERS
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “T___ZERS”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with W.
WEE
NOT SHORT
20Not short
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Economy class, for short”.
LONG
F___IBLE
21F___IBLE
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “F___IBLE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with L.
LEX
LITTLE LAKE
22Little lake
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
POND
CURRENCY
23Currency
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Had a meal”.
MONEY
MOMENT
24Moment
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Moment starts with the answer.
M
VICTORY SYMBOL
25Victory symbol
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Victory symbol”.
V
VOICE OVER
26Voice over
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Voice over”.
VO
___ SCORE (400 TO 1600)
27___ SCORE (400 TO 1600)
Row 7, col 6 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “___ SCORE (400 TO 1600)” starts with S.
SAT
A_ALOG
28A_ALOG
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “A_ALOG”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
N
TEACHING ASSISTANT
29Teaching assistant
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TA
HAD A MEAL
30Had a meal
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Solving “Currency” first gives you its third letter.
ATE
SOUTH
31South
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of South.
S
NOT LEAVE
32Not leave
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. “Teaching assistant” crosses it at the third square.
STAY
Crossword Challenge Level 2187 Solved Grid
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