Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2190 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2190 is an 8×10 board with 29 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 29 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; 2 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 “Discovery seekers”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Puts to use”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Discovery seekers”, 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.
DISCOVERY SEEKERS
1Discovery seekers
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits E _ _ L _ _ E _ _. Solving “Settle a debt” first gives you its sixth letter.
EXPLORERS
-icine
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-icine” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with M.
MED
POWER
3Power
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Power, nothing more.
P
b--eberry
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “b--eberry”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LU
"I'M ___ YOUR TRICKS!"
5"I'M ___ YOUR TRICKS!"
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “I'M ___ YOUR TRICKS!”. Shape: O _ _ _.
ONTO
GIVE WAY
6Give way
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with Y. Check the fourth letter against “Fairy tale figure”.
YIELD
CHESS DEADLOCK
7Chess deadlock
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ L _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Mention”.
STALEMATE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PUTS TO USE
8Puts to use
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ L _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “I'M ___ YOUR TRICKS!”.
EMPLOYS
a-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “a-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with X.
XE
PUBLIC DISPLAY AFFECTION
10Public display affection
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Public display affection”.
PDA
APO_OGY
11APO_OGY
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “APO_OGY” and enter only the missing part, starting with L.
L
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Opposite of under”.
OBOE
SETTLE A DEBT
13Settle a debt
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Cause or motive”.
REPAY
ENERGY RATIO
14Energy ratio
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Energy ratio”.
ER
COUNT AGAIN
15Count again
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ O _ _ T. Check the fifth letter against “Not me or them”.
RECOUNT
AMAZE
16Amaze
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “BIS__IT”.
STUN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SINGLE ENTITY
17Single entity
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits U _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Give way”.
UNIT
OPPOSITE OF UNDER
18Opposite of under
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
ATOP
BEVERAGE LEAF
19Beverage leaf
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with T. “Chess deadlock” crosses it at the third square.
TEA
CAUSE OR MOTIVE
20Cause or motive
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ S _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Bubbly drink”.
REASON
FAIRY TALE FIGURE
21Fairy tale figure
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ L _. “Give way” crosses it at the fourth square.
TROLL
ARTIST'S CAP
22Artist's cap
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits B _ _ E _. “Count again” crosses it at the fourth square.
BERET
SELFMA__
23SELFMA__
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“SELFMA__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with D.
DE
NOT ME OR THEM
24Not me or them
Row 6, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _. Check the third letter against “Count again”.
YOU
MENTION
25Mention
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Mention, nothing more.
M
CODE OF LIFE
26Code of life
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. Solving “American english” first gives you its third letter.
DNA
BUBBLY DRINK
27Bubbly drink
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Code of life”.
SODA
BIS__IT
28BIS__IT
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “BIS__IT” go in the grid. First one: C.
CU
AMERICAN ENGLISH
29American english
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AE
Crossword Challenge Level 2190 Solved Grid
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