Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2191 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2191, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Aiming at”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Surface quality”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Aiming at”. 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.
AIMING AT
1Aiming at
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
T _ _ G _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
TARGETING
FRINGE AREA
2Fringe area
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Resource group”.
EDGE
TIC-TAC-TOE PAIR
3Tic-tac-toe pair
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with X; pattern X _. “Big stink” crosses it at the second square.
XO
BEFORE U
4Before u
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter back from U in the alphabet.
T
"WHAT'S THE ___ IN TRYING?"
5"WHAT'S THE ___ IN TRYING?"
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “WHAT'S THE ___ IN TRYING?”. Shape: U _ _.
USE
PROPERTY LEASE
6Property lease
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits R _ _ T _ _. “PRIVA__” crosses it at the fourth square.
RENTAL
FOODIE
7Foodie
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ E _. “PRIVA__” crosses it at the fourth square.
EATER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SURFACE QUALITY
8Surface quality
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
T _ _ T _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “WHAT'S THE ___ IN TRYING?”.
TEXTURE
BIG STINK
9Big stink
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Tic-tac-toe pair”.
ADO
RESOURCE GROUP
10Resource group
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Resource group” to its initials.
RG
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to G _ _ _. Solving “Facial blemish” first gives you its third letter.
GEAR
AFTER D
12After d
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from D in the alphabet.
E
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to T _ _ S _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Like potato chips”.
TINSEL
FAR FROM SKILLED
14Far from skilled
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “Like potato chips” first gives you its fourth letter.
INEPT
'NO FUNDS'
15'no funds'
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _. “Facts” crosses it at the second square.
NF
"IN ___ WE TRUST"
16"IN ___ WE TRUST"
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “IN ___ WE TRUST” starts with G.
GOD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SALT WATER
17Salt water
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. Check the third letter against “Foodie”.
SEA
LIKE POTATO CHIPS
18Like potato chips
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
C _ _ S _ _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
CRISPY
PENNY
19Penny
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
C _ _ _. “Property lease” crosses it at the third square.
CENT
FACIAL BLEMISH
20Facial blemish
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ACNE
PRIVA__
21PRIVA__
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“PRIVA__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with T.
TE
HOP OUT OF BED
22Hop out of bed
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ U _. Check the fourth letter against “Eww, gross!”.
GETUP
CUBAN SMOKE
23Cuban smoke
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ A _. “Property lease” crosses it at the fourth square.
CIGAR
FACTS
24Facts
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “'no funds'”.
INFO
PLACE FOR A PLANE
25Place for a plane
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. “Salary” crosses it at the third square.
SKY
SHE
26She
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of She, nothing more.
S
__RTRIDGE
27__RTRIDGE
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
“__RTRIDGE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with C.
CA
"EWW, GROSS!"
28"eww, gross!"
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits Y _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “__RTRIDGE”.
YUCK
VITAMIN
29Vitamin
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Vitamin”.
D
30Salary
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “SALARY” point to the same word. It begins with P.
PAY
Crossword Challenge Level 2191 Solved Grid
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