Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2 is a 7×7 board with 21 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 21 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 6 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 6 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Silky”, and the first letters of the 6 answers along the left edge spell the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/6 · 6 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with S. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
SUNDAE
MILES PER HOUR
2Miles per hour
Top row 2/6 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
MPH
OPEN SOURCE
3Open source
Top row 3/6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Open source”.
OS
_FFICER
4_FFICER
Top row 4/6 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_FFICER” go in the grid. First one: O.
O
AFTER THAT
5After that
Top row 5/6 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. Solving “Acquire” first gives you its third letter.
THEN
6Picture clue
Top row 6/6 · 6 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with H. Its fourth letter is shared with “Mail out”.
HOTDOG
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SILKY
7Silky
Left column 1/6 · 6 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ O _ _. Solving “_FFICER” first gives you its fourth letter.
SMOOTH
___ AND DOWNS
8___ AND DOWNS
Left column 2/6 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ AND DOWNS” out loud and the blank fills itself: U _ _.
UPS
NEW HAMPSHIRE
9New hampshire
Left column 3/6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “New hampshire”.
NH
10Picture clue
Left column 4/6 · 1 letter · across
Name the object in the picture. D.
D
AUTHOR UNKNOWN FOR SHORT
11Author unknown for short
Left column 5/6 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Thus”.
ANON
b--r
12Picture clue
Left column 6/6 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “b--r” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HAND OVER
13Hand over
Row 3, col 5 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Hand over” to its initials.
HO
DNA SEGMENT
14Dna segment
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ _. “Author unknown for short” crosses it at the third square.
GENE
ACQUIRE
15Acquire
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: G _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
GET
THUS
16Thus
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fits S _. “Author unknown for short” crosses it at the second square.
SO
MAIL OUT
17Mail out
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “After that” first gives you its third letter.
SEND
NOT AVAILABLE
18Not available
Row 5, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Not available”.
NA
CIRCLE SHAPE
19Circle shape
Row 6, col 6 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Circle shape”.
O
GOLF
20Golf
Row 6, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Golf.
G
21Picture clue
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. E _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
EGG
Crossword Challenge Level 2 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 2 with us. Puzzle 3 is next, with 20 clues on a 7×7 board.