Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2001 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2001 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Appoint”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Fortune teller”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Appoint”. 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.
APPOINT
1Appoint
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with D. Solving “Not even once” first gives you its sixth letter.
DESIGNATE
CLIMBING VINE
2Climbing vine
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
I _ _. “Harmonize” crosses it at the third square.
IVY
DRYER OUTLET
3Dryer outlet
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ _. Solving “Harmonize” first gives you its third letter.
VENT
AFTER H
4After h
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to H; the answer is its next letter.
I
cor--read
5New balance
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“cor--read”). What is left starts with N.
NB
BLEEP OUT
6Bleep out
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ S _. Solving “Make fun of” first gives you its fourth letter.
ERASE
CAR RACING CIRCUIT
7Car racing circuit
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ E _ _ A _ _. Solving “River” first gives you its sixth letter.
RACETRACK
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FORTUNE TELLER
8Fortune teller
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
D _ _ I _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
DIVINER
lif- --st
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “lif- --st”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EVE
HARMONIZE
10Harmonize
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving “Dryer outlet” first gives you its third letter.
SYNC
ARCT_C
11ARCT_C
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “ARCT_C” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
I
GOOGLE SHEETS
12Google sheets
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Google sheets”.
GS
NOT EVEN ONCE
13Not even once
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ E _. Solving “Hand over” first gives you its fourth letter.
NEVER
skyscr---r
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “skyscr---r”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
APE
ROW OF SEATS
15Row of seats
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. The third square is also part of “Swerve”.
TIER
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTE
16Distinctive attribute
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits E _ _ M _ _ K. Solving “Abet” first gives you its fifth letter.
EARMARK
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TOP PIECE
17Top piece
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: B _ _. “Car racing circuit” crosses it at the third square.
BRA
HAND OVER
18Hand over
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with C. Check the third letter against “Eating plan”.
CEDE
F__TORY
19F__TORY
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “F__TORY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
AC
FULL OF AIR
20Full of air
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Solving “Not even once” first gives you its third letter.
AIRY
MAKE FUN OF
21Make fun of
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits T _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Bleep out”.
TEASE
OLD PHOTO TONE
22Old photo tone
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Row of seats”.
SEPIA
EATING PLAN
23Eating plan
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bleep out”.
DIET
SWERVE
24Swerve
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: V _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Row of seats”.
VEER
RIVER
25River
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of River.
R
GET IT WRONG
26Get it wrong
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. “Distinctive attribute” crosses it at the third square.
ERR
YEAH, EXACTLY ALRIGHT
27Yeah, exactly alright
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Yeah, exactly alright” to its initials.
YEA
RAW MATERIAL
28Raw material
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RM
RACING CAR
29Racing car
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Racing car”.
RC
ABET
30Abet
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Abet.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 2001 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2001 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 2001 with us. Puzzle 2002 is next, with 31 clues on a 8×10 board.