Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2039 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2039? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants 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 “Cover for bed”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Cover for bed”. 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.
COVER FOR BED
1Cover for bed
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
B _ _ S _ _ E _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Dangerous gas”.
BEDSPREAD
BATH GEL INGREDIENT
2Bath gel ingredient
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
ALOE
NORTH SOUTH
3North south
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “North south”.
NS
FOX'S HOME
4Fox's home
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits D _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bright sign”.
DEN
BLOOD TYPE
5Blood type
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Blood type”.
A
CREAMY WHITE
6Creamy white
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ R _. Solving “Biblical boat” first gives you its fourth letter.
IVORY
FLASHY BASKET
7Flashy basket
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ _. Solving “Bright sign” first gives you its third letter.
DUNK
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. B _ _ D _ _ D. Solving “Blood type” first gives you its fifth letter.
BANDAID
"WHAT ___ CAN I SAY?"
9"WHAT ___ CAN I SAY?"
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Say “WHAT ___ CAN I SAY?” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _ _.
ELSE
-ck
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ck”). What is left starts with D.
DO
DO SOME STITCHING
11Do some stitching
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. “Move in water” crosses it at the third square.
SEW
_ESTICIDE
12_ESTICIDE
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_ESTICIDE” go in the grid. First one: P.
P
DANGEROUS GAS
13Dangerous gas
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Female adult”.
RADON
FUNDA-MENTAL PART
14Funda-mental part
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ M _ _ T. Its fifth letter is shared with “Salary recipient”.
ELEMENT
b--eball
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “b--eball”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AS
OPPOSITE OF UP
16Opposite of up
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “White”.
DOWN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DEJA__
17DEJA__
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“DEJA__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with V.
VU
SALARY RECIPIENT
18Salary recipient
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Begins with E. The fourth square is also part of “Dangerous gas”.
EARNER
BRIGHT SIGN
19Bright sign
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. Solving “Creamy white” first gives you its third letter.
NEON
MOVE IN WATER
20Move in water
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: W _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Dangerous gas”.
WADE
BIBLICAL BOAT
21Biblical boat
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. Solving “Flashy basket” first gives you its third letter.
ARK
FEMALE ADULT
22Female adult
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Field”.
WOMAN
A LITTLE OFF
23A little off
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Salary recipient”.
AWRY
IN ADDITION
24In addition
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
ALSO
JAB WITH A KNIFE
25Jab with a knife
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Field”.
STAB
SPORT
26Sport
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Sport starts with the answer.
S
AFTER ALL EXPENSES
27After all expenses
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with N. “TEX__OOK” crosses it at the third square.
NET
FIELD
28Field
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “After all expenses”.
AREA
WHITE
29White
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of White, nothing more.
W
TEX__OOK
30TEX__OOK
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “TEX__OOK” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
TB
Crossword Challenge Level 2039 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2039 solved
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