Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2041 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2041 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.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Big collector of pollen”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2041: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Big collector of pollen”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
BIG COLLECTOR OF POLLEN
1Big collector of pollen
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
B _ _ B _ _ B _ _. The sixth square is also part of “After d”.
BUMBLEBEE
ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE
2Analysis of variance
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ V _. Solving “Base value” first gives you its fourth letter.
ANOVA
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. L _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
LID
LOAD TIME
4Load time
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Load time” to its initials.
LT
AFTER A
5After a
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after A.
B
CAUSE OF NOSE-WRINKLING
6Cause of nose-wrinkling
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Solver of this puzzle”.
ODOR
YOUTH
7Youth
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with Y. Solving “Force down” first gives you its sixth letter.
YOUNGSTER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits B _ _ L _ _ Y. The fifth square is also part of “After a”.
BALLBOY
SINGLE ENTITY
9Single entity
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits U _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
UNIT
-em
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-em” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with M.
MOD
BASE VALUE
11Base value
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Base value”.
BV
POINTER PEN
12Pointer pen
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Certificate abbr.”.
LASER
AFTER D
13After d
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to D; the answer is its next letter.
E
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to B _ _ _. “Lace” crosses it at the third square.
BAIT
ANIMAL WITH A WHITE RUMP
15Animal with a white rump
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. “Lace” crosses it at the third square.
ELK
COLLEGE VOTER
16College voter
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits E _ _ C _ _ R. Check the fifth letter against “Down-town”.
ELECTOR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PERFORM AN ACTION
17Perform an action
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
D _. The second square is also part of “Youth”.
DO
OLDEN TIMES
18Olden times
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Y _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Pointer pen”.
YORE
SOLVER OF THIS PUZZLE
19Solver of this puzzle
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _. The third square is also part of “Youth”.
YOU
CERTIFICATE ABBR.
20Certificate abbr.
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Force down”.
CERT
POPCORN BASE
21Popcorn base
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Cause of nose-wrinkling”.
CORN
LACE
22Lace
Row 5, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ K _. The fourth square is also part of “Animal with a white rump”.
SPIKE
LETTER AFTER F
23Letter after f
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from F in the alphabet.
G
GO AWAY!
24Go away!
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Female deer”.
SHOO
FORCE DOWN
25Force down
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
P _ _ S _. Solving “Go away!” first gives you its fourth letter.
PRESS
WHOLE GROUP
26Whole group
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. The third square is also part of “College voter”.
ALL
HAT TIP
27Hat tip
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
HT
DOWN-TOWN
28Down-town
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DT
FEMALE DEER
29Female deer
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
D _ _. Check the third letter against “Youth”.
DOE
AFTER B
30After b
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after B.
C
Crossword Challenge Level 2041 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2041 solved
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