Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2050 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2050 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Trustee”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Hockey start”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Trustee”, read top to bottom.
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.
TRUSTEE
1Trustee
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits F _ _ U _ _ A _ _. Check the sixth letter against “BACTER_AL”.
FIDUCIARY
BASE CARD IN SOLITAIRE
2Base card in solitaire
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. “Nature's droplets” crosses it at the third square.
ACE
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 6 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _ B _ _. Solving “Vaunt” first gives you its fourth letter.
COWBOY
ENERGY NETWORK
4Energy network
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EN
AFTER N
5After n
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to N; the answer is its next letter.
O
6Wolf's tooth
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Use the text “WOLF'S TOOTH” if the picture is unclear. First letter F.
FANG
CHARGE
7Charge
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _. The third square is also part of “MY ___ AND ONLY”.
FEE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
HOCKEY START
8Hockey start
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits F _ _ E _ _ F. “After n” crosses it at the fifth square.
FACEOFF
GRAPHIC SYMBOL
9Graphic symbol
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
ICON
NATURE'S DROPLETS
10Nature's droplets
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits D _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
DEW
LETTER AFTER T
11Letter after t
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after T.
U
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Cowboy event”.
CROOK
BACTER_AL
13BACTER_AL
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “BACTER_AL” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
p--rika
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “prika” gives the answer. First letter: A.
AP
EDIT A PHOTO
15Edit a photo
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits R _ _ O _ _ H. Check the fifth letter against “British bar”.
RETOUCH
BARK
16Bark
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Toilet paper”.
YAP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AMERICAN ENGLISH
17American english
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “American english”.
AE
ACORN BEARER
18Acorn bearer
Row 3, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: O _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
OAK
"MY ___ AND ONLY"
19"MY ___ AND ONLY"
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “MY ___ AND ONLY” starts with O.
ONE
COWBOY EVENT
20Cowboy event
Row 4, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Heroic story”.
RODEO
VAUNT
21Vaunt
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with B. Solving “Acorn bearer” first gives you its third letter.
BRAG
ROOST
22Roost
Row 5, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Roost starts with the answer.
R
LUXURY BOAT
23Luxury boat
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _ H _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Edit a photo”.
YACHT
YOUNG
24Young
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Young.
Y
FLAKY ROCK
25Flaky rock
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Edit a photo”.
MICA
YARD SYMBOL
26Yard symbol
Row 7, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Starts with Y; pattern Y _. Solving “Cowboy event” first gives you its second letter.
YD
EDIBLE POD
27Edible pod
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with P. Check the third letter against “Bark”.
PEA
ARO__TIC
28ARO__TIC
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “ARO__TIC”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with M.
MA
BRITISH BAR
29British bar
Row 7, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _. The third square is also part of “Cave dweller”.
PUB
HEROIC STORY
30Heroic story
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “Flaky rock”.
EPIC
TOILET PAPER
31Toilet paper
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TP
CAVE DWELLER
32Cave dweller
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with B. Its third letter is shared with “Luxury boat”.
BAT
Crossword Challenge Level 2050 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2050 solved
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