Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2051 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2051 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 13 of them only one or two letters. 3 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; 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 “Charm deeply”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Trivial tidbit”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Charm deeply”. 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.
CHARM DEEPLY
1Charm deeply
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ C _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “What earplugs block out”.
FASCINATE
POSE A QUESTION
2Pose a question
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
ASK
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. C _ _ M _ _ O _. Its fifth letter is shared with “Bestow”.
CHAMPION
BEFORE U
4Before u
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right before U.
T
A QUARTER OF FOUR
5A quarter of four
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with O. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
ONE
INPUT AMPLIFIER
6Input amplifier
Top row 6/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Input amplifier” to its initials.
IA
BATIK ARTIST
7Batik artist
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Effect”.
DYER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
TRIVIAL TIDBIT
8Trivial tidbit
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with F. Its fifth letter is shared with “A quarter of four”.
FACTOID
BONFIRE RESIDUE
9Bonfire residue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ASH
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 5 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ T _. The fourth square is also part of “Joke around”.
SKATE
BEFORE D
11Before d
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to D; the answer is its previous letter.
C
BESTOW
12Bestow
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “Joke around” first gives you its fourth letter.
IMPART
WHAT EARPLUGS BLOCK OUT
13What earplugs block out
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits N _ _ S _. “Joke around” crosses it at the fourth square.
NOISE
_____ HEMP (FIBER PLANT)
14_____ HEMP (FIBER PLANT)
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “_____ HEMP (FIBER PLANT)” starts with A.
ALOE
-ning
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ning”). What is left starts with T.
TAN
ENERGY RESPONSE
16Energy response
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
ER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NO VOTE
17No vote
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. “Batik artist” crosses it at the third square.
NAY
JOKE AROUND
18Joke around
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with T. Solving “What earplugs block out” first gives you its fourth letter.
TEASE
EFFECT
19Effect
Row 4, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Effect.
E
HEIGHT
20Height
Row 4, col 7 · 2 letters · down
H _. “Bestow” crosses it at the second square.
HT
NOT YOU
21Not you
Row 5, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Shape: M _. “Joke around” crosses it at the second square.
ME
GRINDING TOOTH
22Grinding tooth
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
MOLAR
HIGH RANK
23High rank
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “High rank” to its initials.
HR
ICEB__AKER
24ICEB__AKER
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “ICEB__AKER”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
RE
ESSENTIAL PART
25Essential part
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits P _ _ _. “At the back of the boat” crosses it at the third square.
PITH
PREMIUM
26Premium
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Premium starts with the answer.
P
POWER FLOW CONTROL
27Power flow control
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Power flow control” to its initials.
PFC
AUTO__LOT
28AUTO__LOT
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “AUTO__LOT”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with P.
PI
FREEL__CE
29FREEL__CE
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “FREEL__CE” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
AN
AT THE BACK OF THE BOAT
30At the back of the boat
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. “Essential part” crosses it at the third square.
AFT
ROMAN ONE
31Roman one
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Roman one”.
I
1/12 OF A RULER
321/12 of a ruler
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits I _ _ _. “Power flow control” crosses it at the third square.
INCH
Crossword Challenge Level 2051 Solved Grid
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