Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2056 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2056? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 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 “Malevolent”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Malevolent”, 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.
MALEVOLENT
1Malevolent
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits M _ _ I _ _ A _ _. Solving “Maritime” first gives you its sixth letter.
MALIGNANT
ESTATE
2Estate
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Estate.
E
-h
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “-h”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RAS
COMPUTER GRAPHICS
4Computer graphics
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Computer graphics”.
CG
IMPULSE
5Impulse
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ _. Solving “Young woman” first gives you its third letter.
URGE
AREA
6Area
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving “Modern phone” first gives you its fourth letter.
REALM
GOLDEN SHADE
7Golden shade
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with Y. Its fourth letter is shared with “Modern phone”.
YELLOW
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to M _ _ C _ _ Y. Solving “Impulse” first gives you its fifth letter.
MERCURY
ACTIVATION
9Activation
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Activation starts with the answer.
A
POUNDS, FOR SHORT
10Pounds, for short
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
L _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
LBS
INSTANT REWARD
11Instant reward
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Instant reward” to its initials.
IR
12Hockey score
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Picture plus words: “HOCKEY SCORE”. The answer opens with G.
GOAL
MARITIME
13Maritime
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
N _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Ceramic base”.
NAVAL
PAR__ISE
14PAR__ISE
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “PAR__ISE” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
AD
JUST-MADE
15Just-made
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. Check the third letter against “__RKDAY”.
NEW
HELEN OF ___ (MYTHICAL BEAUTY)
16HELEN OF ___ (MYTHICAL BEAUTY)
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “HELEN OF ___ (MYTHICAL BEAUTY)”. Shape: T _ _ _.
TROY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CONSENT
17Consent
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Area”.
AGREE
LESS SPECIFIC
18Less specific
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ A _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of “PAR__ISE”.
BROADER
YOUNG WOMAN
19Young woman
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: G _ _. Solving “Golden shade” first gives you its third letter.
GAL
CERAMIC BASE
20Ceramic base
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits C _ _ _. Solving “Maritime” first gives you its third letter.
CLAY
MODERN PHONE
21Modern phone
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Area”.
CELL
ANTI-VIRUS
22Anti-virus
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AV
MEDICAL OFFICER
23Medical officer
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
MO
C___ERLY
24C___ERLY
Row 6, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “C___ERLY” go in the grid. First one: L.
LEV
WIN
25Win
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Win starts with the answer.
W
FRODO'S BEST FRIEND
26Frodo's best friend
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits S _ _. Solving the picture clue in the inside the grid first gives you its third letter.
SAM
"ABSOLUTELY!"
27"absolutely!"
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with Y. Solving “Frodo's best friend” first gives you its third letter.
YES
__RKDAY
28__RKDAY
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“__RKDAY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with W.
WO
NOT ENOUGH
29Not enough
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NE
AIRPORT SHUTTLE VEHICLE
30Airport shuttle vehicle
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits V _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not enough”.
VAN
YES
31Yes
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Yes.
Y
-gabyte
32Not you
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-gabyte”). What is left starts with M.
ME
Crossword Challenge Level 2056 Solved Grid
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