Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2057 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2057, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 8 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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Oslo native”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Five-cent coins”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Oslo native”. 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.
OSLO NATIVE
1Oslo native
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with N. Check the sixth letter against “Duffel filler”.
NORWEGIAN
CAUSE OF A RED FACE
2Cause of a red face
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
IRE
3Ottawa's country
Top row 3/7 · 6 letters · down
Picture plus words: “OTTAWA'S COUNTRY”. The answer opens with C.
CANADA
KINETIC LEVEL
4Kinetic level
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
KL
ENLIST
5Enlist
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Enlist, nothing more.
E
FAIL TO MEDAL
6Fail to medal
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Server side includes”.
LOSE
ASIAN TITLE
7Asian title
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: S _ _. The third square is also part of “Server side includes”.
SRI
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FIVE-CENT COINS
8Five-cent coins
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ K _ _ S. Solving “Enlist” first gives you its fifth letter.
NICKELS
___ CAVITY
9___ CAVITY
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “___ CAVITY” starts with O.
ORAL
bar-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“bar-”). What is left starts with R.
REN
WARNING
11Warning
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Warning, nothing more.
W
ALL OVER
12All over
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ E _. Solving “Bravery trait” first gives you its fourth letter.
ENDED
DUFFEL FILLER
13Duffel filler
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Ottawa's country”.
GEAR
k--i
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ki” gives the answer. First letter: I.
IW
REVISED
15Revised
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ E _ _ D. “Internal revenue service” crosses it at the fifth square.
ALTERED
"BILL ___ SAVES THE WORLD"
16"BILL ___ SAVES THE WORLD"
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “BILL ___ SAVES THE WORLD” out loud and the blank fills itself: N _ _.
NYE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PROJECT__
17PROJECT__
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “PROJECT__” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
OR
STANDARD ABBR.
18Standard abbr.
Row 3, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “All over”.
STD
SERVER SIDE INCLUDES
19Server side includes
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Server side includes”.
SSI
BRAVERY TRAIT
20Bravery trait
Row 4, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with N. Solving “Number after vii” first gives you its fourth letter.
NERVE
A COUPLE OF CHIPS, SAY
21A couple of chips, say
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. Solving “Standard abbr.” first gives you its third letter.
ANTE
FRESHLY
22Freshly
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits N _ _ L _. Solving “Revised” first gives you its fourth letter.
NEWLY
PACK OF LIONS
23Pack of lions
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Fits P _ _ D _. “Revised” crosses it at the fourth square.
PRIDE
PREMIUM
24Premium
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Premium, nothing more.
P
"IN ___ OF FLOWERS"
25"IN ___ OF FLOWERS"
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Say “IN ___ OF FLOWERS” out loud and the blank fills itself: L _ _ _.
LIEU
LOCAL FILE
26Local file
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: L _. Check the second letter against “Pack of lions”.
LR
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
27Internal revenue service
Row 7, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IRS
NUMBER AFTER VII
28Number after vii
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with V. Check the third letter against “IN ___ OF FLOWERS”.
VIII
PRE__XT
29PRE__XT
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“PRE__XT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with T.
TE
TAKE TO COURT
30Take to court
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. Solving “Pack of lions” first gives you its third letter.
SUE
Crossword Challenge Level 2057 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2057 solved
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