Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2060 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2060 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 3 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; 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 “Thence”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Knotted”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Thence”. 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.
THENCE
1Thence
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ R _ _ R _ _. Solving “Not stale” first gives you its sixth letter.
THEREFROM
AUDIO INPUT
2Audio input
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving “Activity at a doctor's office” first gives you its third letter.
AUX
TIDY AND ORGANIZED
3Tidy and organized
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Activity at a doctor's office”.
NEAT
AFTER F
4After f
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after F.
G
LIFE SCIENCES
5Life sciences
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LS
6Our planet
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Picture plus words: “OUR PLANET”. The answer opens with E.
EARTH
PERFORMS, TO SHAKESPEARE
7Performs, to shakespeare
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ _. “PA__NER” crosses it at the third square.
DOTH
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
KNOTTED
8Knotted
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ G _ _ D. The fifth square is also part of “Life sciences”.
TANGLED
COLOR PROPERTY
9Color property
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits H _ _. The third square is also part of “Tidy and organized”.
HUE
ACTIVITY AT A DOCTOR'S OFFICE
10Activity at a doctor's office
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Solving “Tidy and organized” first gives you its third letter.
EXAM
AFTER Q
11 after q
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
refl--tor
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “refltor” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EC
NOT STALE
13Not stale
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with F. “Chaotic state” crosses it at the fourth square.
FRESH
b---ser
14Not column
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“b---ser”). What is left starts with R.
ROW
ACTOR WILSON
15Actor wilson
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Flock female”.
OWEN
MEDICAL DOCTOR
16Medical doctor
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Medical doctor”.
MD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___ CARLOS, BRAZIL
17___ CARLOS, BRAZIL
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ CARLOS, BRAZIL” starts with S.
SAO
CHAOTIC STATE
18Chaotic state
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. Solving “Smart choice habit” first gives you its third letter.
MESS
PA__NER
19PA__NER
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “PA__NER” go in the grid. First one: R.
RT
SOUND REBOUND
20Sound rebound
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Not stale” first gives you its third letter.
ECHO
BITE TOOLS
21Bite tools
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ T _. “Our planet” crosses it at the fourth square.
TEETH
MASS OF PEOPLE
22Mass of people
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with C. “Actor wilson” crosses it at the fourth square.
CROWD
SMART CHOICE HABIT
23Smart choice habit
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
SCH
FLOCK FEMALE
24Flock female
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Check the third letter against “Actor wilson”.
EWE
DATA POINT
25Data point
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “BIRTH__Y”.
STAT
SECTION
26Section
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Section, nothing more.
S
ACTIVE DENIAL SYSTEM
27Active denial system
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Active denial system” to its initials.
ADS
BIT OF CEREAL
28Bit of cereal
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with O. “Data point” crosses it at the third square.
OAT
NEW BALANCE
29New balance
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NB
BIRTH__Y
30BIRTH__Y
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “BIRTH__Y”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with D.
DA
ELEVATION
31Elevation
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Elevation starts with the answer.
E
TOP CHOICE
32Top choice
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits B _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Active denial system”.
BEST
Crossword Challenge Level 2060 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2060 solved
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