Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2061 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2061 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Waterproof sheet”.
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 “Waterproof sheet”, 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.
WATERPROOF SHEET
1Waterproof sheet
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with T. “Univ. hospital” crosses it at the sixth square.
TARPAULIN
COMPUTER OWNER
2Computer owner
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
USER
NORTH KOREA
3North korea
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NK
ARCH_TECT
4ARCH_TECT
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “ARCH_TECT” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
QUICK ROUTE
5Quick route
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
Fits S _ _ R _ _ U _. Check the fifth letter against “Power unit”.
SHORTCUT
INSTANT MESSAGE PROTOCOL
6Instant message protocol
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
IMP
END OF BLESSING
7End of blessing
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Deal with”.
AMEN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with T. Check the fifth letter against “Quick route”.
TUNISIA
SEEK ANSWERS
9Seek answers
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “North korea”.
ASK
-turn
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-turn”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RE
FORMER
11Former
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits P _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Seaside region”.
PRIOR
ALIEN
12Alien
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Alien.
A
UNIV. HOSPITAL
13Univ. hospital
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UH
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with L. The fifth square is also part of “Quick route”.
LETTUCE
ANGRY STATE
15Angry state
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
I _ _. Solving “Total energy edge” first gives you its third letter.
IRE
MUST-HAVE
16Must-have
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. Solving “Total energy edge” first gives you its third letter.
NEED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SOUND OF THOUGHT
17Sound of thought
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
H _ _. “End of blessing” crosses it at the third square.
HMM
SEASIDE REGION
18Seaside region
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with C. “Healing sign” crosses it at the fourth square.
COAST
DEAL WITH
19Deal with
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. Solving “Instant message protocol” first gives you its third letter.
COPE
SHORT FOR 'I WANT'
20Short for 'i want'
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
I _. The second square is also part of “Power unit”.
IW
NEUTRON
21Neutron
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Neutron.
N
IMPLIED
22Implied
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
T _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “___ TACS (BREATH MINTS)”.
TACIT
POWER UNIT
23Power unit
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: W _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Quick route”.
WATT
"FROM ___ TO ETERNITY"
24"FROM ___ TO ETERNITY"
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “FROM ___ TO ETERNITY”? It fits H _ _ _.
HERE
CALL'S PARTNER
25Call's partner
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ _. Solving “___ TACS (BREATH MINTS)” first gives you its third letter.
BECK
HEALING SIGN
26Healing sign
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. “Implied” crosses it at the third square.
SCAB
TOTAL ENERGY EDGE
27Total energy edge
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Total energy edge” to its initials.
TEE
___ TACS (BREATH MINTS)
28___ TACS (BREATH MINTS)
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ TACS (BREATH MINTS)”. Shape: T _ _.
TIC
DESTROY
29Destroy
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Destroy, nothing more.
D
TOOL KIT
30Tool kit
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Tool kit” to its initials.
TK
Crossword Challenge Level 2061 Solved Grid
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