Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2065 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2065, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 2 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 “Revered”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Court decision”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Revered”. 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.
REVERED
1Revered
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: V _ _ E _ _ B _ _. “Add air to” crosses it at the sixth square.
VENERABLE
intervi-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “intervi” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EW
COLOR OF BEETS
3Color of beets
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. “Split (up)” crosses it at the third square.
RED
AFTER C
4After c
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after C.
D
IDEA CREATOR
5Idea creator
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
Fits I _ _ E _ _ O _. Its fifth letter is shared with “Get ready to be picked”.
INVENTOR
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with C. Its third letter is shared with “Split (up)”.
CAVE
AROMATIC HERB
7Aromatic herb
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ M _. Check the fourth letter against “Regard as”.
THYME
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
COURT DECISION
8Court decision
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits V _ _ D _ _ T. “Idea creator” crosses it at the fifth square.
VERDICT
FLOCK FEMALE
9Flock female
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “Color of beets”.
EWE
AFTER M
10After m
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from M in the alphabet.
N
l--ger
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “l--ger” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
ED
GET READY TO BE PICKED
12Get ready to be picked
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits R _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Utopian goal”.
RIPEN
ADD AIR TO
13Add air to
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ A _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Utopian goal”.
AERATE
A__OLUTELY
14A__OLUTELY
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
“A__OLUTELY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with B.
BS
KNEE'S PLACE
15Knee's place
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits L _ _. Solving “Google sheets” first gives you its third letter.
LEG
"WHAT ___ IS THERE?"
16"WHAT ___ IS THERE?"
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “WHAT ___ IS THERE?”. Shape: E _ _ _.
ELSE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DISMISSIVE REPLY
17Dismissive reply
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. Solving “Aromatic herb” first gives you its third letter.
NAH
UTOPIAN GOAL
18Utopian goal
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Add air to”.
IDEAL
SPLIT (UP)
19Split (up)
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with D. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
DIVVY
FUEL TYPE
20Fuel type
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Fits D _ _ S _ _. Solving “A__OLUTELY” first gives you its fourth letter.
DIESEL
REGARD AS
21Regard as
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
DEEM
PRO-MOTION
22Pro-motion
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fits P _. Its second letter is shared with “Add air to”.
PR
EXAM
23Exam
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Exam.
E
AXIS OF ___
24AXIS OF ___
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Say “AXIS OF ___” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _ _.
EVIL
BIG BIRD OF AUSTRALIA
25Big bird of australia
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving the picture clue in the inside the grid first gives you its third letter.
EMU
HEART'S EMOTION
26Heart's emotion
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. The third square is also part of “AXIS OF ___”.
LOVE
GOOGLE SHEETS
27Google sheets
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
GS
WHEEL PART
28Wheel part
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Solving “Big bird of australia” first gives you its third letter.
RIM
EXPEND
29Expend
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Expend starts with the answer.
E
b--eberry
30Picture clue
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “b--eberry” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with L.
LU
Crossword Challenge Level 2065 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2065 solved
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