Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2066 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2066, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Driving force”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Coped”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Driving force”, 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.
DRIVING FORCE
1Driving force
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with M. The sixth square is also part of “Acquaint”.
MOTIVATOR
NOT BELOW
2Not below
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ V _. Solving “Roman 4” first gives you its fourth letter.
ABOVE
JUST-MADE
3Just-made
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits N _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
NEW
b--il
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “b--il”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AS
FRIENDLY
5Friendly
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with G. Solving “Greasy” first gives you its fourth letter.
GENIAL
AFTER D
6After d
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to D; the answer is its next letter.
E
AS REQUIRED
7As required
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Big fat zero”.
DULY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
COPED
8Coped
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
M _ _ A _ _ D. “Friendly” crosses it at the fifth square.
MANAGED
OVER-WEIGHT
9Over-weight
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
OBESE
-el
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “el” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TOW
ROMAN 4
11Roman 4
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: I _. The second square is also part of “Not below”.
IV
NOT WRITTEN
12Not written
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: V _ _ B _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Heed”.
VERBAL
ACQUAINT
13Acquaint
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Acquaint.
A
MINI
14Mini
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. “Begin again” crosses it at the third square.
TINY
bookst-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “bookst-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
ORE
EDITOR'S REQUEST
16Editor's request
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
R _ _ R _ _ E. Solving “Informal hello” first gives you its fifth letter.
REWRITE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CL_STER
17CL_STER
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“CL_STER” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with U.
U
FEELING SICK
18Feeling sick
Row 3, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits I _ _. The third square is also part of “Not written”.
ILL
BIG FAT ZERO
19Big fat zero
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits N _ _. Check the third letter against “As required”.
NIL
HEED
20Heed
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Burrowing sea creature”.
OBEY
GREASY
21Greasy
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. “Feeling sick” crosses it at the third square.
OILY
BEGIN AGAIN
22Begin again
Row 5, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
RENEW
BAPTISM OR BRIS
23Baptism or bris
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Head-wear”.
RITE
BURROWING SEA CREATURE
24Burrowing sea creature
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Solving “Friendly” first gives you its third letter.
EEL
RAGE
25Rage
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with I. Check the third letter against “Editor's request”.
IRE
AFTER Q
26 after q
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
CAT'S CATCH
27Cat's catch
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Editor's request”.
RAT
SP__NKLE
28SP__NKLE
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “SP__NKLE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
RI
INFORMAL HELLO
29Informal hello
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shape: H _. Its second letter is shared with “Editor's request”.
HI
HEAD-WEAR
30Head-wear
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Baptism or bris”.
HAT
RUNWAY
31Runway
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Runway starts with the answer.
R
Crossword Challenge Level 2066 Solved Grid
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