Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2072 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2072 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Act for”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Customer feedback”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Act for”. 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.
ACT FOR
1Act for
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits R _ _ R _ _ E _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Urban path”.
REPRESENT
SOUND RETURN
2Sound return
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. Solving “Acid scale unit” first gives you its third letter.
ECHO
-ltage
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “-ltage”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with V.
VO
AFTER H
4After h
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from H in the alphabet.
I
ANIMAL WITH A RACK
5Animal with a rack
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. “Body's outer layer” crosses it at the third square.
ELK
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. W _ _ G _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Gross ton”.
WEIGHT
CHRISTMAS VISITOR
7Christmas visitor
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ T _. “Gross ton” crosses it at the fourth square.
SANTA
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
8Customer feedback
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits R _ _ I _ _ S. “Animal with a rack” crosses it at the fifth square.
REVIEWS
POWER-SAVING MODE
9Power-saving mode
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ECO
ACID SCALE UNIT
10Acid scale unit
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
P _. “Sound return” crosses it at the second square.
PH
HITCHED A LIFT
11Hitched a lift
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Challenge”.
RODE
AFTER D
12After d
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after D.
E
URBAN PATH
13Urban path
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ E _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Pick”.
STREET
BUILD
14Build
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the fourth letter against “Pick”.
ERECT
-trition
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “trition” gives the answer. First letter: N.
NU
BALL PERCH
16Ball perch
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Epsilon”.
TEE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LEVEL ENTRY ACCESS
17Level entry access
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Level entry access”.
LEA
PICK
18Pick
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ E _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Urban path”.
SELECT
BODY'S OUTER LAYER
19Body's outer layer
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
SKIN
CHALLENGE
20Challenge
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ _. “Urban path” crosses it at the third square.
DARE
GROSS TON
21Gross ton
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Gross ton” to its initials.
GT
"___ AND THE WOLF"
22"___ AND THE WOLF"
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ AND THE WOLF”? It fits P _ _ E _.
PETER
DOG PACK BOSS
23Dog pack boss
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ H _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ALPHA
50-50 GUESS ON A TEST
2450-50 guess on a test
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
TRUE
OPTICAL LIGHT EMISSION
25Optical light emission
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Optical light emission” to its initials.
OLE
B_NE
26B_NE
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“B_NE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
O
LOAD TIME
27Load time
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LT
INFORM
28Inform
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Solving “Load time” first gives you its third letter.
TELL
EPSILON
29Epsilon
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Epsilon, nothing more.
E
ROUND-TRIP EFFICIENCY
30Round-trip efficiency
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Round-trip efficiency”.
RTE
Crossword Challenge Level 2072 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2072 solved
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