Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2085 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2085 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
11 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 7 clues are fill-ins, and 7 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Natural healer”.
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 “Natural healer”, 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.
NATURAL HEALER
1Natural healer
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits H _ _ B _ _ I _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
HERBALIST
IT'S "JUST A NUMBER"
2It's "just a number"
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Blood color”.
AGE
AFTER K
3After k
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to K; the answer is its next letter.
L
HOR__ON
4HOR__ON
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “HOR__ON” go in the grid. First one: I.
IZ
FACIAL HAIR
5Facial hair
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with B. Its fourth letter is shared with “Florida bird”.
BEARD
BASIC DESIRE
6Basic desire
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Back in history”.
URGE
DENTAL PAIN
7Dental pain
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ T _ _ C _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “EXT__CT”.
TOOTHACHE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. H _ _ I _ _ T. The fifth square is also part of “Facial hair”.
HALIBUT
R__IONAL
9R__IONAL
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “R__IONAL” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EG
BLOOD COLOR
10Blood color
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. Solving “Regard as” first gives you its third letter.
RED
AFTER A
11After a
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from A in the alphabet.
B
IN THE LEAD
12In the lead
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “Open wide” first gives you its fourth letter.
AHEAD
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Regard as”.
LAMP
IRIDIUM
14Iridium
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits I _. Its second letter is shared with “Mythical bird-woman”.
IR
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with S. The third square is also part of “MIST__E”.
SPA
LITTLE KID
16Little kid
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. “MIST__E” crosses it at the third square.
TYKE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NUMBER OF NOTHING
17Number of nothing
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with Z. Solving “Basic desire” first gives you its third letter.
ZERO
REGARD AS
18Regard as
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “In the lead”.
DEEM
BACK IN HISTORY
19Back in history
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Dental pain”.
AGO
OPEN WIDE
20Open wide
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
GAPE
FLORIDA BIRD
21Florida bird
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Basic desire”.
EGRET
MYTHICAL BIRD-WOMAN
22Mythical bird-woman
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with H. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
HARPY
_AMMER
23_AMMER
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“_AMMER” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with H.
H
VIOLENT PROTEST
24Violent protest
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. “Cry of wonder” crosses it at the third square.
RIOT
EXT__CT
25EXT__CT
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “EXT__CT”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
RA
A__LOGY
26A__LOGY
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
“A__LOGY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with P.
PO
GRAND TALE
27Grand tale
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Violent protest”.
EPIC
MIST__E
28MIST__E
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“MIST__E” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
AK
CRY OF WONDER
29Cry of wonder
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: O _ _. Solving “Dental pain” first gives you its third letter.
OOH
_VOLUTION
30_VOLUTION
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_VOLUTION” go in the grid. First one: E.
E
TIGHT END
31Tight end
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Tight end”.
TE
Crossword Challenge Level 2085 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2085 solved
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