Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2090 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2090? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
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; 2 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 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Growth process”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Sun or moon event”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Growth process”, 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.
GROWTH PROCESS
1Growth process
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ A _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “CROS__OAD”.
EXPANSION
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with C. Check the fourth letter against “Plan for the day”.
COUGAR
LADEN
3Laden
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Laden.
L
INFORMATION SYSTEM
4Information system
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Information system” to its initials.
IS
SPOTTED
5Spotted
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with P. The third square is also part of “Before”.
PIED
FEISTY
6Feisty
Top row 6/7 · 7 letters · down
Begins with S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Peanut butter”.
SCRAPPY
we---nd
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “wend” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EKE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SUN OR MOON EVENT
8Sun or moon event
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ I _ _ E. “Spotted” crosses it at the fifth square.
ECLIPSE
TIC-TAC-TOE PAIR
9Tic-tac-toe pair
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
X _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the second square.
XO
-py
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-py”). What is left starts with P.
PUP
PLAN FOR THE DAY
11Plan for the day
Left column 4/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits A _ _ N _ _. Solving “Lowest point” first gives you its fourth letter.
AGENDA
GRAM ALTERNATIVE
12Gram alternative
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Writing tool”.
NANA
CROS__OAD
13CROS__OAD
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “CROS__OAD” go in the grid. First one: S.
SR
AUCT_ON
14AUCT_ON
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “AUCT_ON”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
I
NOT HIDDEN
15Not hidden
Left column 8/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits O _ _ R _. Check the fourth letter against “Lowest point”.
OVERT
OLD HORSE
16Old horse
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. Solving “_____ OUT (RELAX)” first gives you its third letter.
NAG
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NOT HEALTHY
17Not healthy
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Feisty”.
SICK
WRITING TOOL
18Writing tool
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
P _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Gram alternative”.
PEN
BEFORE
19Before
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ERE
LOWEST POINT
20Lowest point
Row 4, col 5 · 5 letters · down
N _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Old record material”.
NADIR
BEAUTY IN 'BEAUTY AND THE BEAST'
21Beauty in 'beauty and the beast'
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ L _. Solving “Letdown” first gives you its fourth letter.
BELLE
PEANUT BUTTER
22Peanut butter
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Peanut butter” to its initials.
PB
MOVING TO
23Moving to
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not hidden”.
ONTO
FOOL
24Fool
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Feisty”.
DOPE
_____ OUT (RELAX)
25_____ OUT (RELAX)
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Say “_____ OUT (RELAX)” out loud and the blank fills itself: V _ _.
VEG
OLD RECORD MATERIAL
26Old record material
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits V _ _ Y _. “Feisty” crosses it at the fourth square.
VINYL
VIRGINIA
27Virginia
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Begins with V. Its second letter is shared with “Old horse”.
VA
LETDOWN
28Letdown
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Letdown.
L
RETINA
29Retina
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Retina.
R
ASSAYER'S STUFF
30Assayer's stuff
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. Check the third letter against “Beauty in 'beauty and the beast'”.
ORE
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