Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2092 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2092, 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. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Moralizing”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2092: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Made on press”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Moralizing”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
MORALIZING
1Moralizing
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
P _ _ A _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Domiciles”.
PREACHING
b---ge
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “b---ge” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RID
ABBR. IN A FOOTNOTE
3Abbr. in a footnote
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
I _ _ _. “Revise copy” crosses it at the third square.
IBID
BEFORE O
4Before o
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to O; the answer is its previous letter.
N
-pe
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “-pe”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with T.
TA
ASTRONOMER HUBBLE
6Astronomer hubble
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “TENNIS'S ___ CUP”.
EDWIN
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits D _ _ _. Solving “Wire-guard” first gives you its third letter.
DOGS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MADE ON PRESS
8Made on press
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ N _ _ D. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
PRINTED
-bon
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “bon” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RIB
REVISE COPY
10Revise copy
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. “Abbr. in a footnote” crosses it at the third square.
EDIT
ABDOMINAL
11Abdominal
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Abdominal starts with the answer.
A
CENTI-METER
12Centi-meter
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CM
DOMICILES
13Domiciles
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits H _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Captured”.
HOMES
TEHRAN'S LAND
14Tehran's land
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ _. Solving “Papa's partner” first gives you its third letter.
IRAN
NORTH AMERICAN MODEL
15North american model
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “North american model” to its initials.
NAM
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits G _ _ S _ _ S. Solving “Daylight saving” first gives you its fifth letter.
GLASSES
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
WITHOUT FURTHER ___
17WITHOUT FURTHER ___
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “WITHOUT FURTHER ___” out loud and the blank fills itself: A _ _.
ADO
CAPTURED
18Captured
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits T _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Domiciles”.
TAKEN
WIRE-GUARD
19Wire-guard
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
WG
AD___OR
20AD___OR
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “AD___OR”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with V.
VIS
TENNIS'S ___ CUP
21TENNIS'S ___ CUP
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
The missing word in “TENNIS'S ___ CUP” starts with D.
DAVIS
ETHICAL MATTER
22Ethical matter
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
M _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “North american model”.
MORAL
COUSINS, E.G.
23Cousins, e.g.
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with K; pattern K _ _. The third square is also part of “Astronomer hubble”.
KIN
PAPA'S PARTNER
24Papa's partner
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
M _ _ _. Solving “North american model” first gives you its third letter.
MAMA
CAPTURES
25Captures
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits B _ _ _. “Unit of measure” crosses it at the third square.
BAGS
BLOOD
26Blood
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Blood starts with the answer.
B
NET ENERGY EXCHANGE
27Net energy exchange
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Net energy exchange” to its initials.
NEE
SODIUM
28Sodium
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _. The second square is also part of “Captures”.
NA
DAYLIGHT SAVING
29Daylight saving
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DS
UNIT OF MEASURE
30Unit of measure
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: D _ _. Check the third letter against “Captures”.
DEG
_AFE
31_AFE
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_AFE” go in the grid. First one: S.
S
Crossword Challenge Level 2092 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2092 solved
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