Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2109 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2109 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Lie”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Film clip”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Lie”, 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.
LIE
1Lie
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ S _ _ O _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Room warmer”.
FALSEHOOD
DOUBLE-REED WOODWIND
2Double-reed woodwind
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
OBOE
p--tcard
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“p--tcard”). What is left starts with O.
OS
BEFORE U
4Before u
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right before U.
T
se---ed
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“se---ed”). What is left starts with A.
AWE
EARN
6Earn
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ N _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Negative reply”.
GARNER
PRAISE HIGHLY
7Praise highly
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Negative reply”.
EXTOL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FILM CLIP
8Film clip
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
F _ _ T _ _ E. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
FOOTAGE
CORE MUSCLES
9Core muscles
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
ABS
cata--g
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“cata--g”). What is left starts with L.
LO
SCORCH
11Scorch
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Sadly said”.
SEAR
AFTER D
12After d
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to D; the answer is its next letter.
E
ROOM WARMER
13Room warmer
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits H _ _ T _ _. “Reviewer” crosses it at the fourth square.
HEATER
DESERT HAVEN
14Desert haven
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Reviewer”.
OASIS
ONE RETRY
15One retry
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “One retry”.
OR
BODY-BUILDING STUFF
16Body-building stuff
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
D _ _. Solving “Act” first gives you its third letter.
DNA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BEE PRODUCT
17Bee product
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Praise highly”.
WAX
REVIEWER
18Reviewer
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits C _ _ T _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Room warmer”.
CRITIC
CON____
19CON____
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “CON____” and enter only the missing part, starting with C.
CERT
SADLY SAID
20Sadly said
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Room warmer”.
ALAS
NEGATIVE REPLY
21Negative reply
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _. The second square is also part of “Praise highly”.
NO
UNDER SIEGE
22Under siege
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ E _. Solving “Give up” first gives you its fourth letter.
BESET
DEFAME
23Defame
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits L _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Earn”.
LIBEL
MAKE MONEY
24Make money
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “One retry”.
EARN
LIVELY ENERGY
25Lively energy
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shape: P _ _. Check the third letter against “Hint”.
PEP
PRESENT
26Present
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Present.
P
DIRECT INPUT
27Direct input
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DI
GIVE UP
28Give up
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Direct input”.
CEDE
ACT
29Act
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Act.
A
HINT
30Hint
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. “Lively energy” crosses it at the third square.
TIP
Crossword Challenge Level 2109 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2109 solved
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