Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2115 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2115 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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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 “Business partner”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2115: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Written piece”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Business partner”. 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.
BUSINESS PARTNER
1Business partner
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
A _ _ O _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “ALLT_ME”.
ASSOCIATE
OPPONENT
2Opponent
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
R _ _ A _. Solving “Blade in sports” first gives you its fourth letter.
RIVAL
TEXAS
3Texas
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _. “6th” crosses it at the second square.
TX
mosqu-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “mosqu-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
ITO
GUY
5Guy
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with C. Solving “Promise” first gives you its third letter.
CHAP
AFTER K
6After k
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to K; the answer is its next letter.
L
AIR UP THERE
7Air up there
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ E _. Solving “Baked dessert” first gives you its fourth letter.
ETHER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
WRITTEN PIECE
8Written piece
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ I _ _ E. Solving “Guy” first gives you its fifth letter.
ARTICLE
6TH
96th
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ T _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
SIXTH
SILICON VALLEY
10Silicon valley
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Silicon valley” to its initials.
SV
BLADE IN SPORTS
11Blade in sports
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. The third square is also part of “Span”.
OAR
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: C _ _ _. Solving “Span” first gives you its third letter.
CLAY
ALLT_ME
13ALLT_ME
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “ALLT_ME” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
I
DISPUTE
14Dispute
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ U _. Check the fourth letter against “NOT MINE, ___”.
ARGUE
MENTAL HEALTH CARE
15Mental health care
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the fifth letter against “Tidy”.
THERAPY
l--pard
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“l--pard”). What is left starts with E.
EO
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TEA
17Tea
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Tea, nothing more.
T
FLOOR UNIT
18Floor unit
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Literary review”.
TILE
PROMISE
19Promise
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Floor unit”.
OATH
SPAN
20Span
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
R _ _ G _. The fourth square is also part of “Dispute”.
RANGE
BAKED DESSERT
21Baked dessert
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _. “Air up there” crosses it at the third square.
PIE
NOT MINE, ___
22NOT MINE, ___
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Which word finishes “NOT MINE, ___”? It fits Y _ _ R _.
YOURS
LITERARY REVIEW
23Literary review
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Literary review”.
LR
TIDY
24Tidy
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. “Mental health care” crosses it at the third square.
NEAT
NOTHING AT ALL
25Nothing at all
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. Solving “Tidy” first gives you its third letter.
NONE
REGIONAL HEALTH OFFICE
26Regional health office
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Regional health office” to its initials.
RHO
WORKOUT SPOT
27Workout spot
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _. The third square is also part of “Rose part”.
GYM
MUSICAL NOTE
28Musical note
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Musical note”.
G
HO__LESS
29HO__LESS
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
“HO__LESS” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with P.
PE
ROSE PART
30Rose part
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. “HO__LESS” crosses it at the third square.
STEM
Crossword Challenge Level 2115 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2115 solved
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