Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2116 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2116 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Gaps”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Change form”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Gaps”, 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.
GAPS
1Gaps
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with I. The sixth square is also part of “Life, in rome”.
INTERVALS
SUBJECT WORD
2Subject word
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
NOUN
FORWARD
3Forward
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shape: F _. Its second letter is shared with “At this moment”.
FW
LITHIUM
4Lithium
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Lithium.
L
MAKE JOYFUL
5Make joyful
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
E _ _ T _. Solving “Perform” first gives you its fourth letter.
ELATE
-fetti
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-fetti”). What is left starts with C.
CON
20TH
720th
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ N _ _ E _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Econ. ideas”.
TWENTIETH
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CHANGE FORM
8Change form
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
I _ _ L _ _ T. “Make joyful” crosses it at the fifth square.
INFLECT
AT THIS MOMENT
9At this moment
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits N _ _. “Forward” crosses it at the third square.
NOW
-nnel
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-nnel”). What is left starts with T.
TU
PERFORM
11Perform
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ C _. Solving “Bit of fabric” first gives you its fourth letter.
ENACT
BEFORE S
12Before s
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter back from S in the alphabet.
R
LIFE, IN ROME
13Life, in rome
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits V _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Perform”.
VITA
bo-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “bo” gives the answer. First letter: A.
AT
"___ THAT SINK IN FOR A SECOND"
15"___ THAT SINK IN FOR A SECOND"
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ THAT SINK IN FOR A SECOND” out loud and the blank fills itself: L _ _.
LET
CITY HAZARD
16City hazard
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “RADIA__R”.
SMOG
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
OPPOSITE OF HIGH
17Opposite of high
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. Solving “20th” first gives you its third letter.
LOW
BIT OF FABRIC
18Bit of fabric
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. The fourth square is also part of “Life, in rome”.
SCRAP
SENSIBLE
19Sensible
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
SANE
PERFORM
20Perform
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. Solving “Life, in rome” first gives you its third letter.
ACT
NITROGEN SYMBOL
21Nitrogen symbol
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Nitrogen symbol”.
N
DAYS IN WEEK
22Days in week
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ E _. Solving “Furry friend” first gives you its fourth letter.
SEVEN
COLGATE RIVAL
23Colgate rival
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with C. Check the fourth letter against “Days in week”.
CREST
THING ON LIST
24Thing on list
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “___ THAT SINK IN FOR A SECOND”.
ITEM
ECON. IDEAS
25Econ. ideas
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Econ. ideas” to its initials.
EI
ACTION POINT
26Action point
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Action point”.
AP
LAY A PATH
27Lay a path
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with P. Its third letter is shared with “Days in week”.
PAVE
RADIA__R
28RADIA__R
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “RADIA__R”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with T.
TO
FURRY FRIEND
29Furry friend
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _. Solving “20th” first gives you its third letter.
PET
GAELIC
30Gaelic
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Gaelic, nothing more.
G
NURSING HOME
31Nursing home
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NH
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