Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2117 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 29 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2117, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 29 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Encloses”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Vibrating”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Encloses”, 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.
ENCLOSES
1Encloses
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “Not married” first gives you its sixth letter.
SURROUNDS
COLOR
2Color
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
H _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
HUE
AVERAGE
3Average
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Average.
A
KNOWN DEFECT
4Known defect
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Known defect”.
KD
GREEK LETTER, OR A TINY BIT
5Greek letter, or a tiny bit
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Even score”.
IOTA
NOT QUIET
6Not quiet
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “Rent”.
NOISY
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL IN KARATE
7Intermediate level in karate
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ E _ _ E _ _. Solving “Benefit” first gives you its sixth letter.
GREENBELT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
VIBRATING
8Vibrating
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving “Greek letter, or a tiny bit” first gives you its fifth letter.
SHAKING
DOUBLE U
9Double u
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with U. Solving “Color” first gives you its second letter.
UU
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits R _ _. Solving “Defect” first gives you its third letter.
REF
AFTER Q
11 after q
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
SAY YES TO
12Say yes to
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. “Defect” crosses it at the third square.
OKAY
NOT MARRIED
13Not married
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits U _ _ E _. Solving “Covers the eye” first gives you its fourth letter.
UNWED
bo-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “bo-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with N.
NE
BASE TEN SYSTEM
15Base ten system
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ I _ _ L. The fifth square is also part of “Water barrier”.
DECIMAL
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Chip enable”.
SLED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ACCESS POINT
17Access point
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Not quiet”.
DOOR
DEFECT
18Defect
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Say yes to”.
FLAW
EVEN SCORE
19Even score
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. “Intermediate level in karate” crosses it at the third square.
TIE
COVERS THE EYE
20Covers the eye
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ L _ _. Solving “Past due” first gives you its fourth letter.
EYELID
RENT
21Rent
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with L. Check the fourth letter against “Not quiet”.
LEASE
PREPARE TO PROPOSE
22Prepare to propose
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with K; pattern K _ _ E _. Solving “Base ten system” first gives you its fourth letter.
KNEEL
YIELD NUMBER
23Yield number
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
YN
WATER BARRIER
24Water barrier
Row 6, col 6 · 3 letters · down
D _ _. “Base ten system” crosses it at the third square.
DAM
BENEFIT
25Benefit
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Benefit starts with the answer.
B
KEY ABOVE CAPS LOCK
26Key above caps lock
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. “Blue-tooth” crosses it at the third square.
TAB
PAST DUE
27Past due
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Key above caps lock”.
LATE
CHIP ENABLE
28Chip enable
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CE
BLUE-TOOTH
29Blue-tooth
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
BT
Crossword Challenge Level 2117 Solved Grid
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