Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2121 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2121 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 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 32 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Not regular”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2121: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Not regular”. 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.
NOT REGULAR
1Not regular
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with I. “Uganda” crosses it at the sixth square.
IRREGULAR
BA___LOR
2BA___LOR
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “BA___LOR” and enter only the missing part, starting with C.
CHE
AFTER H
3After h
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to H; the answer is its next letter.
I
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _ O _ _ I _. Its fifth letter is shared with “Microbe”.
COLOMBIA
SMALL MASS
5Small mass
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. Its third letter is shared with “Sphere”.
LUMP
ENERGY RATIO
6Energy ratio
Top row 6/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ER
SERVER SIDE INCLUDES
7Server side includes
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
SSI
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits I _ _ C _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Small mass”.
ICICLES
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
9Relative humidity
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Relative humidity” to its initials.
RH
SPHERE
10Sphere
Left column 3/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
REALM
BETWEEN D AND F
11Between d and f
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Alphabet check: the single letter between D and F.
E
MICROBE
12Microbe
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with G. Check the third letter against “W___ANTY”.
GERM
UGANDA
13Uganda
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with U. Solving “Self-inflation” first gives you its second letter.
UG
GOOD THINKING
14Good thinking
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
L _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
LOGIC
ABDOMINAL
15Abdominal
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Abdominal, nothing more.
A
F___STYLE
16F___STYLE
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
“F___STYLE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with R.
REE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BELONGING TO US
17Belonging to us
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. Solving “Energy ratio” first gives you its third letter.
OURS
W___ANTY
18W___ANTY
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
“W___ANTY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
ARR
ION
19Ion
Row 4, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Ion, nothing more.
I
EFFECTIVE INFORMATION RATE
20Effective information rate
Row 4, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
EIR
TIED CORD
21Tied cord
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. Its third letter is shared with “Small mass”.
ROPE
SELF-INFLATION
22Self-inflation
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. The third square is also part of “Good thinking”.
EGO
UNDER-NEATH
23Under-neath
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Division result”.
BELOW
INFINIBAND
24Infiniband
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: I _. Check the second letter against “Under-neath”.
IB
PLAYS A ROLE
25Plays a role
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. “Division result” crosses it at the third square.
ACTS
NAKED
26Naked
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
B _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Effective information rate”.
BARE
RE___TFUL
27RE___TFUL
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “RE___TFUL” and enter only the missing part, starting with G.
GRE
LITHIUM
28Lithium
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Lithium starts with the answer.
L
INPUT AMPLIFIER
29Input amplifier
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IA
DIVISION RESULT
30Division result
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Input amplifier”.
RATIO
EARL
31Earl
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Earl.
E
32Wood-cutting tool
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “WOOD-CUTTING TOOL” point to the same word. It begins with S.
SAW
Crossword Challenge Level 2121 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2121 solved
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