Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2145 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2145? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 13 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 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 the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2145: 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 the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to T _ _ S _ _ O _ _. Check the sixth letter against “One free try”.
TEASPOONS
WARP XENO
2Warp xeno
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Warp xeno”.
WX
SIMPLE TASK
3Simple task
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. “Healing skin” crosses it at the third square.
EASE
EVENT HOST
4Event host
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Use a broom”.
EMCEE
AFTER Y
5After y
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from Y in the alphabet.
Z
ENERGY BALANCE BUDGET
6Energy balance budget
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EBB
firewo--s
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “firewos” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RK
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 T _ _ E _ _ R. Check the fifth letter against “After y”.
TWEEZER
MIDTERM OR FINAL
9Midterm or final
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Simple task”.
EXAM
ACOUSTIC
10Acoustic
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Acoustic.
A
USE A BROOM
11Use a broom
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Event host”.
SWEEP
-lm
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-lm” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with P.
PA
ONE FREE TRY
13One free try
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “One free try”.
OFT
PROPOSAL TO MAKE
14Proposal to make
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Big bird of australia”.
OFFER
NORTHERN LIGHTS
15Northern lights
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NL
NON-RELIGIOUS
16Non-religious
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ U _ _ R. Check the fifth letter against “Clothes”.
SECULAR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BROOKLYN
17Brooklyn
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its second letter.
BK
CLOTHES
18Clothes
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
A _ _ A _ _ L. Its fifth letter is shared with “Proposal to make”.
APPAREL
HEALING SKIN
19Healing skin
Row 4, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. Check the third letter against “Clothes”.
SCAB
BELGIAN TREAT
20Belgian treat
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Shape: W _ _ F _ _. “Proposal to make” crosses it at the fourth square.
WAFFLE
PLAYER MAKING A BASKET OR GOAL
21Player making a basket or goal
Row 4, col 8 · 6 letters · down
Fits S _ _ R _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Reply”.
SCORER
AFTER R
22 after r
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to R; the answer is its next letter.
S
IDENTITY
23Identity
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
I _. Its second letter is shared with “Big deal”.
ID
GRAND TALE
24Grand tale
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. Solving “Identity” first gives you its third letter.
EPIC
TRUE / FALSE
25True / false
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TF
BIG DEAL
26Big deal
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. Check the third letter against “Player making a basket or goal”.
ADO
BIG BIRD OF AUSTRALIA
27Big bird of australia
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Non-religious”.
EMU
REPLY
28Reply
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Reply.
R
TEACHING ASSISTANT
29Teaching assistant
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TA
____OR
30____OR
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “____OR” go in the grid. First one: M.
METE
AFTER B
31After b
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after B.
C
Crossword Challenge Level 2145 Solved Grid
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