Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2146 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2146 of Crossword Challenge gives you 29 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
9 of the 29 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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 the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2146: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Spare time pursuits”. 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
Describe the picture in one word that fits H _ _ D _ _ A _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Between q and s”.
HANDBRAKE
FRUIT FOR OIL
2Fruit for oil
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ V _. Solving “Video disc” first gives you its fourth letter.
OLIVE
cu-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “cu-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with B.
BE
COLD SOUND
4Cold sound
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with B. The third square is also part of “Coral ridge”.
BRR
CHECKLIST PART
5Checklist part
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Coral ridge”.
ITEM
LETTER AFTER D
6Letter after d
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after D.
E
ACROBAT CATCHER
7Acrobat catcher
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ E _ _ N _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Fruit on a bush”.
SAFETYNET
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SPARE TIME PURSUITS
8Spare time pursuits
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits H _ _ B _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Checklist part”.
HOBBIES
DANGER SIGNAL
9Danger signal
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “Cold sound”.
ALERT
zucchi-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “zucchi” gives the answer. First letter: N.
NI
VIDEO DISC
11Video disc
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: D _ _. “Shut out” crosses it at the third square.
DVD
MICRO-WAVE SOUND
12Micro-wave sound
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: B _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Shut out”.
BEEP
BETWEEN Q AND S
13Between q and s
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Alphabet check: the single letter between Q and S.
R
BEAD COUNTERS
14Bead counters
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ C _. “Pie nut” crosses it at the fourth square.
ABACI
BAR SING-ALONG
15Bar sing-along
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with K; pattern K _ _ A _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Violent protest”.
KARAOKE
B__IND
16B__IND
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “B__IND” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ARTISAN
17Artisan
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Artisan starts with the answer.
A
MIDEAST RULER
18Mideast ruler
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “That one”.
EMIR
CORAL RIDGE
19Coral ridge
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Mideast ruler”.
REEF
SHUT OUT
20Shut out
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ A _. Solving “Bead counters” first gives you its fourth letter.
DEBAR
MEAN MASS ERROR
21Mean mass error
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Mean mass error”.
MME
PIE NUT
22Pie nut
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Bar sing-along”.
PECAN
THAT ONE
23That one
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with I. The second square is also part of “Acrobat catcher”.
IT
VIOLENT PROTEST
24Violent protest
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Bar sing-along”.
RIOT
FRUIT ON A BUSH
25Fruit on a bush
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
B _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Mideast ruler”.
BERRY
"___! HUMBUG!"
26"___! HUMBUG!"
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “___! HUMBUG!” starts with B.
BAH
OPPOSITE OF S
27Opposite of s
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Opposite of s”.
N
KILOWATT
28Kilowatt
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
K _. Its second letter is shared with “Net weight abbr.”.
KW
NET WEIGHT ABBR.
29Net weight abbr.
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. Solving “Kilowatt” first gives you its third letter.
NTWT
Crossword Challenge Level 2146 Solved Grid
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