Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2150 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2150 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need 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 2150: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Little piggy" holders”. 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 B _ _ W _ _ R _ _. The sixth square is also part of “In debt”.
BLOWTORCH
BIREME OR TRIREME TOOL
2Bireme or trireme tool
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with O. Its third letter is shared with “Mine rocks”.
OAR
BILLFOLD BILLS
3Billfold bills
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Mine rocks”.
ONES
BEFORE U
4Before u
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter back from U in the alphabet.
T
INSTANT ACTION
5Instant action
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IA
BORDERS
6Borders
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Culvert”.
EDGES
OFFICE ASSISTANT
7Office assistant
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ R _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Ticket”.
SECRETARY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
"LITTLE PIGGY" HOLDERS
8"little piggy" holders
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with B. Check the fifth letter against “Instant action”.
BOOTIES
-ce
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “ce” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LAN
MINE ROCKS
10Mine rocks
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Billfold bills”.
ORES
WIN
11Win
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Win, nothing more.
W
-xi
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-xi”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with T.
TA
IN DEBT
13In debt
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ N _. “Viewed” crosses it at the fourth square.
OWING
upg---e
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“upg---e”). What is left starts with R.
RAD
DECK HANDS
15Deck hands
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Bit of creativity”.
CREW
SEVERELY
16Severely
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with H. Solving “Indoor” first gives you its fifth letter.
HEAVILY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
UPGR___
17UPGR___
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “UPGR___”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
ADE
VIEWED
18Viewed
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. “Prosperity” crosses it at the third square.
SEEN
GAME CONSOLE
19Game console
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
GC
SALARY
20Salary
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with W. Its third letter is shared with “In debt”.
WAGE
CULVERT
21Culvert
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Borders”.
SEWER
IN THE KNOW
22In the know
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ R _. Check the fourth letter against “Deck hands”.
AWARE
PROSPERITY
23Prosperity
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Borders”.
EASE
BIT OF CREATIVITY
24Bit of creativity
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with I. Its third letter is shared with “Deck hands”.
IDEA
TICKET
25Ticket
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Ticket.
T
UMB___LA
26UMB___LA
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
“UMB___LA” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with R.
REL
TIME PERIOD
27Time period
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “Office assistant”.
ERA
WEST VIRGINIA
28West virginia
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
WV
EXIT ROUTE
29Exit route
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Exit route”.
ER
INDOOR
30Indoor
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Indoor.
I
Crossword Challenge Level 2150 Solved Grid
Hide the letters to check your own board against the empty grid.
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Puzzle 2150 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 2150 with us. Puzzle 2151 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.