Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2154 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2154, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Compulsive”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Compulsive”, 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.
COMPULSIVE
1Compulsive
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ E _ _ I _ _. “Bender” crosses it at the sixth square.
OBSESSIVE
TREE FLUID
2Tree fluid
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. The third square is also part of “Twirl”.
SAP
JOURNEY
3Journey
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. Solving “Twirl” first gives you its third letter.
TRIP
BETWEEN Q AND S
4Between q and s
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The letter that sits between Q and S.
R
IONIZATION ENERGY
5Ionization energy
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IE
ORIGAMI BIRD
6Origami bird
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ N _. Solving “English currency” first gives you its fourth letter.
CRANE
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with H. “Humanism” crosses it at the sixth square.
HEADPHONE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: O _ _ R _ _ H. Its fifth letter is shared with “Ionization energy”.
OSTRICH
PUB OR TAVERN
9Pub or tavern
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with B. “Journey” crosses it at the third square.
BAR
TWIRL
10Twirl
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Journey”.
SPIN
AFTER D
11After d
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from D in the alphabet.
E
life--ver
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “life--ver”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SA
BENDER
13Bender
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ E _. Solving “Negative response” first gives you its fourth letter.
SPREE
BAD TEMPER
14Bad temper
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
I _ _. The third square is also part of “Not fake”.
IRE
AMPULE'S KIN
15Ampule's kin
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
V _ _ _. “Not fake” crosses it at the third square.
VIAL
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with E. “Pool” crosses it at the fifth square.
ELLIPSE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
'FORE
17'fore
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
ERE
NEGATIVE RESPONSE
18Negative response
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Get ready”.
NOPE
DOUBLE A
19Double a
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with A. Its second letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
AA
LA____TE
20LA____TE
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fill the gap in “LA____TE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with U.
UREA
ENGLISH CURRENCY
21English currency
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Origami bird”.
POUND
SPRING MONTH
22Spring month
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Ampule's kin”.
APRIL
GET READY
23Get ready
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Origami bird”.
PREP
NOT FAKE
24Not fake
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. “Ampule's kin” crosses it at the third square.
REAL
HUMANISM
25Humanism
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Humanism.
H
FUEL TYPE
26Fuel type
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: G _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
GAS
BACK IN TIME
27Back in time
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
AGO
PO__CE
28PO__CE
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “PO__CE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with L.
LI
THOUS__D
29THOUS__D
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “THOUS__D”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
AN
POOL
30Pool
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Pool, nothing more.
P
Crossword Challenge Level 2154 Solved Grid
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