Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2155 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2155? All 28 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 8 of 28 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 8 clues are fill-ins, and 6 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Military leader”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2155: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Tightly packed”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Military leader”. 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.
MILITARY LEADER
1Military leader
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ M _ _ D _ _. Solving “Closest” first gives you its sixth letter.
COMMANDER
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits O _ _ N _ _. Solving “GY__ASTIC” first gives you its fourth letter.
ORANGE
OPPOSITE OF WOMAN
3Opposite of woman
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: M _ _. The third square is also part of “Coped”.
MAN
SCHEDULE
4Schedule
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with P. The third square is also part of “Coped”.
PLAN
HYEN_
5HYEN_
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “HYEN_”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
A
BONDING STUDY
6Bonding study
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ M _ _ T _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Closest”.
CHEMISTRY
___DLER
7___DLER
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “___DLER” go in the grid. First one: T.
TOD
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
TIGHTLY PACKED
8Tightly packed
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ P _ _ T. Solving “HYEN_” first gives you its fifth letter.
COMPACT
MOUTH-RELATED
9Mouth-related
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Opposite of woman”.
ORAL
COPED
10Coped
Left column 3/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with M. Solving “Oxygen and nitrogen” first gives you its fifth letter.
MANAGED
GY__ASTIC
11GY__ASTIC
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
“GY__ASTIC” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with M.
MN
-ee
12Adjusted gross revenue
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “ee” gives the answer. First letter: A.
AGR
CLOSEST
13Closest
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits N _ _ R _ _ T. Its fifth letter is shared with “Oxygen and nitrogen”.
NEAREST
SUNSHINE VITAMIN
14Sunshine vitamin
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Sunshine vitamin”.
D
SIGHT SEERS
15Sight seers
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “200-meter, e.g.”.
EYES
PERFO__ER
16PERFO__ER
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “PERFO__ER” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
RM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HOME OFFICE
17Home office
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Home office”.
HO
OXYGEN AND NITROGEN
18Oxygen and nitrogen
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Closest”.
GASES
60'S WAR ZONE
1960's war zone
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. The third square is also part of “Bonding study”.
NAM
200-METER, E.G.
20200-meter, e.g.
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Solving “___ RICA” first gives you its third letter.
RACE
21Picture clue
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with S. The fourth square is also part of “Double r”.
STARS
FEMALE SIB
22Female sib
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. The picture clue in the inside the grid crosses it at the third square.
SIS
C____WALK
23C____WALK
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
“C____WALK” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with R.
ROSS
___ RICA
24___ RICA
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ RICA”. Shape: C _ _ T _.
COSTA
YOUNG MEN'S
25Young men's
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
YM
DOUBLE R
26Double r
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits R _. Solving the picture clue in the inside the grid first gives you its second letter.
RR
B_LCONY
27B_LCONY
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “B_LCONY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
A
"OH YEAH, ___ WHO?"
28"OH YEAH, ___ WHO?"
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “OH YEAH, ___ WHO?” starts with S.
SAYS
Crossword Challenge Level 2155 Solved Grid
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