Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2157 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2157, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 30 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; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 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.
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 the picture clue in the top row, 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with L. Its sixth letter is shared with “Human forms”.
LIGHTBULB
HAWKEYE STATE
2Hawkeye state
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Get well”.
IOWA
FIRST NAME
3First name
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “First name”.
FN
BEFORE U
4Before u
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to U; the answer is its previous letter.
T
INITIAL DATA ANALYSIS
5Initial data analysis
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
IDA
ANXIETY
6Anxiety
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits N _ _ V _ _. “Virginia” crosses it at the fourth square.
NERVES
AWESOME
7Awesome
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Virginia”.
GREAT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
weight –
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
The image carries “weight -”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LIFTING
ATOM IN ANY SALT
9Atom in any salt
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: I _ _. Check the third letter against “First name”.
ION
GET WELL
10Get well
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Get well” to its initials.
GW
EXTREME DISLIKE
11Extreme dislike
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
H _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Abe's mary”.
HATE
BETWEEN 'S' AND 'U'
12Between 's' and 'u'
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Between 's' and 'u'”.
T
HUMAN FORMS
13Human forms
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ I _ _. “Not allowed” crosses it at the fourth square.
BODIES
NOT OVER
14Not over
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits U _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not allowed”.
UNDER
mi--ion
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “mi--ion”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LL
EXIT GREETING
16Exit greeting
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with B. The third square is also part of “CAV_”.
BYE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SHOUL___
17SHOUL___
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “SHOUL___” and enter only the missing part, starting with D.
DER
NOT ALLOWED
18Not allowed
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ I _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Human forms”.
DENIED
CHALLENGE
19Challenge
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. Check the third letter against “Anxiety”.
DARE
ABE'S MARY
20Abe's mary
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Human forms”.
TODD
VIRGINIA
21Virginia
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: V _. Solving “Awesome” first gives you its second letter.
VA
HOSPITAL FLUID
22Hospital fluid
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ U _. “Royal title” crosses it at the fourth square.
SERUM
ATTACK START
23Attack start
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with O. Solving “Anxiety” first gives you its fourth letter.
ONSET
SINGLE
24Single
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ONLY
SKIRT EDGING
25Skirt edging
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Begins with H. Solving “Mom, in london” first gives you its third letter.
HEM
HIGH SCORE
26High score
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “High score”.
H
KARAOKE UNIT
27Karaoke unit
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
KU
ROYAL TITLE
28Royal title
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Karaoke unit”.
DUKE
CAV_
29CAV_
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
“CAV_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
E
MOM, IN LONDON
30Mom, in london
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _. The third square is also part of “Skirt edging”.
MUM
Crossword Challenge Level 2157 Solved Grid
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