Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2168 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2168 is an 8×10 board with 34 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
18 of the 34 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 8 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Believed guilty”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2168: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Crumple up”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Believed guilty”. 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.
BELIEVED GUILTY
1Believed guilty
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ P _ _ T _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Arrived”.
SUSPECTED
CANADIAN NATIONAL
2Canadian national
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CN
HORSEBACK ACTIVITY
3Horseback activity
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Cd part”.
RIDE
AFTER T
4After t
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from T in the alphabet.
U
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ETC.: ABBR.
51, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc.: abbr.
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with N. Check the third letter against “Cd part”.
NOS
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ A _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Added value”.
CICADA
HEALTH LITERACY
7Health literacy
Top row 7/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
HL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CRUMPLE UP
8Crumple up
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ U _ _ H. Check the fifth letter against “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc.: abbr.”.
SCRUNCH
-cycle
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “-cycle”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with U.
UNI
AFTER R
10 after r
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after R.
S
LYRIC CREATION
11Lyric creation
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
P _ _ _. “Horseback activity” crosses it at the third square.
POEM
ENERGY RESPONSE
12Energy response
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Energy response”.
ER
ARRIVED
13Arrived
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Music”.
CAME
LIGH__ESS
14LIGH__ESS
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
“LIGH__ESS” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with T.
TN
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to E _ _ _. Solving “Gym” first gives you its third letter.
EGGS
DATA ENCODING
16Data encoding
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Data encoding”.
DE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FRYING NEED
17Frying need
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits O _ _. Solving “Health literacy” first gives you its third letter.
OIL
ENORMOUS
18Enormous
Row 3, col 5 · 7 letters · down
Begins with I. “New jersey” crosses it at the fifth square.
IMMENSE
CD PART
19Cd part
Row 4, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. Its third letter is shared with “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc.: abbr.”.
DISC
COLOR OF CARROTS
20Color of carrots
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Begins with O. The fourth square is also part of “LIGH__ESS”.
ORANGE
HEADING, IN MATH
21Heading, in math
Row 4, col 8 · 6 letters · down
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ T _ _. “_ODAY” crosses it at the fourth square.
VECTOR
ADDED VALUE
22Added value
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AV
_SSEMBLE
23_SSEMBLE
Row 5, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_SSEMBLE” go in the grid. First one: A.
A
CREATED
24Created
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
MADE
MUSIC
25Music
Row 6, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Music.
M
ATLANTIC CITY
26Atlantic city
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AC
AFTER I
27After i
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from I in the alphabet.
J
NEW JERSEY
28New jersey
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “New jersey” to its initials.
NJ
GYM
29Gym
Row 8, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Gym.
G
_ODAY
30_ODAY
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “_ODAY” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
T
LIMITED EDITION
31Limited edition
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LE
HOL__W
32HOL__W
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “HOL__W” and enter only the missing part, starting with L.
LO
VISIBLE
33Visible
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Visible.
V
ANYTIME AT ALL
34Anytime at all
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. “Limited edition” crosses it at the third square.
EVER
Crossword Challenge Level 2168 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2168 solved
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