Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2174 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2174? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Fundamental”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Of an island”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Fundamental”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
FUNDAMENTAL
1Fundamental
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits I _ _ R _ _ S _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Acorn or pecan”.
INTRINSIC
-t
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “t” gives the answer. First letter: N.
NU
BABY'S CRIB PART
3Baby's crib part
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “Map book” first gives you its third letter.
SLAT
BEYOND EXTREME
4Beyond extreme
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits U _ _ R _. Solving “Vintage look” first gives you its fourth letter.
ULTRA
LARGE SIZE
5Large size
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Large size”.
L
"HOW CLEVER!"
6"how clever!"
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. “Map book” crosses it at the third square.
AHA
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: R _ _ _. “Map book” crosses it at the third square.
ROSE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
OF AN ISLAND
8Of an island
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits I _ _ U _ _ R. Check the fifth letter against “Large size”.
INSULAR
EMPTY
9Empty
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Baby's crib part”.
NULL
BEFORE U
10Before u
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right before U.
T
VINTAGE LOOK
11Vintage look
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
R _ _ R _. “Beyond extreme” crosses it at the fourth square.
RETRO
l--uid
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “l--uid”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
IQ
ACORN OR PECAN
13Acorn or pecan
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. Its third letter is shared with “Thank god”.
NUT
VIEW OR SCENE
14View or scene
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ H _. “Strike” crosses it at the fourth square.
SIGHT
bl--k
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “bl--k” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IN
MAIN PART
16Main part
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ T _ _ L. Solving “G.p.s. device, at times” first gives you its fifth letter.
CENTRAL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
__NOR
17__NOR
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “__NOR”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with H.
HO
G.P.S. DEVICE, AT TIMES
18G.p.s. device, at times
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Begins with L. Its fifth letter is shared with “View or scene”.
LOCATOR
MAP BOOK
19Map book
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Its fourth letter is shared with “How clever!”.
ATLAS
ZEBRALIKE
20Zebralike
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
E _ _ I _ _. The fourth square is also part of “View or scene”.
EQUINE
ENLIST
21Enlist
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Enlist starts with the answer.
E
TOILET PAPER
22Toilet paper
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TP
"___ NATURAL"
23"___ NATURAL"
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ NATURAL”? It fits A _ _.
ACT
THANK GOD
24Thank god
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TG
CARILLON SOUND
25Carillon sound
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Greek letter, or a tiny bit”.
PEAL
PHONE DOWNLOAD
26Phone download
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. Check the third letter against “Carillon sound”.
APP
STRIKE
27Strike
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Begins with H. “Main part” crosses it at the third square.
HIT
CAV_
28CAV_
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “CAV_”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
E
__CTIC
29__CTIC
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “__CTIC”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with T.
TA
GREEK LETTER, OR A TINY BIT
30Greek letter, or a tiny bit
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits I _ _ _. “__CTIC” crosses it at the third square.
IOTA
NORM
31Norm
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Norm.
N
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