Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2178 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2178? All 29 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Money changer”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2178: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Digestive proteins”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Money changer”. 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.
MONEY CHANGER
1Money changer
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ H _ _ G _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Like the vikings”.
EXCHANGER
SHORT SLEEP
2Short sleep
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. “Central process unit” crosses it at the third square.
NAP
AFTER Y
3After y
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from Y in the alphabet.
Z
famil- -ree
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “famil- -ree” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with Y.
YT
PONDER
5Ponder
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Male child”.
MUSE
BLACK WOOD
6Black wood
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
E _ _ N _. “Use money” crosses it at the fourth square.
EBONY
GRIT-COVERED PAPER
7Grit-covered paper
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ D _ _ P _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Accept”.
SANDPAPER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
DIGESTIVE PROTEINS
8Digestive proteins
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “Ponder” first gives you its fifth letter.
ENZYMES
E__MPLE
9E__MPLE
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “E__MPLE” and enter only the missing part, starting with X.
XA
CENTRAL PROCESS UNIT
10Central process unit
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
CPU
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Look at the picture and fit it to H.
H
LAND EXTENT
12Land extent
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Client”.
AREA
LIKE THE VIKINGS
13Like the vikings
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
N _ _ S _. “Overtaker on the road” crosses it at the fourth square.
NORSE
ton--e
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“ton--e”). What is left starts with G.
GU
CORE NATURE
15Core nature
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ E _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Very long time”.
ESSENCE
BACK SECTION
16Back section
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Solving “Sine anno” first gives you its third letter.
REAR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BIG BRASS
17Big brass
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. The third square is also part of “Black wood”.
TUBA
CLIENT
18Client
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with U. “Land extent” crosses it at the third square.
USER
MALE CHILD
19Male child
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. “Grit-covered paper” crosses it at the third square.
SON
OVERTAKER ON THE ROAD
20Overtaker on the road
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ S _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Washing bar”.
PASSER
USE MONEY
21Use money
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Black wood”.
SPEND
WAKE UP
22Wake up
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ S _. “Core nature” crosses it at the fourth square.
ROUSE
YIELD POINTS
23Yield points
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Yield points” to its initials.
YP
VERY LONG TIME
24Very long time
Row 6, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. Check the third letter against “Core nature”.
EON
ACCEPT
25Accept
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Accept.
A
BEHAVE
26Behave
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Solving “Test run” first gives you its third letter.
ACT
WASHING BAR
27Washing bar
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. “Behave” crosses it at the third square.
SOAP
SINE ANNO
28Sine anno
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Sine anno” to its initials.
SA
TEST RUN
29Test run
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TR
Crossword Challenge Level 2178 Solved Grid
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