Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2180 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2180 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Household device”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Air routes”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Household device”, 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.
HOUSEHOLD DEVICE
1Household device
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
A _ _ L _ _ N _ _. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
APPLIANCE
ENGINEERING GROUP
2Engineering group
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with I. “Power energy” crosses it at the third square.
IEEE
co-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “co-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RN
LETTER AFTER V
4Letter after v
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to V; the answer is its next letter.
W
ALPH___T
5ALPH___T
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “ALPH___T” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
ABE
GIVES WAY
6Gives way
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Y _ _ L _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Linear gain”.
YIELDS
ALBUM MAKEUP
7Album makeup
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ G _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Linear gain”.
SONGS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
AIR ROUTES
8Air routes
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
A _ _ W _ _ S. Solving “ALPH___T” first gives you its fifth letter.
AIRWAYS
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. P _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
PEN
POWER ENERGY
10Power energy
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PE
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Smooth area”.
LEFT
ARCH_VE
12ARCH_VE
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “ARCH_VE” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
+s
13Trophies or medals
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
The image carries “+s”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AWARDS
WROTE DOWN
14Wrote down
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with N. Solving “Shops” first gives you its fourth letter.
NOTED
-ckpit
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-ckpit”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with C.
CO
ELECTRO DATA SYSTEMS
16Electro data systems
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
EDS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LIFE STORY
17Life story
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits B _ _. The third square is also part of “Album makeup”.
BIO
SHOPS
18Shops
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
S _ _ R _ _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
STORES
VIEWED
19Viewed
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “Gives way”.
SEEN
SMOOTH AREA
20Smooth area
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
FLAT
LINEAR GAIN
21Linear gain
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LG
TACKED ON
22Tacked on
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. Its fourth letter is shared with “Final four game”.
ADDED
HEAPS
23Heaps
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ D _. The fourth square is also part of “Gives way”.
LOADS
TREE MATERIAL
24Tree material
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with W. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
WOOD
ACTOR ___ CARREY
25ACTOR ___ CARREY
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “ACTOR ___ CARREY”? It fits J _ _.
JIM
AFTER I
26After i
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from I in the alphabet.
J
HAM__CK
27HAM__CK
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “HAM__CK” and enter only the missing part, starting with M.
MO
FINAL FOUR GAME
28Final four game
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “HAM__CK”.
SEMI
ABBR. FOR SOUTH
29Abbr. for south
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Abbr. for south”.
S
FREE___
30FREE___
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “FREE___” go in the grid. First one: D.
DOM
Crossword Challenge Level 2180 Solved Grid
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