Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2184 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2184? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 5 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Crow, e.g.”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2184: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Capital of thailand”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Crow, e.g.”. 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.
CROW, E.G.
1Crow, e.g.
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ C _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
BLACKBIRD
CHOIR VOICE
2Choir voice
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
ALTO
pa--a
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“pa--a”). What is left starts with N.
ND
AFTER F
4After f
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from F in the alphabet.
G
GOODWILL
5Goodwill
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
Begins with K. Its fifth letter is shared with “Fork point”.
KINDNESS
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with O. “Stake” crosses it at the third square.
OCT
INTENSE
7Intense
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: K _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Stake”.
KEEN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CAPITAL OF THAILAND
8Capital of thailand
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ G _ _ K. “Goodwill” crosses it at the fifth square.
BANGKOK
LOW-LEVEL DESIGN
9Low-level design
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
LLD
he-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“he-”). What is left starts with A.
AT
MIGHT
11Might
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “Excuse”.
COULD
AFTER J
12After j
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to J; the answer is its next letter.
K
-mb
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “mb” gives the answer. First letter: B.
BO
SHARP TOOTH
14Sharp tooth
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “Goodwill” first gives you its fifth letter.
INCISOR
ROUND-TRIP EFFICIENCY
15Round-trip efficiency
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Round-trip efficiency” to its initials.
RTE
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with D. Its third letter is shared with “Co. big”.
DOOR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
WINTER HAZARD
17Winter hazard
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
I _ _. “Intense” crosses it at the third square.
ICE
EXCUSE
18Excuse
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ B _. The fourth square is also part of “Karate rank”.
ALIBI
STAKE
19Stake
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ANTE
M__ATION
20M__ATION
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“M__ATION” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with U.
UT
_ORMAL
21_ORMAL
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_ORMAL”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
N
RUN OFF
22Run off
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
E _ _ P _. Solving “Sauna site” first gives you its fourth letter.
ELOPE
FORK POINT
23Fork point
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Goodwill”.
TINE
MOVING TO
24Moving to
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with O. “Round-trip efficiency” crosses it at the third square.
ONTO
MINE CAR
25Mine car
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. Solving “Sauna site” first gives you its third letter.
TRAM
KARATE RANK
26Karate rank
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: B _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Run off”.
BELT
CO. BIG
27Co. big
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
C _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
CEO
SAUNA SITE
28Sauna site
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Mine car”.
SPA
REBATE
29Rebate
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Rebate starts with the answer.
R
PR__IUM
30PR__IUM
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “PR__IUM”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
EM
Crossword Challenge Level 2184 Solved Grid
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