Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2185 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2185 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.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Wig alternative”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “More weighty”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Wig alternative”, 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.
WIG ALTERNATIVE
1Wig alternative
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with H. Its sixth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
HAIRPIECE
"WHO ___ IS WITH ME?"
2"WHO ___ IS WITH ME?"
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “WHO ___ IS WITH ME?”. Shape: E _ _ _.
ELSE
cor-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“cor-”). What is left starts with A.
AL
AFTER U
4After u
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to U; the answer is its next letter.
V
ANNOY
5Annoy
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with I. Check the third letter against “Body's outer layer”.
IRK
MYSTERY
6Mystery
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ G _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Good game”.
ENIGMA
SPAN
7Span
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ G _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Good game”.
RANGE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MORE WEIGHTY
8More weighty
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: H _ _ V _ _ R. “Annoy” crosses it at the fifth square.
HEAVIER
WHOLE
9Whole
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ALL
dec--ion
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“dec--ion”). What is left starts with I.
IS
TAKE A BREAK
11Take a break
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. Solving “Instigate” first gives you its third letter.
REST
PEOPLE
12People
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of People.
P
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits I _ _ A _ _. “Narrow sea passage” crosses it at the fourth square.
IGUANA
SPOOKY
14Spooky
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ I _. Solving “Narrow sea passage” first gives you its fourth letter.
EERIE
ICE__EAM
15ICE__EAM
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “ICE__EAM” go in the grid. First one: C.
CR
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Us”.
EMU
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BIO MATERIAL
17Bio material
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. Check the third letter against “Span”.
RNA
NARROW SEA PASSAGE
18Narrow sea passage
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ A _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
STRAIT
BODY'S OUTER LAYER
19Body's outer layer
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Mystery”.
SKIN
INSTIGATE
20Instigate
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
SPUR
GOOD GAME
21Good game
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Good game” to its initials.
GG
NOT REACTING
22Not reacting
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ R _. Check the fourth letter against “A waiter carries”.
INERT
BEST RATE
23Best rate
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ M _. Solving “Mystery” first gives you its fourth letter.
PRIME
MICROBE
24Microbe
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “ICE__EAM”.
GERM
-lid
25Picture clue
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “-lid”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EYE
EAST
26East
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of East.
E
AIR OFFICER
27Air officer
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Air officer”.
AO
A WAITER CARRIES
28A waiter carries
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. “Air officer” crosses it at the third square.
TRAY
US
29Us
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Us, nothing more.
U
"LITTLE PIGGY" IN A NURSERY RHYME
30"little piggy" in a nursery rhyme
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. The picture clue in the inside the grid crosses it at the third square.
TOE
Crossword Challenge Level 2185 Solved Grid
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