Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2186 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2186? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 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. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Tuneful”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2186: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Sending letters”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Tuneful”. 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.
TUNEFUL
1Tuneful
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ O _ _ O _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Allude to”.
MELODIOUS
TYPE OF BEER
2Type of beer
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
ALE
IN DOUBT
3In doubt
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
IFFY
ROMAN NUMERAL 50
4Roman numeral 50
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Roman numeral 50”.
L
negat--e
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “negat--e” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IV
TIME FOR SLEEP
6Time for sleep
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ H _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Luxury boat”.
NIGHT
WALKING STYLE
7Walking style
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ _. “Global initiative” crosses it at the third square.
GAIT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SENDING LETTERS
8Sending letters
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
M _ _ L _ _ G. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
MAILING
ASSISTANT TO SANTA
9Assistant to santa
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. “In doubt” crosses it at the third square.
ELF
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “In doubt”.
LEFT
OXYGEN SYMBOL
11Oxygen symbol
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Oxygen symbol”.
O
-isy
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-isy”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with D.
DA
ALLUDE TO
13Allude to
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ L _. The fourth square is also part of “Counting score”.
IMPLY
LIKE HANDS AFTER EATING CHIPS
14Like hands after eating chips
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. Check the third letter against “Formal request”.
OILY
lo-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “lo-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with U.
USE
BREAK INTO BITS
16Break into bits
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ T _ _ R. “Tech dept” crosses it at the fifth square.
SHATTER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BY THE AGENCY OF
17By the agency of
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits V _ _. Solving “Walking style” first gives you its third letter.
VIA
COUNTING SCORE
18Counting score
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ L _. Solving “Allude to” first gives you its fourth letter.
TALLY
GLOBAL INITIATIVE
19Global initiative
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
GI
SHY, EVASIVE
20Shy, evasive
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Begins with C. Solving “Allude to” first gives you its third letter.
COY
LUXURY BOAT
21Luxury boat
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: Y _ _ H _. Solving “Time for sleep” first gives you its fourth letter.
YACHT
ANABAPTIST GROUP
22Anabaptist group
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
AMISH
LARGE AMOUNT
23Large amount
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
L _ _. “Time for sleep” crosses it at the third square.
LOT
FORMAL REQUEST
24Formal request
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with P. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
PLEA
GAZE
25Gaze
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Frozen water”.
PEER
PARKING
26Parking
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Parking.
P
BASE CARD IN SOLITAIRE
27Base card in solitaire
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. Check the third letter against “Break into bits”.
ACE
ANYTHING ELSE
28Anything else
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AE
TECH DEPT
29Tech dept
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _. Check the second letter against “Break into bits”.
IT
FROZEN WATER
30Frozen water
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Gaze”.
ICE
TELLER
31Teller
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Teller, nothing more.
T
Crossword Challenge Level 2186 Solved Grid
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