Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2189 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2189 of Crossword Challenge gives you 29 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 29 fit in one or two squares. 4 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; 2 want 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 “Change shape”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Passage through”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Change shape”, 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.
CHANGE SHAPE
1Change shape
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ N _ _ O _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
TRANSFORM
REGAL
2Regal
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. Check the fourth letter against “Annoyer”.
ROYAL
f--cet
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “f--cet” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AU
labyri-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“labyri-”). What is left starts with N.
NTH
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ _. “Corridor” crosses it at the third square.
SEAT
ILL
6Ill
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Ill, nothing more.
I
CAMERA LENS
7Camera lens
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ E _ _ O _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “5th”.
TELEPHOTO
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PASSAGE THROUGH
8Passage through
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
T _ _ N _ _ T. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
TRANSIT
WAY TO GO
9Way to go
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits R _ _ T _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ROUTE
ACADEMIC YEAR
10Academic year
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Academic year” to its initials.
AY
ANNOYER
11Annoyer
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Big faux pas”.
NAG
KILL
12Kill
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. “Big faux pas” crosses it at the third square.
SLAY
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits F.
F
PROPOSAL TO MAKE
14Proposal to make
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Give way”.
OFFER
WIN ANOTHER TERM
15Win another term
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with R. Check the fifth letter against “At no cost”.
REELECT
MEDICAL DOCTOR
16Medical doctor
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Medical doctor” to its initials.
MD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
US_
17US_
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “US_” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
E
ROOM AT THE TOP
18Room at the top
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. The third square is also part of “Focal point”.
LOFT
CORRIDOR
19Corridor
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
H _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Room at the top”.
HALL
BIG FAUX PAS
20Big faux pas
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Begins with G. Check the fourth letter against “Proposal to make”.
GAFFE
PART OF FOOT
21Part of foot
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Camera lens”.
TOE
GIVE WAY
22Give way
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Y _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Win another term”.
YIELD
FOCAL POINT
23Focal point
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Focal point” to its initials.
FP
AT NO COST
24At no cost
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
F _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Win another term”.
FREE
5TH
255th
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with F. Its fourth letter is shared with “Room at the top”.
FIFTH
FEDERAL RESERVE
26Federal reserve
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with F. The third square is also part of “Medical doctor”.
FED
OPTICAL
27Optical
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Optical.
O
CENTI-METER
28Centi-meter
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Centi-meter” to its initials.
CM
SAMPLE
29Sample
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. Solving “Centi-meter” first gives you its third letter.
DEMO
Crossword Challenge Level 2189 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2189 solved
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