Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2195 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2195? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _ F _ _ N _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Sudden thought”.
CUFFLINKS
1 OR 11, IN TWENTY-ONE
21 or 11, in twenty-one
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
ACE
AFTER R
3 after r
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after R.
S
COU__N
4COU__N
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
“COU__N” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SI
"BURGER, MEDIUM, WITH FRIES," E.G.
5"burger, medium, with fries," e.g.
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with O. Its fourth letter is shared with “Reside”.
ORDER
CHILL
6Chill
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with C. Solving “Female deer” first gives you its third letter.
COOL
SOUND AT A FUNERAL
7Sound at a funeral
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits K _ _ L _. The fourth square is also part of “Reside”.
KNELL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ S _ _ K. Solving “Burger, medium, with fries," e.g.” first gives you its fifth letter.
CASSOCK
SA__E
9SA__E
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “SA__E” go in the grid. First one: U.
UC
-der
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “der” gives the answer. First letter: F.
FEE
MUSICAL NOTE
11Musical note
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Musical note”.
F
PILSNER
12Pilsner
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Make less strong”.
LAGER
SUDDEN THOUGHT
13Sudden thought
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Fringe”.
IDEA
NAUTICAL MILE
14Nautical mile
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NM
ENERGY IN MOTION
15Energy in motion
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with K; pattern K _ _ E _ _ C. The fifth square is also part of “LIM__ED”.
KINETIC
AMAZE
16Amaze
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “COCO__T”.
STUN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CLOTHES UNWRINKLER
17Clothes unwrinkler
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. “Chill” crosses it at the third square.
IRON
FRINGE
18Fringe
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. “Pilsner” crosses it at the third square.
EDGE
FEMALE DEER
19Female deer
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. Solving “Sound at a funeral” first gives you its third letter.
DOE
MAKE LESS STRONG
20Make less strong
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with W. Its fourth letter is shared with “Fuzzy fruit”.
WEAKEN
RESIDE
21Reside
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits D _ _ L _. The fourth square is also part of “Chill”.
DWELL
CONFESS TO
22Confess to
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the fourth letter against “Energy in motion”.
ADMIT
LEFTY
23Lefty
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Lefty.
L
POOL EXERCISE
24Pool exercise
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Energy in motion”.
SWIM
START OF 'S'ONG
25Start of 's'ong
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Start of 's'ong”.
S
LIM__ED
26LIM__ED
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
“LIM__ED” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
IT
BITTERLY COLD
27Bitterly cold
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
I _ _. The third square is also part of “ANATO__”.
ICY
FUZZY FRUIT
28Fuzzy fruit
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with K. Its third letter is shared with “Pool exercise”.
KIWI
COCO__T
29COCO__T
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “COCO__T” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NU
ANATO__
30ANATO__
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “ANATO__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with M.
MY
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