Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2661 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2661 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.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures; 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 the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2661: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Financial record”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. A _ _ E _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Not inner”.
ASTEROIDS
COMPUTER BRAIN
2Computer brain
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with C. Its third letter is shared with “Musical melody”.
CPU
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Musical melody”.
CANE
AFTER N
4After n
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from N in the alphabet.
O
ULTIMATE FORCE
5Ultimate force
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
UF
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: N _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Event host”.
NOVEL
DISTANCE DATA
7Distance data
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ E _ _ T _ _. “HIK_” crosses it at the sixth square.
TELEMETRY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FINANCIAL RECORD
8Financial record
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ O _ _ T. Check the fifth letter against “Ultimate force”.
ACCOUNT
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
SPA
MUSICAL MELODY
10Musical melody
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
TUNE
AFTER D
11After d
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from D in the alphabet.
E
R TWICE
12R twice
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: R _. Its second letter is shared with “Indian coin”.
RR
NOT INNER
13Not inner
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits O _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Insert deeply”.
OUTER
APPLE DEBUT OF 2001
14Apple debut of 2001
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits I _ _ _. “Village” crosses it at the third square.
IPOD
DAWN DROPS
15Dawn drops
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. “Village” crosses it at the third square.
DEW
SENSE-RELATED
16Sense-related
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ S _ _ Y. The fifth square is also part of “NOTE__OK”.
SENSORY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ADVERSARY
17Adversary
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits F _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Distance data”.
FOE
INSERT DEEPLY
18Insert deeply
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ E _. Solving “Not inner” first gives you its fourth letter.
EMBED
VOLUME LEVEL
19Volume level
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Volume level” to its initials.
VL
AUTO
20Auto
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: C _ _. The third square is also part of “Not inner”.
CAR
EVENT HOST
21Event host
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ E _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
EMCEE
INDIAN COIN
22Indian coin
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Dawn drops”.
RUPEE
LIP LOTION
23Lip lotion
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with B. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
BALM
VILLAGE
24Village
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. “Dawn drops” crosses it at the third square.
TOWN
HIK_
25HIK_
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “HIK_” go in the grid. First one: E.
E
BIG ELEPHANT FEATURE
26Big elephant feature
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Sense-related”.
EAR
HEADS__
27HEADS__
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“HEADS__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
ET
NOTE__OK
28NOTE__OK
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “NOTE__OK”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with B.
BO
PUB OR TAVERN
29Pub or tavern
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits B _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Distance data”.
BAR
SAD
30Sad
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Sad.
S
Crossword Challenge Level 2661 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2661 solved
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