Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2033 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2033? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 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; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Equipped”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Preferred”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Equipped”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
EQUIPPED
1Equipped
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
F _ _ N _ _ H _ _. “After r” crosses it at the sixth square.
FURNISHED
SILLY STUNT
2Silly stunt
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving “Near” first gives you its fourth letter.
ANTIC
VERSUS
3Versus
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with V. Check the second letter against “Retract words”.
VS
COURT RECITATION
4Court recitation
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with O. Solving “Youth” first gives you its third letter.
OATH
"THE CATCHER IN THE___"
5"THE CATCHER IN THE___"
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “THE CATCHER IN THE___”? It fits R _ _.
RYE
AFTER D
6After d
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from D in the alphabet.
E
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. D _ _ K _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Right kidney”.
DONKEY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PREFERRED
8Preferred
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ O _ _ D. Solving “THE CATCHER IN THE___” first gives you its fifth letter.
FAVORED
RETRACT WORDS
9Retract words
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
U _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Court recitation”.
UNSAY
fo-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“fo-”). What is left starts with R.
RT
NEAR
11Near
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. Solving “Type” first gives you its third letter.
NIGH
chal-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “chal-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
ICE
AFTER R
13 after r
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after R.
S
RUSH VIOLENTLY
14Rush violently
Left column 7/9 · 6 letters · across
H _ _ T _ _. “Carve” crosses it at the fourth square.
HURTLE
BUILD UP
15Build up
Left column 8/9 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ C _. The fourth square is also part of “Carve”.
ERECT
DOMAIN NAME
16Domain name
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
OIL
17Oil
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Oil.
O
WEAR AWAY
18Wear away
Row 3, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ D _. Solving “Requir-ing help” first gives you its fourth letter.
ERODE
YOUTH
19Youth
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Wear away”.
TEEN
TYPE
20Type
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Begins with G. Its fourth letter is shared with “Rush violently”.
GENRE
RIGHT KIDNEY
21Right kidney
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RK
RIVER MOUTH
22River mouth
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ T _. “Build up” crosses it at the fourth square.
DELTA
FEMALE DEER
23Female deer
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits D _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
DOE
CARVE
24Carve
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. “Build up” crosses it at the third square.
ETCH
REQUIR-ING HELP
25Requir-ing help
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ D _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Wear away”.
NEEDY
ASH HOLDER
26Ash holder
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
U _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Domain name”.
URN
bay--rry
27To occur
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“bay--rry”). What is left starts with B.
BE
BEFORE C
28Before c
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter back from C in the alphabet.
B
ZERO
29Zero
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · down
Zero starts with the answer.
Z
CAUSE OF LOW VISIBILITY
30Cause of low visibility
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: H _ _ _. Solving “Zero” first gives you its third letter.
HAZE
Crossword Challenge Level 2033 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2033 solved
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