Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2073 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2073, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 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 “Walled garden”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2073: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Walled garden”. 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.
WALLED GARDEN
1Walled garden
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ R _ _ A _ _. “Yeah, exactly alright” crosses it at the sixth square.
COURTYARD
LYRIC POEM
2Lyric poem
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
O _ _. The third square is also part of “Unified energy”.
ODE
pa--a
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “paa” gives the answer. First letter: N.
ND
AFTER R
4 after r
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to R; the answer is its next letter.
S
NOT SPECIAL
5Not special
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
Begins with O. Solving “10-to-12-year old” first gives you its fifth letter.
ORDINARY
COMPANY EMBLEM
6Company emblem
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Border”.
LOGO
RAM'S MATE
7Ram's mate
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. “Border” crosses it at the third square.
EWE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
game –
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Picture word minus “game ” gives the answer. First letter: C.
CONSOLE
STRANGE
9Strange
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits O _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ODD
UNIFIED ENERGY
10Unified energy
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UE
AFTER Q
11 after q
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
10-TO-12-YEAR OLD
1210-to-12-year old
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Energy release event”.
TWEEN
YEAH, EXACTLY ALRIGHT
13Yeah, exactly alright
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
YEA
b--ysitter
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “b--ysitter” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AB
BETWEEN Q AND S
15Between q and s
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Alphabet check: the single letter between Q and S.
R
FOOL
16Fool
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Long play”.
DOPE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NAR___
17NAR___
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “NAR___” go in the grid. First one: R.
ROW
ENERGY RELEASE EVENT
18Energy release event
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Energy release event”.
ERE
BORDER
19Border
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “Company emblem”.
EDGE
HOT DRINK
20Hot drink
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. Solving “Yeah, exactly alright” first gives you its third letter.
TEA
GROUP OF THREE
21Group of three
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Solving “Not special” first gives you its third letter.
TRIO
INTERNET NETWORK
22Internet network
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: W _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
WEB
MAGIC WORD
23Magic word
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Faithful”.
SPELL
SONG
24Song
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Song.
S
FALL FRUIT
25Fall fruit
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with P. The third square is also part of “Faithful”.
PEAR
PHONE DOWNLOAD
26Phone download
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Magic word”.
APP
ENEMY
27Enemy
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Shape: F _ _. “Fool” crosses it at the third square.
FOE
AT NO COST
28At no cost
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: F _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Fall fruit”.
FREE
LONG PLAY
29Long play
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LP
FAITHFUL
30Faithful
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits L _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Fall fruit”.
LOYAL
OUT
31Out
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Out.
O
REAL LIFE
32Real life
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RL
Crossword Challenge Level 2073 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2073 solved
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