Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2103 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2103, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 4 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; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Most luminous”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Biofuel source”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Most luminous”, 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.
MOST LUMINOUS
1Most luminous
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits B _ _ G _ _ E _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
BRIGHTEST
___ TRAIL IN THE ANDES
2___ TRAIL IN THE ANDES
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “___ TRAIL IN THE ANDES” starts with I.
INCA
OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS
3Office of admissions
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with O. Check the second letter against “Bio material”.
OA
ROMAN 1000
4Roman 1000
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Roman 1000”.
M
l---op
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“l---op”). What is left starts with A.
APT
SEA FLOOR
6Sea floor
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ B _ _. “Backup use” crosses it at the fourth square.
SEABED
FRAME JOB
7Frame job
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
S _ _ U _. “Backup use” crosses it at the fourth square.
SETUP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BIOFUEL SOURCE
8Biofuel source
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
B _ _ M _ _ S. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
BIOMASS
BIO MATERIAL
9Bio material
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. “Office of admissions” crosses it at the third square.
RNA
part--les
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “partles” gives the answer. First letter: I.
IC
PROFIT
11Profit
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with G. Check the third letter against “Wading bird”.
GAIN
AFTER G
12After g
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after G.
H
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits T _ _ P _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Hidden gunman”.
TRIPOD
CANVAS SUPPORTER
14Canvas supporter
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits E _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Hidden gunman”.
EASEL
cutla-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “cutla-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SS
"___ NERVE!"
16"___ NERVE!"
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ NERVE!” out loud and the blank fills itself: T _ _.
THE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
"___-YEW!"
17"___-YEW!"
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___-YEW!”. Shape: P _ _.
PEE
HIDDEN GUNMAN
18Hidden gunman
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with S. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
SNIPER
DATA POINT
19Data point
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Sea floor”.
STAT
WADING BIRD
20Wading bird
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
IBIS
BACKUP USE
21Backup use
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Backup use” to its initials.
BU
CRAYON FEATURE
22Crayon feature
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ O _. “Playful frolic” crosses it at the fourth square.
COLOR
CURL TARGET
23Curl target
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with B. Check the fourth letter against “Sea floor”.
BICEP
ALLERGY INDICATION
24Allergy indication
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
RASH
HELIC___ER
25HELIC___ER
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “HELIC___ER” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
OPT
CIRCLE-SHAPED LETTER
26Circle-shaped letter
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Circle-shaped letter”.
O
MOLECULAR ORBITAL
27Molecular orbital
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
MO
PLAYFUL FROLIC
28Playful frolic
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. Its third letter is shared with “Molecular orbital”.
ROMP
_VOLUTION
29_VOLUTION
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_VOLUTION” go in the grid. First one: E.
E
-ation
30Blather
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “ation” gives the answer. First letter: R.
ROT
Crossword Challenge Level 2103 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2103 solved
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