Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2129 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2129? 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 1 of those asks 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, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Artistic works”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2129: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Harmony”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Artistic works”. 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.
ARTISTIC WORKS
1Artistic works
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
C _ _ A _ _ O _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Between h and j”.
CREATIONS
POSTAL SCALE UNIT
2Postal scale unit
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ C _. Solving “Field measure” first gives you its fourth letter.
OUNCE
NEXT STAGE
3Next stage
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Next stage” to its initials.
NS
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: C _ _ E _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Field measure”.
CHEESE
OXYGEN SYMBOL
5Oxygen symbol
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Oxygen symbol”.
O
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits R _ _ E _. Solving “SYMM__RY” first gives you its fourth letter.
RIVER
WEIGHT-LOSS PROGRAM
7Weight-loss program
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Roof edge”.
DIET
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
HARMONY
8Harmony
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ C _ _ D. The fifth square is also part of “Oxygen symbol”.
CONCORD
HURRY
9Hurry
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Next stage”.
RUSH
-ergy
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-ergy”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EN
FIELD MEASURE
11Field measure
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Jewish leader”.
ACRE
THINKING PUZZLE
12Thinking puzzle
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits T _ _ S _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
TEASER
BETWEEN H AND J
13Between h and j
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Alphabet check: the single letter between H and J.
I
CELESTIAL SHAPE
14Celestial shape
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits O _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Jewish leader”.
ORB
GULLIBLE QUALITY
15Gullible quality
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ V _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Air up there”.
NAIVETE
COMPASS POINT
16Compass point
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with S. The second square is also part of “Like most sushi fish”.
SW
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TWO IN ROMAN
17Two in roman
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _. Its second letter is shared with “Weight-loss program”.
II
ANSWER
18Answer
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Answer.
A
ROOF EDGE
19Roof edge
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
EAVE
JEWISH LEADER
20Jewish leader
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
R _ _ B _. Solving “Celestial shape” first gives you its fourth letter.
RABBI
SYMM__RY
21SYMM__RY
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “SYMM__RY” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
ET
AIR UP THERE
22Air up there
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Gullible quality” first gives you its fourth letter.
ETHER
AGAIN
23Again
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Gullible quality”.
ANEW
GAMBLE ON
24Gamble on
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Begins with B. “Air up there” crosses it at the third square.
BET
LIKE MOST SUSHI FISH
25Like most sushi fish
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits R _ _. Check the third letter against “Compass point”.
RAW
AMENITY
26Amenity
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Amenity.
A
AIRPORT INFO: ABBR.
27Airport info: abbr.
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “Sketch”.
ETA
CHICK'S MOTHER
28Chick's mother
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _. Check the third letter against “Again”.
HEN
VIDEO DISC
29Video disc
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Video disc” to its initials.
VD
30Sketch
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “SKETCH” point to the same word. It begins with D.
DRAW
Crossword Challenge Level 2129 Solved Grid
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