Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2137 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2137 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.
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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Finishes”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Finishes”. 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.
FINISHES
1Finishes
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ P _ _ T _ _. Solving “Draw out (a response)” first gives you its sixth letter.
COMPLETES
d--phin
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “dphin” gives the answer. First letter: O.
OL
NOT EVEN
3Not even
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. The third square is also part of “Thick”.
ODD
KARMA
4Karma
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Karma.
K
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: I _ _ I _ _ O _. The fifth square is also part of “Maximum allowed”.
IGNITION
IT'S RIGHT ON YOUR MAP
6It's right on your map
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Thick”.
EAST
SAY ALOUD
7Say aloud
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. Its fourth letter is shared with “Life, in rome”.
SPEAK
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ K _ _ S. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
COOKIES
BYGONE
9Bygone
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits O _ _. Check the third letter against “Not even”.
OLD
AFTER L
10After l
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from L in the alphabet.
M
PUBLIC WORKS
11Public works
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
PW
MAXIMUM ALLOWED
12Maximum allowed
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Boot out”.
LIMIT
DRAW OUT (A RESPONSE)
13Draw out (a response)
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits E _ _ C _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Boot out”.
ELICIT
SHORT FOR 'TOO LONG'
14Short for 'too long'
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with T. “Weeping tree” crosses it at the second square.
TL
COUNTLESS YEARS
15Countless years
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. The third square is also part of “Element 11”.
EON
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Element 11”.
SWAN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
GLOBAL ACTION PLAN
17Global action plan
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Global action plan”.
GAP
BOOT OUT
18Boot out
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
E _ _ C _. “Draw out (a response)” crosses it at the fourth square.
EVICT
THICK
19Thick
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with D. Its fourth letter is shared with “It's right on your map”.
DENSE
WEEPING TREE
20Weeping tree
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ L _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Short for 'too long'”.
WILLOW
LIFE, IN ROME
21Life, in rome
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “It's right on your map”.
VITA
SUM__T
22SUM__T
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “SUM__T” go in the grid. First one: M.
MI
_INDNESS
23_INDNESS
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“_INDNESS” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with K.
K
BALLERINA'S SKIRT
24Ballerina's skirt
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Last degree”.
TUTU
LETTER AFTER PI
25Letter after pi
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shape: R _ _. “User object” crosses it at the third square.
RHO
GUIDED TRAVEL OUTING
26Guided travel outing
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Solving “Ballerina's skirt” first gives you its third letter.
TOUR
ELEMENT 11
27Element 11
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _. Its second letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
NA
LAST DEGREE
28Last degree
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: N _ _. Check the third letter against “Letter after pi”.
NTH
NORM
29Norm
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Norm.
N
USER OBJECT
30User object
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UO
Crossword Challenge Level 2137 Solved Grid
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