Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2183 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2183 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 4 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Tiny blood vessel”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Bullet size”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Tiny blood vessel”. 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.
TINY BLOOD VESSEL
1Tiny blood vessel
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ I _ _ A _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Latency time”.
CAPILLARY
"CAN I GET AN ___?"
2"CAN I GET AN ___?"
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “CAN I GET AN ___?”. Shape: A _ _ _.
AMEN
LONG PLAY
3Long play
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Long play”.
LP
A_RLANE
4A_RLANE
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
“A_RLANE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
I
TAKE ON LOAN
5Take on loan
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits B _ _ R _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Not outer”.
BORROW
min---l
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “minl” gives the answer. First letter: E.
ERA
pa-
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “pa-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RENT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BULLET SIZE
8Bullet size
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
C _ _ I _ _ R. “Take on loan” crosses it at the fifth square.
CALIBER
c-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “c-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AMP
POWER ENERGY
10Power energy
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PE
NOT OUTER
11Not outer
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Position”.
INNER
AFTER K
12After k
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from K in the alphabet.
L
LATENCY TIME
13Latency time
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Latency time” to its initials.
LT
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with A. Check the third letter against “Pc's "brain”.
ARCH
REST IN PEACE
15Rest in peace
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
RIP
NOT THEIR
16Not their
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits Y _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Pc's "brain”.
YOUR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EARTH'S TREASURE
17Earth's treasure
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
O _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ORE
POSITION
18Position
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ T _. “Fool” crosses it at the fourth square.
BERTH
FIBER SOURCE
19Fiber source
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with B. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
BRAN
BRILLIA__
20BRILLIA__
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“BRILLIA__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
NT
TENNIS
21Tennis
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Tennis, nothing more.
T
SHIN BONE
22Shin bone
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ I _. Solving “___ AND TONIC” first gives you its fourth letter.
TIBIA
JOGGING PACE
23Jogging pace
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the third letter against “Take on loan”.
TROT
GROUP OF THREE
24Group of three
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Rest in peace”.
TRIO
FORK POINT
25Fork point
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “___ AND TONIC”.
TINE
FOOL
26Fool
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. “Shin bone” crosses it at the third square.
TWIT
PC'S "BRAIN"
27Pc's "brain"
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not their”.
CPU
GAM__T
28GAM__T
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “GAM__T” go in the grid. First one: B.
BI
GUITAR
29Guitar
Row 8, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Guitar.
G
___ AND TONIC
30___ AND TONIC
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ AND TONIC”? It fits G _ _.
GIN
RECOLLECT
31Recollect
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Recollect starts with the answer.
R
AFTER EVENT
32After event
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “After event”.
AE
Crossword Challenge Level 2183 Solved Grid
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