Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2193 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2193? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
11 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Summer breaks”.
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 “Summer breaks”. 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.
SUMMER BREAKS
1Summer breaks
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
V _ _ A _ _ O _ _. “Proof of identity” crosses it at the sixth square.
VACATIONS
WALL-CLIMBING PLANT
2Wall-climbing plant
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: I _ _. “Current year” crosses it at the third square.
IVY
__GATIVE
3__GATIVE
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__GATIVE” go in the grid. First one: N.
NE
METEOR IMPACT MARK
4Meteor impact mark
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ T _ _. “Guide or direct” crosses it at the fourth square.
CRATER
AFTER D
5After d
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from D in the alphabet.
E
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits N _ _ _. “Altar area” crosses it at the third square.
NOSE
AS A RESULT
7As a result
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with T. Check the sixth letter against “Melodic phrase”.
THEREFORE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
– van gogh
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
The image carries “- van gogh”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with V.
VINCENT
AFFIRM
9Affirm
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “__GATIVE”.
AVER
CURRENT YEAR
10Current year
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CY
_TTENTION
11_TTENTION
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_TTENTION” go in the grid. First one: A.
A
ELECTRIC SHOCK WEAPON
12Electric shock weapon
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ E _. “Meteor impact mark” crosses it at the fourth square.
TASER
PROOF OF IDENTITY
13Proof of identity
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits I _. “Goodbye, in french” crosses it at the second square.
ID
hydrof-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “hydrof-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
OIL
BRIGHT SIGN
15Bright sign
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. Its third letter is shared with “Cut”.
NEON
HIGHEST COURT
16Highest court
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ R _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Exponent”.
SUPREME
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SURPRISED EXCLA-MATION
17Surprised excla-mation
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: O _. “As a result” crosses it at the second square.
OH
RISK
18Risk
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Melodic phrase”.
PERIL
ALTAR AREA
19Altar area
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
APSE
I__UE
20I__UE
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “I__UE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SS
GUIDE OR DIRECT
21Guide or direct
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ E _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
STEER
GOODBYE, IN FRENCH
22Goodbye, in french
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _. Solving “Bright sign” first gives you its fourth letter.
ADIEU
HAV_
23HAV_
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“HAV_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
E
SHAPE OR MOLD
24Shape or mold
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with F. The third square is also part of “Railroad”.
FORM
MELODIC PHRASE
25Melodic phrase
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Shape or mold”.
RIFF
CUT
26Cut
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
L _ _. Solving “Highest court” first gives you its third letter.
LOP
LIFEB___D
27LIFEB___D
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “LIFEB___D”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with L.
LOO
NUCLEAR REACTOR
28Nuclear reactor
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Nuclear reactor” to its initials.
NR
RAILROAD
29Railroad
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with R. The second square is also part of “As a result”.
RR
EXPONENT
30Exponent
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Exponent.
E
Crossword Challenge Level 2193 Solved Grid
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