Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2213 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2213 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Postal locations”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Not being there”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Postal locations”, 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.
POSTAL LOCATIONS
1Postal locations
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
A _ _ R _ _ S _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Not long”.
ADDRESSES
STARTING POINT
2Starting point
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
B _ _ _. The third square is also part of “BILLIAR__”.
BASE
wai-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“wai-”). What is left starts with S.
ST
LOBE ON HEAD
4Lobe on head
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. The third square is also part of “Library urging”.
EAR
COMPASS POINT
5Compass point
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Compass point”.
N
6Link series
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Use the text “LINK SERIES” if the picture is unclear. First letter C.
CHAIN
CEASES
7Ceases
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Library urging”.
ENDS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT BEING THERE
8Not being there
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Compass point”.
ABSENCE
FACTS
9Facts
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
DATA
BILLIAR__
10BILLIAR__
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “BILLIAR__” go in the grid. First one: D.
DS
CALL A GAME
11Call a game
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. Solving “Opposite of to” first gives you its third letter.
REF
LETTER AFTER D
12Letter after d
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to D; the answer is its next letter.
E
NOT LONG
13Not long
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving “Zones” first gives you its fourth letter.
SHORT
A CERTAIN PERSON
14A certain person
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ E _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Text reviser”.
SOMEONE
s--inar
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “s--inar” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EM
GROUPS OF ITEMS
16Groups of items
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Solving “Tanker” first gives you its third letter.
SETS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HIGH NOISE
17High noise
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “High noise” to its initials.
HN
TEXT REVISER
18Text reviser
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Fits E _ _ T _ _. Solving “Not long” first gives you its fourth letter.
EDITOR
LIBRARY URGING
19Library urging
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. The third square is also part of “Link series”.
READ
OPPOSITE OF TO
20Opposite of to
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with F. Its third letter is shared with “Not long”.
FROM
___COUNT
21___COUNT
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___COUNT” and enter only the missing part, starting with D.
DIS
ZONES
22Zones
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Field”.
AREAS
WET WEATHER
23Wet weather
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Text reviser”.
RAIN
HOUSE ADDRESS
24House address
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
HOME
25Picture clue
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with L. Solving “Field” first gives you its third letter.
LEAF
LOGISTIC
26Logistic
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Logistic.
L
ACROBAT'S SAFE-GUARD
27Acrobat's safe-guard
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. Solving “TRUS__UL” first gives you its third letter.
NET
FIELD
28Field
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “Acrobat's safe-guard” first gives you its third letter.
AREA
TANKER
29Tanker
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Tanker, nothing more.
T
TRUS__UL
30TRUS__UL
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “TRUS__UL” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
TF
Crossword Challenge Level 2213 Solved Grid
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