Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2613 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2613 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 6 clues are pictures, and 4 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Lunar shine”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Ridicule”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Lunar shine”, 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.
LUNAR SHINE
1Lunar shine
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with M. “Not yield” crosses it at the sixth square.
MOONLIGHT
"I'LL ONLY SAY THIS ___ …"
2"I'LL ONLY SAY THIS ___ …"
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “I'LL ONLY SAY THIS ___ …”. Shape: O _ _ _.
ONCE
-ll
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-ll” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with C.
CE
AFTER J
4After j
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after J.
K
m---bolism
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “m---bolism”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ETA
FEEL REMORSE FOR
6Feel remorse for
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving “MARBL__” first gives you its fourth letter.
REPENT
BREAD-RISING AGENT
7Bread-rising agent
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits Y _ _ S _. “MARBL__” crosses it at the fourth square.
YEAST
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
RIDICULE
8Ridicule
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
M _ _ K _ _ Y. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
MOCKERY
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with O. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
ONE
d--tor
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“d--tor”). What is left starts with O.
OC
ALMOST
11Almost
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Recess”.
NEAR
-ilac
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The image carries “-ilac”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
L
NOT YIELD
13Not yield
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with I. Its fourth letter is shared with “Laud”.
INSIST
ESTIMATE
14Estimate
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits G _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Laud”.
GUESS
HONG KONG
15Hong kong
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
HK
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to T _ _. The third square is also part of “Opposite of s”.
TEN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
THERMAL ENERGY ENGINE
17Thermal energy engine
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Thermal energy engine” to its initials.
TEE
LAUD
18Laud
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with P. Solving “Not yield” first gives you its fourth letter.
PRAISE
___ BEAR
19___ BEAR
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ BEAR”. Shape: P _ _ _.
PAPA
RECESS
20Recess
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Solving “Not yield” first gives you its third letter.
APSE
MARBL__
21MARBL__
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “MARBL__” go in the grid. First one: E.
ES
PROBLEM
22Problem
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ U _. The fourth square is also part of “Coin of many countries”.
ISSUE
BRUSH WITH COLOR
23Brush with color
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
P _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Feel remorse for”.
PAINT
ATOMIC BOMB
24Atomic bomb
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. “Hong kong” crosses it at the third square.
NUKE
FIREPLACE WOOD
25Fireplace wood
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Fits L _ _. “Omelet ingredient” crosses it at the third square.
LOG
_OGIC
26_OGIC
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_OGIC”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with L.
L
RIGHT GUARD
27Right guard
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Right guard”.
RG
COIN OF MANY COUNTRIES
28Coin of many countries
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. Solving “Right guard” first gives you its third letter.
EURO
OPPOSITE OF S
29Opposite of s
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Opposite of s”.
N
OMELET INGREDIENT
30Omelet ingredient
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “Fireplace wood”.
EGG
Crossword Challenge Level 2613 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2613 solved
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