Crossword Challenge Puzzle 137 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 137? All 28 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 8 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 3 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 “Natural scenery”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Animal hide”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Natural scenery”, 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.
NATURAL SCENERY
1Natural scenery
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with L. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
LANDSCAPE
AMPLE QUANTITY
2Ample quantity
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
E _ _ U _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
ENOUGH
33
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits A _ _. Check the third letter against “Unusual object”.
ATV
AGE 13-19
4Age 13-19
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with “Unusual object”.
TEEN
HARP
5Harp
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Harp, nothing more.
H
REMOVE WITH EFFORT
6Remove with effort
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ R _ _ A _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the sixth square.
EXTRICATE
77
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. R _ _. Solving “Unusual object” first gives you its third letter.
RAY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ANIMAL HIDE
8Animal hide
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with L. The fifth square is also part of “Harp”.
LEATHER
PUT UP
9Put up
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
ANTE
UNUSUAL OBJECT
10Unusual object
Left column 3/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ E _ _ Y. “Reasoning” crosses it at the fifth square.
NOVELTY
-mbbell
1111
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-mbbell ”). What is left starts with D.
DU
SERGEANT
12Sergeant
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. Solving “Base tune” first gives you its third letter.
SGT
1313
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ L _ _ E. Solving “Reasoning” first gives you its fifth letter.
CHALICE
ADVENTURE
14Adventure
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Adventure starts with the answer.
A
1515
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: P _ _ _. Solving “Base tune” first gives you its third letter.
PASS
W__DING
16W__DING
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “W__DING” go in the grid. First one: E.
ED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
E__MPLE
17E__MPLE
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “E__MPLE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with X.
XA
REASONING
18Reasoning
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with L. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
LOGIC
AND NOT
19And not
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Remove with effort”.
NOR
BASE TUNE
20Base tune
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Pie nut”.
TAPS
BIOLOGICAL GROUP
21Biological group
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ U _. “Trade union” crosses it at the fourth square.
GENUS
JOINT JOB
22Joint job
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Biological group”.
GIG
NOT AS MUCH
23Not as much
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
LESS
PIE NUT
24Pie nut
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
P _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Remove with effort”.
PECAN
ADVER-TISEMENT
25Adver-tisement
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Shape: A _. Its second letter is shared with “W__DING”.
AD
TRADE UNION
26Trade union
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TU
HEADSET
27Headset
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Headset, nothing more.
H
MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS
28Mothers and daughters
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Remove with effort”.
SHES
Crossword Challenge Level 137 Solved Grid
Hide the letters to check your own board against the empty grid.
Next puzzles
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1388×10 · 30 clues · 5 picturesLongest answer runs 9 letters, and 3 clues are fill-in-the-blanks.See hints and answersCrossword Challenge Puzzle 1398×10 · 30 clues · 4 picturesLongest answer runs 9 letters, and 3 clues are fill-in-the-blanks.See hints and answers
Puzzle 137 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 137 with us. Puzzle 138 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.