Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2013 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2013, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
11 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2013: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Sports matchup”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with R. Its sixth letter is shared with “Rebate”.
REDCARPET
ROMAN NUMERAL 9
2Roman numeral 9
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with I. Check the second letter against the picture clue in the left column.
IX
HOUSE GUESTS
3House guests
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
V _ _ I _ _ R _. Solving “Pc key” first gives you its fifth letter.
VISITORS
BASIC UNIT MATTER
4Basic unit matter
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Associates”.
ATOM
AFTER K
5After k
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after K.
L
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Associates”.
RATS
"_____! WE HAVE NO BANANAS"
7"_____! WE HAVE NO BANANAS"
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “_____! WE HAVE NO BANANAS”? It fits Y _ _.
YES
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SPORTS MATCHUP
8Sports matchup
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with R. Check the fifth letter against “After k”.
RIVALRY
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “House guests”.
EXIT
AFTER C
10After c
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after C.
D
ILLEGAL ACTS
11Illegal acts
Left column 4/9 · 6 letters · across
C _ _ M _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Basic unit matter”.
CRIMES
PC KEY
12Pc key
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “House guests”.
ALT
REBATE
13Rebate
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Rebate, nothing more.
R
MAYBE
14Maybe
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits P _ _ H _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “Set free”.
PERHAPS
princ-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “princ-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
ESS
TOILET PAPER
16Toilet paper
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
__ROBICS
17__ROBICS
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “__ROBICS”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
AE
SET FREE
18Set free
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ E _ _ E. Solving “Maybe” first gives you its fifth letter.
RELEASE
ASSOCIATES
19Associates
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
S _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
SORTS
REAL LIFE
20Real life
Row 4, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RL
ATTACK START
21Attack start
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ E _. Solving “Date someone” first gives you its fourth letter.
ONSET
LETTER AFTER K
22Letter after k
Row 6, col 5 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to K; the answer is its next letter.
L
CARBON HYDROGEN
23Carbon hydrogen
Row 6, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Carbon hydrogen” to its initials.
CH
OPTICAL
24Optical
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Optical.
O
HIGHEST POINT
25Highest point
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Solving “Date someone” first gives you its third letter.
APEX
HUGE SEA
26Huge sea
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits O _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Highest point”.
OCEAN
PSYCHIC POWER
27Psychic power
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “Toilet paper”.
ESP
DATE SOMEONE
28Date someone
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with “Attack start”.
SEE
TOWN
29Town
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Town, nothing more.
T
IT MIGHT CONTAIN AN EMOJI
30It might contain an emoji
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Solving “Highest point” first gives you its third letter.
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Crossword Challenge Level 2013 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2013 solved
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