Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2038 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2038 of Crossword Challenge gives you 33 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
15 of the 33 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; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Verified”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2038: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “In the middle”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Verified”. 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.
VERIFIED
1Verified
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits C _ _ F _ _ M _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Bemoan”.
CONFIRMED
ENERGY HEAL
2Energy heal
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Energy heal”.
EH
LIKABLE
3Likable
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Marines group”.
NICE
THINGS FOR FIXING
4Things for fixing
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Perceive touch”.
TOOLS
BEFORE S
5Before s
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right before S.
R
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits A _ _ A _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “American english”.
ALPACA
NOT WIN
7Not win
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Marines group”.
LOSE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
IN THE MIDDLE
8In the middle
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ T _ _ L. Solving “Before s” first gives you its fifth letter.
CENTRAL
BUCKEYE STATE
9Buckeye state
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Likable”.
OHIO
AFTER M
10After m
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after M.
N
PERCEIVE TOUCH
11Perceive touch
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ _. “Likable” crosses it at the third square.
FEEL
l--uid
12Cognitive skill score
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “l--uid” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IQ
BEMOAN
13Bemoan
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. Check the third letter against “Previous spouse”.
RUE
STIRRED UP
14Stirred up
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Env. prot. agency”.
MIXED
pock-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “pock-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
ET
NOT STATIC
16Not static
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with D. Its fifth letter is shared with “Map”.
DYNAMIC
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BUFFA__
17BUFFA__
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “BUFFA__” go in the grid. First one: L.
LO
REV
18Rev
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Rev starts with the answer.
R
MARINES GROUP
19Marines group
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
C _ _ P _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
CORPS
FAIRNESS
20Fairness
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ I _ _. Solving “Stirred up” first gives you its fourth letter.
EQUITY
AMERICAN ENGLISH
21American english
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AE
OUR LOCAL DREAM
22Our local dream
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Our local dream” to its initials.
OLD
AS___IATE
23AS___IATE
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “AS___IATE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SOC
PREVIOUS SPOUSE
24Previous spouse
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fits E _. Check the second letter against “Stirred up”.
EX
ABBR. FOR PROCESS
25Abbr. for process
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Negative response”.
PROC
PART OF A RACE
26Part of a race
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. Solving “Abbr. for process” first gives you its third letter.
LAP
ENV. PROT. AGENCY
27Env. prot. agency
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EPA
RUSTIC
28Rustic
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rustic starts with the answer.
R
__RVANA
29__RVANA
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
“__RVANA” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
NI
PHYSICS SYMBOL
30Physics symbol
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Physics symbol”.
P
BRIGHT_ESS
31BRIGHT_ESS
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “BRIGHT_ESS” go in the grid. First one: N.
N
NEGATIVE RESPONSE
32Negative response
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with N. Its second letter is shared with “Abbr. for process”.
NO
MAP
33Map
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Map starts with the answer.
M
Crossword Challenge Level 2038 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2038 solved
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