Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2093 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2093 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
12 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Careful spending”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2093: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Bathroom fitting”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Careful spending”. 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.
CAREFUL SPENDING
1Careful spending
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ G _ _ I _ _. “Abbr. for left” crosses it at the sixth square.
FRUGALITY
CHARGED, CHEM
2Charged, chem
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Fish breathing organ”.
IONIC
XTREME DEFINITION
3Xtreme definition
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Xtreme definition”.
XD
POE_
4POE_
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
“POE_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with T.
T
"EWW, GROSS!"
5"eww, gross!"
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits U _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Guy”.
UGH
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits R _ _ P _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Personal trainer”.
REAPER
OPPOSITE OF FULL
7Opposite of full
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ T _. Solving “Personal trainer” first gives you its fourth letter.
EMPTY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BATHROOM FITTING
8Bathroom fitting
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits F _ _ T _ _ E. “Eww, gross!” crosses it at the fifth square.
FIXTURE
PART OF A REACTOR
9Part of a reactor
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Xtreme definition”.
ROD
UNITED NATIONS
10United nations
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UN
FISH BREATHING ORGAN
11Fish breathing organ
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with G. “Law” crosses it at the third square.
GILL
b--on
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “b--on”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AC
ABBR. FOR LEFT
13Abbr. for left
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Abbr. for left”.
L
FORCE
14Force
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits I _ _ E _. “Lucky plant” crosses it at the fourth square.
IMPEL
-ffee
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ffee”). What is left starts with T.
TO
YIELD OUTPUT NODE
16Yield output node
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Yield output node” to its initials.
YON
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PRECIOUS STONE
17Precious stone
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits G _ _. The third square is also part of “Opposite of full”.
GEM
LUCKY PLANT
18Lucky plant
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ V _ _. Check the fourth letter against “More than”.
CLOVER
GUY
19Guy
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
CHAP
LAW
20Law
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Law.
L
PERSONAL TRAINER
21Personal trainer
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Personal trainer” to its initials.
PT
CONTRADICT
22Contradict
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits B _ _ I _. Solving “Harvest-ready fruit” first gives you its fourth letter.
BELIE
HEED
23Heed
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
OBEY
OPER-ATION
24Oper-ation
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _. Its second letter is shared with “Force”.
OP
MORE THAN
25More than
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Contradict”.
OVER
COW'S SOUND
26Cow's sound
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: M _ _. “Yield output node” crosses it at the third square.
MOO
-icine
27___ SCHOOL (DOCTOR'S TRAINING)
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-icine”). What is left starts with M.
MED
MAJESTY
28Majesty
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Majesty, nothing more.
M
PRIVATE NETWORK
29Private network
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
PN
HARVEST-READY FRUIT
30Harvest-ready fruit
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. Solving “Private network” first gives you its third letter.
RIPE
NORDIC
31Nordic
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Nordic.
N
FINISH UP
32Finish up
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the inside the grid.
END
Crossword Challenge Level 2093 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2093 solved
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