Crossword Challenge Puzzle 213 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 213? All 29 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Shining bright”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Shining bright”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
SHINING BRIGHT
1Shining bright
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits B _ _ L _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Empty”.
BRILLIANT
ASCENT ENTRY
2Ascent entry
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Ascent entry” to its initials.
AE
NO CLICK OPTION
3No click option
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “No click option”.
NCO
DESTROY
4Destroy
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Destroy.
D
f-
55
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Picture word minus “f” gives the answer. First letter: A.
AMILY
-mber
66
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-mber” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with N.
NOVE
77
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: A _ _ R _ _ E _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Field manual”.
APARTMENT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
88
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. B _ _ D _ _ A. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
BANDANA
CAM BUTTON
9Cam button
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. Solving “No click option” first gives you its third letter.
REC
INTIMATE
10Intimate
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Intimate.
I
DOUBLE L
11Double l
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits L _. Solving “Renter” first gives you its second letter.
LL
HOTEL ENTRANCE
12Hotel entrance
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
L _ _ B _. The fourth square is also part of “STATUE OF ___”.
LOBBY
EMPTY
13Empty
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Base line”.
IDLE
SILVER SYMBOL
14Silver symbol
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: A _. “Renter” crosses it at the second square.
AG
ATOMIC PARTICLE
15Atomic particle
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
N _ _ T _ _ N. Its fifth letter is shared with “FLO__”.
NEUTRON
16Waiter's aid
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Picture plus words: “WAITER'S AID”. The answer opens with T.
TRAY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FLOOR CLEANER
17Floor cleaner
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: M _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
MOP
STATUE OF ___
18STATUE OF ___
Row 3, col 5 · 7 letters · down
The missing word in “STATUE OF ___” starts with L.
LIBERTY
TONY THE TWIN
19Tony the twin
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
O _ _ V _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
OLIVA
RENTER
20Renter
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
L _ _ G _ _. “Silver symbol” crosses it at the fourth square.
LODGER
TRA____
21TRA____
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “TRA____” go in the grid. First one: I.
ILER
BASE LINE
22Base line
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Base line”.
BL
AFTER S
23After s
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after S.
T
DUD
24Dud
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with F. Check the third letter against “Atomic particle”.
FLOP
FIELD MANUAL
25Field manual
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
FM
FLO__
26FLO__
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “FLO__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with U.
UR
DECREE
27Decree
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Dud”.
RULE
USER AGENT
28User agent
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “User agent” to its initials.
UA
PERSONAL TRAINER
29Personal trainer
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PT
Crossword Challenge Level 213 Solved Grid
Hide the letters to check your own board against the empty grid.
Next puzzles
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2148×10 · 30 clues · 3 picturesLongest answer runs 9 letters, and 1 clue is a fill-in-the-blank.See hints and answersCrossword Challenge Puzzle 2158×10 · 29 clues · 3 picturesLongest answer runs 9 letters, with no fill-in-the-blank clues.See hints and answers
Puzzle 213 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 213 with us. Puzzle 214 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.