Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2132 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2132 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.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 9 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Spread out”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Relating to space”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Spread out”, 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.
SPREAD OUT
1Spread out
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ T _ _ R _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Eastern european network”.
SCATTERED
PARTS PER BILLION
2Parts per billion
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Parts per billion”.
PPB
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: A _ _ I _ _ C _. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
ALLIANCE
BEFORE U
4Before u
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right before U.
T
exh--ition
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “exh--ition” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IB
ATOMIC ENERGY SCALE
6Atomic energy scale
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
AES
END POSITION
7End position
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. The third square is also part of “Double s”.
LAST
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
RELATING TO SPACE
8Relating to space
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ T _ _ L. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
SPATIAL
COST PER LEAD
9Cost per lead
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CPL
FIT FOR THE TASK
10Fit for the task
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ABLE
BETWEEN 'S' AND 'U'
11Between 's' and 'u'
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Between 's' and 'u'”.
T
+s
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“+s”). What is left starts with T.
TRAINS
EASTERN EUROPEAN NETWORK
13Eastern european network
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Eastern european network” to its initials.
EEN
SPEEDWAY EVENT
14Speedway event
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
RACE
BETWEEN D AND F
15Between d and f
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Alphabet check: the single letter between D and F.
E
DRIVING LICENSE
16Driving license
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Driving license”.
DL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BINARY ENERGY ANALYSIS
17Binary energy analysis
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
BEA
D___CIOUS
18D___CIOUS
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “D___CIOUS”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
ELI
DOUBLE S
19Double s
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _. “End position” crosses it at the second square.
SS
LAST STAGE
20Last stage
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. “Days of supply” crosses it at the third square.
END
FRAG___
21FRAG___
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “FRAG___”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
ILE
REAL ENERGY ACTIVATED
22Real energy activated
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Real energy activated”.
REA
TANKER
23Tanker
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Tanker, nothing more.
T
PARDON ME
24Pardon me
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Additional”.
SORRY
SEVEN ___
25SEVEN ___
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “SEVEN ___”. Shape: S _ _ _.
SEAS
DAYS OF SUPPLY
26Days of supply
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DOS
___RESS
27___RESS
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
“___RESS” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EXP
FI__WORKS
28FI__WORKS
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “FI__WORKS”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
RE
TIME AVERAGE
29Time average
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Time average” to its initials.
TA
ADDITIONAL
30Additional
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ R _. Check the fourth letter against “Pardon me”.
EXTRA
LABOR
31Labor
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Labor.
L
GIVES MONEY
32Gives money
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ _. “Pardon me” crosses it at the third square.
PAYS
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