Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2133 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2133? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures; 5 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 3 of them need 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 2133: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. 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
Name the object in the picture. B _ _ T _ _ A _ _. “Letter after q” crosses it at the sixth square.
BIRTHRATE
SAY ALOUD
2Say aloud
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits U _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Age 13-19”.
UTTER
THERMAL STABILITY
3Thermal stability
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TS
BETWEEN 'S' AND 'U'
4Between 's' and 'u'
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Between 's' and 'u'”.
T
HAVE DEED TO
5Have deed to
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits O _ _. “Nay sayer” crosses it at the third square.
OWN
INFORM OFFICIALLY
6Inform officially
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with N. “Inter. proto.” crosses it at the fourth square.
NOTIFY
7Credit card action
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “CREDIT CARD ACTION” point to the same word. It begins with S.
SWIPE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits B _ _ T _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “Have deed to”.
BUTTONS
"___ NOT UNUSUAL"
9"___ NOT UNUSUAL"
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ NOT UNUSUAL”. Shape: I _ _.
ITS
RADIATIVE TRANSFER
10Radiative transfer
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RT
AGE 13-19
11Age 13-19
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Effect”.
TEEN
MUS__OOM
12MUS__OOM
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “MUS__OOM”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with H.
HR
LETTER AFTER Q
13Letter after q
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
SIDE STREET
14Side street
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ E _. “Reply” crosses it at the fourth square.
ALLEY
TARGET OBJECTIVE
15Target objective
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Target objective”.
TO
EASTER ___
16EASTER ___
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “EASTER ___”? It fits E _ _.
EGG
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AMAZEMENT SOUND
17Amazement sound
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
W _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Credit card action”.
WOW
REPLY
18Reply
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ W _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “A little off”.
ANSWER
NAY SAYER
19Nay sayer
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. Solving “Inform officially” first gives you its third letter.
ANTI
EFFECT
20Effect
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Effect.
E
INTER. PROTO.
21Inter. proto.
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IP
EARLY INDO-EUROPEAN
22Early indo-european
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Inflatable boat”.
ARYAN
RISK-FREE
23Risk-free
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Inform officially”.
SAFE
J__APENO
24J__APENO
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “J__APENO”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
AL
A LITTLE OFF
25A little off
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Solving “Early indo-european” first gives you its third letter.
AWRY
FIREPLACE WOOD
26Fireplace wood
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: L _ _. “EASTER ___” crosses it at the third square.
LOG
UTMOST DEGREE
27Utmost degree
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Fits N _ _. Solving “Don't think so” first gives you its third letter.
NTH
ATTOR_EY
28ATTOR_EY
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“ATTOR_EY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
N
FREE AGENT
29Free agent
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Free agent” to its initials.
FA
INFLATABLE BOAT
30Inflatable boat
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Free agent”.
RAFT
GRADE
31Grade
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Grade, nothing more.
G
"DON'T THINK SO"
32"don't think so"
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits N _ _. The third square is also part of “Utmost degree”.
NAH
Crossword Challenge Level 2133 Solved Grid
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