Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2134 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2134, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 14 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks 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; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Unable to proceed”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. B _ _ M _ _ O _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Tactful”.
BRIMSTONE
NOT HIGH
2Not high
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
L _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Initials for 'i wish'”.
LOW
OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS
3Office of admissions
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
O _. Solving “Lion's sound” first gives you its second letter.
OA
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with C. Its fifth letter is shared with “Make milder”.
CRYSTALS
AFTER J
5After j
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from J in the alphabet.
K
BUILT FOR COMFORT
6Built for comfort
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ O _ _ M _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Fortune-telling cards”.
ERGONOMIC
SMALL AMOUNT
7Small amount
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ _. “Exercise on a mat” crosses it at the third square.
DRAM
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
UNABLE TO PROCEED
8Unable to proceed
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with B. Solving “After j” first gives you its fifth letter.
BLOCKED
LION'S SOUND
9Lion's sound
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. “Office of admissions” crosses it at the third square.
ROAR
INITIALS FOR 'I WISH'
10Initials for 'i wish'
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits I _. Its second letter is shared with “Not high”.
IW
LETTER AFTER L
11Letter after l
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to L; the answer is its next letter.
M
MAKE MILDER
12Make milder
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with S. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
SOFTEN
TACTFUL
13Tactful
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Tactful starts with the answer.
T
ON BOARD
14On board
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “On board” to its initials.
OB
SIX O'CLOCK TV FARE
15Six o'clock tv fare
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. Solving “Wave-length” first gives you its third letter.
NEWS
wh-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “wh-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EEL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
RETRY REWARD
17Retry reward
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RR
ORIGIN
18Origin
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Origin starts with the answer.
O
EXERCISE ON A MAT
19Exercise on a mat
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits Y _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Built for comfort”.
YOGA
MANY A TIME
20Many a time
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
O _ _. “Fortune-telling cards” crosses it at the third square.
OFT
OPER. SYS.
21Oper. sys.
Row 5, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OS
OVAL
22Oval
Row 5, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Oval, nothing more.
O
BOTT__
23BOTT__
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “BOTT__” go in the grid. First one: O.
OM
SIGNIFICANT TIME
24Significant time
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. “Unable to walk” crosses it at the third square.
ERA
25Picture clue
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Present tense of 'be'”.
TEST
FORTUNE-TELLING CARDS
26Fortune-telling cards
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the fourth letter against “Built for comfort”.
TAROT
HONEY MAKER
27Honey maker
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with B. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
BEE
UNABLE TO WALK
28Unable to walk
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
L _ _ _. “Built for comfort” crosses it at the third square.
LAME
WAVE-LENGTH
29Wave-length
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
WL
PRESENT TENSE OF 'BE'
30Present tense of 'be'
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: I _. Check the second letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
IS
_PPLE
31_PPLE
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “_PPLE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
A
"___ YOUR AGE!"
32"___ YOUR AGE!"
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ YOUR AGE!” starts with A.
ACT
Crossword Challenge Level 2134 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2134 solved
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