Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2135 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2135 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. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 7 clues are fill-ins, and 5 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 “Scared”, 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.
+s
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“+s”). What is left starts with F.
FOUNTAINS
ALLAY
2Allay
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Avail oneself of”.
EASE
ALIKE
3Alike
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Alike.
A
RUGBY SCORE
4Rugby score
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Rugby score”.
RS
NOT NEAR
5Not near
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: F _ _. “Fire up” crosses it at the third square.
FAR
PROTEIN WASTE
6Protein waste
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits U _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Fire up”.
UREA
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits L _ _ E _. Solving “Account executive” first gives you its fourth letter.
LIVER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SCARED
8Scared
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits F _ _ R _ _ L. Check the fifth letter against “Not near”.
FEARFUL
l--der
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “l--der” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OA
AVAIL ONESELF OF
10Avail oneself of
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: U _ _. Its third letter is shared with “All's partner”.
USE
TIDY
11Tidy
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “All's partner”.
NEAT
TEAMWORK
12Teamwork
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Teamwork.
T
BE FAITHFUL (TO)
13Be faithful (to)
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
A _ _ E _ _. “THAT WAS ___ …” crosses it at the fourth square.
ADHERE
D__ECTIVE
14D__ECTIVE
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “D__ECTIVE” go in the grid. First one: I.
IR
CHURCH LADY
15Church lady
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: N _ _. Solving “__RSERY” first gives you its third letter.
NUN
OVER-PROUD
16Over-proud
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “__RSERY”.
SMUG
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
INDIAN WEAR
17Indian wear
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Solving “Protein waste” first gives you its third letter.
SARI
ALL'S PARTNER
18All's partner
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “FRAN___SE”.
EACH
FIRE UP
19Fire up
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
REV
"THAT WAS ___ …"
20"THAT WAS ___ …"
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “THAT WAS ___ …”? It fits T _ _ _.
THEN
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
21Account executive
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AE
___ MAN, COMICS HERO
22___ MAN, COMICS HERO
Row 5, col 6 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “___ MAN, COMICS HERO” starts with I.
IRON
FRAN___SE
23FRAN___SE
Row 6, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “FRAN___SE” and enter only the missing part, starting with C.
CHI
SNARE OR BASS
24Snare or bass
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with D. Check the third letter against “Church lady”.
DRUM
_ADICAL
25_ADICAL
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“_ADICAL” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with R.
R
HEROIC STORY
26Heroic story
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “INFI___Y”.
EPIC
AIRPORT POSTING: ABBR.
27Airport posting: abbr.
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the inside the grid.
ETA
NAH
28Nah
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Heroic story”.
NOPE
__RSERY
29__RSERY
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__RSERY” go in the grid. First one: N.
NU
INFI___Y
30INFI___Y
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “INFI___Y” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NIT
GRADE
31Grade
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Grade.
G
-nape
32Creative assembly
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-nape” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with C.
CA
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Puzzle 2135 solved
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