Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2138 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2138, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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 “Operational planning”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Myths and heroes”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Operational planning”, 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.
OPERATIONAL PLANNING
1Operational planning
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ I _ _ I _ _. “Not bold” crosses it at the sixth square.
LOGISTICS
MUSICAL NOTE
2Musical note
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Musical note”.
E
-lon
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “lon” gives the answer. First letter: G.
GAL
ENERGY WAVE
4Energy wave
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EW
CHURCH CENTER
5Church center
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. Its third letter is shared with “Very important person”.
NAVE
6Beverage
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Use the text “BEVERAGE” if the picture is unclear. First letter D.
DRINK
MONTH AFTER AUGUST
7Month after august
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ T _ _ B _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Machine”.
SEPTEMBER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MYTHS AND HEROES
8Myths and heroes
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
L _ _ E _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Church center”.
LEGENDS
BLOOD TYPE
9Blood type
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Blood type”.
O
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits G _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
GEL
LIM__ED
11LIM__ED
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “LIM__ED” go in the grid. First one: I.
IT
EXHIBIT
12Exhibit
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. Check the third letter against “Yoga mantra”.
SHOW
NOT BOLD
13Not bold
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ I _. “Small branch” crosses it at the fourth square.
TIMID
ION CURRENT
14Ion current
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IC
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. C _ _. Solving “Rhode island” first gives you its third letter.
CAR
MOVE LIKE A SNAKE
16Move like a snake
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ T _ _ R. Check the fifth letter against “Run fast”.
SLITHER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
IN THE KNOW
17In the know
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Beverage”.
AWARE
MORALLY RIGHT
18Morally right
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
E _ _ I _ _ L. Its fifth letter is shared with “Ion current”.
ETHICAL
VERY IMPORTANT PERSON
19Very important person
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Very important person” to its initials.
VIP
SMALL BRANCH
20Small branch
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with “Not bold”.
TWIG
CAMPING SHELTER
21Camping shelter
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Beverage”.
TENT
YOGA MANTRA
22Yoga mantra
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _. Solving “Not bold” first gives you its second letter.
OM
KINETIC ENERGY
23Kinetic energy
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Kinetic energy” to its initials.
KE
RUN FAST
24Run fast
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with D. “Appeal (for)” crosses it at the third square.
DASH
MACHINE
25Machine
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Machine.
M
___ ANEMONE
26___ ANEMONE
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “___ ANEMONE”. Shape: R _ _.
RUE
ATTIRE
27Attire
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with G. Solving “___ ANEMONE” first gives you its third letter.
GARB
RHODE ISLAND
28Rhode island
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Rhode island” to its initials.
RI
APPEAL (FOR)
29Appeal (for)
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. “Month after august” crosses it at the third square.
SUE
_YPHOON
30_YPHOON
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “_YPHOON” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
T
Crossword Challenge Level 2138 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2138 solved
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