Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2153 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2153? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 4 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “House sharers”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Feathered hunters”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “House sharers”. 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.
HOUSE SHARERS
1House sharers
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits R _ _ M _ _ T _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Pro”.
ROOMMATES
AMBIENT QUALITY
2Ambient quality
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Solving “Item at the end of a wizard's staff” first gives you its third letter.
AURA
AFTER O
3 after o
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to O; the answer is its next letter.
P
ques--on
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “ques--on”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with T.
TI
NOT EVEN
5Not even
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. Solving “MA___E” first gives you its third letter.
ODD
SPHERE
6Sphere
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits R _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “Limited edition”.
REALM
IDENTICAL
7Identical
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Check the third letter against “MA___E”.
SAME
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FEATHERED HUNTERS
8Feathered hunters
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits R _ _ T _ _ S. Solving “Not even” first gives you its fifth letter.
RAPTORS
c--nter
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“c--nter”). What is left starts with O.
OU
ITEM AT THE END OF A WIZARD'S STAFF
10Item at the end of a wizard's staff
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: O _ _. Solving “Venom” first gives you its third letter.
ORB
BADLY HURT
11Badly hurt
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
M _ _ _. Solving “Venom” first gives you its third letter.
MAIM
AFTER L
12After l
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to L; the answer is its next letter.
M
PRO
13Pro
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ P _. “Act dejected” crosses it at the fourth square.
ADEPT
TECHNICAL ERROR
14Technical error
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TE
kn-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “kn-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EEL
MARITAL
16Marital
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ U _ _ L. Its fifth letter is shared with “Map book”.
SPOUSAL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BIT OF CREATIVITY
17Bit of creativity
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. The third square is also part of “Sphere”.
IDEA
VENOM
18Venom
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
B _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Rich soil”.
BILE
MA___E
19MA___E
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “MA___E” and enter only the missing part, starting with D.
DAM
ACT DEJECTED
20Act dejected
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with M. Its third letter is shared with “Pro”.
MOPE
LIMITED EDITION
21Limited edition
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Limited edition” to its initials.
LE
MAP BOOK
22Map book
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “SH___”.
ATLAS
RICH SOIL
23Rich soil
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Map book”.
LOAM
NOT SHALLOW
24Not shallow
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
D _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
DEEP
high –
25Foot's back part
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Picture word minus “high ” gives the answer. First letter: H.
HEEL
HAMMOCK
26Hammock
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Hammock.
H
BATHING FACILITY
27Bathing facility
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
S _ _. Check the third letter against “Marital”.
SPA
"OR ___!" (END OF AN ULTIMATUM)
28"OR ___!" (END OF AN ULTIMATUM)
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “OR ___!" (END OF AN ULTIMATUM)” starts with E.
ELSE
__ AND BEHOLD
29__ AND BEHOLD
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Complete the phrase “__ AND BEHOLD”. Shape: L _.
LO
SH___
30SH___
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “SH___”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
APE
UNIFORM
31Uniform
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Uniform.
U
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