Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2173 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2173 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Jarring noise”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2173: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Producing as a result”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Jarring noise”. 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.
JARRING NOISE
1Jarring noise
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
C _ _ O _ _ O _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Before i”.
CACOPHONY
SCENTED ESSENCE
2Scented essence
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ M _. Check the fourth letter against “Skip”.
AROMA
USER GUIDE
3User guide
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UG
CHIMNEY DIRT
4Chimney dirt
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. “Green pod plant” crosses it at the third square.
SOOT
p-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “p” gives the answer. First letter: I.
INK
ABBR. FOR NORTH
6Abbr. for north
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Abbr. for north”.
N
THANKS-GIVING SAUCE
7Thanks-giving sauce
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with G. Check the fourth letter against “FL__OR”.
GRAVY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PRODUCING AS A RESULT
8Producing as a result
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
C _ _ S _ _ G. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
CAUSING
ELEMENT 18
9Element 18
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ O _. “Chimney dirt” crosses it at the fourth square.
ARGON
-ach
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ach” gives the answer. First letter: C.
CO
SKIP
11Skip
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Book list”.
OMIT
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. P _ _. Solving “Book list” first gives you its third letter.
PAN
BEFORE I
13Before i
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter back from I in the alphabet.
H
DIVISIONS OF A KRONE
14Divisions of a krone
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. Check the third letter against “Book list”.
ORE
CONNECT-ION POINT
15Connect-ion point
Left column 8/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ U _. The fourth square is also part of “Ultimate reality”.
NEXUS
YARD SYMBOL
16Yard symbol
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with Y; pattern Y _. Solving “Tomato shade” first gives you its second letter.
YD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CHAI_
17CHAI_
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “CHAI_”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
R
MAKE A COMEBACK
18Make a comeback
Row 3, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. Check the fourth letter against “Two-fold”.
RALLY
GREEN POD PLANT
19Green pod plant
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. “Make a comeback” crosses it at the third square.
OKRA
BOOK LIST
20Book list
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
I _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Divisions of a krone”.
INDEX
FL__OR
21FL__OR
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “FL__OR” go in the grid. First one: A.
AV
ANALYZE
22Analyze
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Connect-ion point”.
PARSE
LAYER OF WOOD
23Layer of wood
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: P _ _. Check the third letter against “Thanks-giving sauce”.
PLY
LETTER AFTER T
24Letter after t
Row 6, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to T; the answer is its next letter.
U
TWO-FOLD
25Two-fold
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Analyze”.
DUAL
TOMATO SHADE
26Tomato shade
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. The third square is also part of “Yard symbol”.
RED
GRIMM TALE FIGURE
27Grimm tale figure
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. Solving “Coral ridge” first gives you its third letter.
ELF
BREAD WITH SEEDS
28Bread with seeds
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. Check the third letter against “Grimm tale figure”.
RYE
ULTIMATE REALITY
29Ultimate reality
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UR
AMBU_ANCE
30AMBU_ANCE
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “AMBU_ANCE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with L.
L
EXPONENT
31Exponent
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Exponent, nothing more.
E
CORAL RIDGE
32Coral ridge
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. Solving “Exponent” first gives you its third letter.
REEF
Crossword Challenge Level 2173 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2173 solved
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