Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2313 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2313 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants 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 the picture clue in the top row.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Query”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to I _ _ U _ _ T _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the sixth square.
INCUBATOR
SUBJECT WORD
2Subject word
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Element 29”.
NOUN
FIRST TWO KEYS
3First two keys
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shape: Q _. “Present moment” crosses it at the second square.
QW
BEFORE V
4Before v
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter back from V in the alphabet.
U
COCKTAIL COOLER
5Cocktail cooler
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bit or hit lead-in”.
ICE
ROUGH, AS TERRAIN
6Rough, as terrain
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ G _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Game-stop”.
RUGGED
BREAD-RISING AGENT
7Bread-rising agent
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against “Game-stop”.
YEAST
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
QUERY
8Query
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “Cocktail cooler” first gives you its fifth letter.
INQUIRY
PRESENT MOMENT
9Present moment
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. Check the third letter against “First two keys”.
NOW
ELEMENT 29
10Element 29
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
C _. Solving “Subject word” first gives you its second letter.
CU
GOLDEN RULE WORD
11Golden rule word
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
U _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Cover for rain”.
UNTO
SECOND LETTER
12Second letter
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Second letter”.
B
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: A _ _ A _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Composite picture”.
AFRAID
MILDLY WARM
14Mildly warm
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Composite picture”.
TEPID
RADIAT__
15RADIAT__
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
“RADIAT__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
OR
tou---ment
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “tou---ment”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RNA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SIGNAL
17Signal
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with C. “Bread-rising agent” crosses it at the third square.
CUE
COMPOSITE PICTURE
18Composite picture
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits M _ _ A _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
MOSAIC
BIT OR HIT LEAD-IN
19Bit or hit lead-in
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ _. “Rough, as terrain” crosses it at the third square.
MEGA
COVER FOR RAIN
20Cover for rain
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
TARP
GAME-STOP
21Game-stop
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
GS
MOVE SIDEWAYS
22Move sideways
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ L _. Solving “Bumbler” first gives you its fourth letter.
SIDLE
VALUABLE ITEM
23Valuable item
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Rough, as terrain”.
ASSET
FROND PRODUCER
24Frond producer
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ _. “RADIAT__” crosses it at the third square.
FERN
"___ TO THE WEST WIND"
25"___ TO THE WEST WIND"
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “___ TO THE WEST WIND” starts with O.
ODE
AVIATI_N
26AVIATI_N
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“AVIATI_N” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
O
OKAY
27Okay
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fits O _. “Barely manage, with "out” crosses it at the second square.
OK
BUMBLER
28Bumbler
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Okay”.
CLOD
ANTIGEN
29Antigen
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Antigen starts with the answer.
A
BARELY MANAGE, WITH "OUT"
30Barely manage, with "out"
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. The third square is also part of “___ TO THE WEST WIND”.
EKE
Crossword Challenge Level 2313 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2313 solved
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