Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2504 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2504 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 13 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2504: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Aspirant”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits W _ _ H _ _ O _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Plane arrival”.
WASHCLOTH
BLOOD TYPE
2Blood type
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Blood type”.
A
OLD HORSE
3Old horse
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. “To droop” crosses it at the third square.
NAG
NEURAL UNIT
4Neural unit
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NU
SAUDI CITIZEN
5Saudi citizen
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. The third square is also part of “Core muscles”.
ARAB
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: B _ _ O _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Instrument with reeds”.
BABOON
"DO IT OR ___!"
7"DO IT OR ___!"
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “DO IT OR ___!”? It fits E _ _ _.
ELSE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ASPIRANT
8Aspirant
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ N _ _ E. Solving “Saudi citizen” first gives you its fifth letter.
WANNABE
EXCELLENT GRADE
9Excellent grade
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Excellent grade”.
A
TO DROOP
10To droop
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. Check the third letter against “Old horse”.
SAG
HELICOPTER HANDLER
11Helicopter handler
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Helicopter handler”.
HH
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ _. “Line number” crosses it at the third square.
CELL
PLANE ARRIVAL
13Plane arrival
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits L _ _ D _ _ G. The fifth square is also part of “Deets and dope”.
LANDING
NOB__Y
14NOB__Y
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “NOB__Y”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
OD
BEFORE U
15Before u
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to U; the answer is its previous letter.
T
WARM GREETING
16Warm greeting
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits H _ _. Solving “Insta-gram” first gives you its third letter.
HUG
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
RELATED TO HEARING
17Related to hearing
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
AURAL
ON TOP
18On top
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ A _. Solving “Plane arrival” first gives you its fourth letter.
AHEAD
CORE MUSCLES
19Core muscles
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “DO IT OR ___!” first gives you its third letter.
ABS
OF DAYS GONE BY
20Of days gone by
Row 4, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ E _. Solving “HYGI__E” first gives you its fourth letter.
OLDEN
INSTRUMENT WITH REEDS
21Instrument with reeds
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
OBOE
LINE NUMBER
22Line number
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LN
ORIGIN
23Origin
Row 6, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Origin.
O
DEETS AND DOPE
24Deets and dope
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with I. Solving “Prefix with red” first gives you its third letter.
INFO
25Camping stuff
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Picture plus words: “CAMPING STUFF”. The answer opens with G.
GEAR
HYGI__E
26HYGI__E
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “HYGI__E” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EN
INSTA-GRAM
27Insta-gram
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IG
US_
28US_
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “US_” go in the grid. First one: E.
E
PH__SE
29PH__SE
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “PH__SE” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
RA
PREFIX WITH RED
30Prefix with red
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ R _. “PH__SE” crosses it at the fourth square.
INFRA
BETWEEN T AND V
31Between t and v
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Alphabet check: the single letter between T and V.
U
BOAT PADDLE
32Boat paddle
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
O _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Camping stuff”.
OAR
Crossword Challenge Level 2504 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2504 solved
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