Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2515 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2515 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “On a ship”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “On a ship”, 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.
ON A SHIP
1On a ship
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ P _ _ A _ _. “Of days gone by” crosses it at the sixth square.
SHIPBOARD
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to T _ _. Check the third letter against “Wading bird”.
TUB
JOCKEY'S STRAP
3Jockey's strap
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Wading bird”.
REIN
BEFORE V
4Before v
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right before V.
U
-g
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-g” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with D.
DO
BEGIN SOME REVISING
6Begin some revising
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Its fourth letter is shared with “Like the vikings”.
ERASE
FAMOUS AND MYTHICAL
7Famous and mythical
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits L _ _ E _ _ A _ _. “Note after c” crosses it at the sixth square.
LEGENDARY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with S. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
STRUDEL
COLOR
9Color
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits H _ _. “Jockey's strap” crosses it at the third square.
HUE
WADING BIRD
10Wading bird
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Jockey's strap”.
IBIS
PAGE
11Page
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Page.
P
-ckpack
12Buffer array
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ckpack” gives the answer. First letter: B.
BA
OF DAYS GONE BY
13Of days gone by
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ E _. Solving “Not too many” first gives you its fourth letter.
OLDEN
BALLANTINE BREW
14Ballantine brew
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. Check the third letter against “College head”.
ALE
LION'S SOUND
15Lion's sound
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. Check the third letter against “College head”.
ROAR
FAMILY LINEAGE
16Family lineage
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
D _ _ A _ _ Y. Its fifth letter is shared with “Sap”.
DYNASTY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MINED MATERIAL
17Mined material
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. Solving “Famous and mythical” first gives you its third letter.
ORE
NOT TOO MANY
18Not too many
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “Personal manner”.
SOME
ATTORNEY GENERAL
19Attorney general
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Attorney general” to its initials.
AG
SKIN
20Skin
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. Check the third letter against “Of days gone by”.
RIND
LIKE THE VIKINGS
21Like the vikings
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “Begin some revising”.
NORSE
FUSIBLE METAL
22Fusible metal
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Lion's sound”.
ALLOY
PERSONAL MANNER
23Personal manner
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. “Begin some revising” crosses it at the third square.
MIEN
COLLEGE HEAD
24College head
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. “Lion's sound” crosses it at the third square.
DEAN
NOTE AFTER C
25Note after c
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Note after c”.
D
HARD SEED
26Hard seed
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits N _ _. Solving “Family lineage” first gives you its third letter.
NUT
RNA'S COUSIN
27Rna's cousin
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. Check the third letter against “Famous and mythical”.
DNA
LIB__RY
28LIB__RY
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “LIB__RY” go in the grid. First one: R.
RA
FLO__
29FLO__
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“FLO__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with U.
UR
SAP
30Sap
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Sap starts with the answer.
S
Crossword Challenge Level 2515 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2515 solved
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