Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2516 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2516 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 1 of those asks 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; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Confused”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2516: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Ferry operator”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Confused”. 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.
CONFUSED
1Confused
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ U _ _ L _ _. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
BEFUDDLED
ACROSS THE TOP
2Across the top
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Field effect”.
OVER
ANALYSIS ENGINE
3Analysis engine
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AE
BEFORE U
4Before u
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to U; the answer is its previous letter.
T
BASEBALL'S BERG
5Baseball's berg
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: M _ _. The third square is also part of “Bird pad”.
MOE
6Reply
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Use the text “REPLY” if the picture is unclear. First letter A.
ANSWER
WRITTEN DOWN
7Written down
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
N _ _ E _. “ANS__R” crosses it at the fourth square.
NOTED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FERRY OPERATOR
8Ferry operator
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits B _ _ T _ _ N. Solving “Baseball's berg” first gives you its fifth letter.
BOATMAN
BUSY TRAVEL DAY, MAYBE
9Busy travel day, maybe
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Analysis engine”.
EVE
FIELD EFFECT
10Field effect
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
FE
IMPULSE
11Impulse
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with U. The third square is also part of “Profit”.
URGE
FOURTH LETTER
12Fourth letter
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Fourth letter”.
D
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: D _ _ V _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Anxiety”.
DRIVER
WITH STRIPES
14With stripes
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits L _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Anxiety”.
LINED
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: E _. “Jasmine or basmati” crosses it at the second square.
EC
UNIT OF MEASURE
16Unit of measure
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. Solving “Gazette” first gives you its third letter.
DEG
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
H___RABLY
17H___RABLY
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “H___RABLY” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
ONO
ANXIETY
18Anxiety
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits N _ _ V _ _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
NERVES
BIRD PAD
19Bird pad
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. “Reply” crosses it at the third square.
NEST
PROFIT
20Profit
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with G. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
GAIN
ANS__R
21ANS__R
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “ANS__R” and enter only the missing part, starting with W.
WE
PRESS
22Press
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with M. Check the fourth letter against “Fitting decision”.
MEDIA
LOADED FOR BATTLE
23Loaded for battle
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ E _. “Reply” crosses it at the fourth square.
ARMED
JASMINE OR BASMATI
24Jasmine or basmati
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
RICE
b---ze
25"RIDDLE ME, RIDDLE ME ___"
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “bze” gives the answer. First letter: R.
REE
RAG
26Rag
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rag starts with the answer.
R
ZIMBABWE DOMAIN
27Zimbabwe domain
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shape: Z _. Solving “Wonder” first gives you its second letter.
ZW
FITTING DECISION
28Fitting decision
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving “Zimbabwe domain” first gives you its third letter.
SIZE
GAZETTE
29Gazette
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Gazette, nothing more.
G
WONDER
30Wonder
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. Solving the picture clue in the inside the grid first gives you its third letter.
AWE
Crossword Challenge Level 2516 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2516 solved
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