Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2525 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2525 of Crossword Challenge gives you 33 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
15 of the 33 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 5 want 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 “Conjecture”.
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 “Conjecture”, 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.
CONJECTURE
1Conjecture
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with S. “Link operation protocol” crosses it at the sixth square.
SPECULATE
TRIGGER INPUT
2Trigger input
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TI
APPLE DEBUT OF 2001
3Apple debut of 2001
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Many times”.
IPOD
DIRECT ATTENTION (TO)
4Direct attention (to)
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits R _ _ E _. Solving “Give up” first gives you its fourth letter.
REFER
RESISTANCE
5Resistance
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Resistance, nothing more.
R
NOT LEVEL
6Not level
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits U _ _ V _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Vector yield”.
UNEVEN
SMALL HORSE
7Small horse
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with P. “Many times” crosses it at the third square.
PONY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ R _ _ P. “Resistance” crosses it at the fifth square.
STIRRUP
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. P _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Apple debut of 2001”.
PIPE
AFTER D
10After d
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from D in the alphabet.
E
GIVE UP
11Give up
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. “Apple debut of 2001” crosses it at the third square.
CEDE
l--ury
12L__URY
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “lury” gives the answer. First letter: U.
UX
LINK OPERATION PROTOCOL
13Link operation protocol
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Link operation protocol” to its initials.
LOP
FAREWELL IN FRANCE
14Farewell in france
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ E _. Solving “Australian bird” first gives you its fourth letter.
ADIEU
-rkey
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-rkey”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with T.
TU
RIVER MOUTH
16River mouth
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits E _ _ U _ _ Y. Check the fifth letter against “Across”.
ESTUARY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DISMISSIVE ANSWER
17Dismissive answer
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
N _. Check the second letter against “Small horse”.
NO
TAB
18Tab
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Tab starts with the answer.
T
MANY TIMES
19Many times
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Not level”.
OFTEN
BOOK AFTER GENESIS
20Book after genesis
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
E _ _ D _ _. “Farewell in france” crosses it at the fourth square.
EXODUS
VECTOR YIELD
21Vector yield
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Vector yield”.
VY
NOT ME OR THEM
22Not me or them
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _. Check the third letter against “Farewell in france”.
YOU
BREAD WITH SEEDS
23Bread with seeds
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. Solving “Not level” first gives you its third letter.
RYE
HOS__TAL
24HOS__TAL
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“HOS__TAL” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with P.
PI
NO TROUBLE
25No trouble
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. “Javascript” crosses it at the third square.
EASY
"___ MOMENT"
26"___ MOMENT"
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ MOMENT”. Shape: O _ _.
ONE
AUSTRALIAN BIRD
27Australian bird
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. “River mouth” crosses it at the third square.
EMU
_DMIT
28_DMIT
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_DMIT”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
A
JUNIOR, ABBR.
29Junior, abbr.
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fits J _. “River mouth” crosses it at the second square.
JR
MEN
30Men
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Men, nothing more.
M
TOURIST
31Tourist
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Tourist.
T
JAVASCRIPT
32Javascript
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits J _. Check the second letter against “No trouble”.
JS
ACROSS
33Across
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Across, nothing more.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 2525 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2525 solved
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