Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2526 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2526 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.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 3 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 2526: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Engine”. 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
Name the object in the picture. M _ _ G _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Courses”.
MARGARITA
MOTOR VEHICLE
2Motor vehicle
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Tweet again”.
AUTO
ROMAN 110
3Roman 110
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with C. The second square is also part of “Audio input”.
CX
BEFORE I
4Before i
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right before I.
H
INTELLIGENT DATA AGENT
5Intelligent data agent
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
IDA
6Anxiety
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Use the text “ANXIETY” if the picture is unclear. First letter N.
NERVES
CHOSEN FEW
7Chosen few
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ C _. “Venture capital” crosses it at the fourth square.
ELECT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ENGINE
8Engine
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits M _ _ H _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Intelligent data agent”.
MACHINE
AUDIO INPUT
9Audio input
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “Roman 110” first gives you its third letter.
AUX
TWEET AGAIN
10Tweet again
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: R _. Check the second letter against “Motor vehicle”.
RT
"GOING, GOING, ___!"
11"GOING, GOING, ___!"
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Say “GOING, GOING, ___!” out loud and the blank fills itself: G _ _ _.
GONE
FIRST VOWEL
12First vowel
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “First vowel”.
A
COURSES
13Courses
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits R _ _ T _ _. “Middle point” crosses it at the fourth square.
ROUTES
WORD BEFORE CITY OR CHILD
14Word before city or child
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
I _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Middle point”.
INNER
ma--h
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “mah” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TC
M___TRO
16M___TRO
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “M___TRO”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
AES
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ROLEMO___
17ROLEMO___
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “ROLEMO___” go in the grid. First one: D.
DEL
MIDDLE POINT
18Middle point
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits C _ _ T _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Courses”.
CENTER
CONCERN
19Concern
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. Solving “Anxiety” first gives you its third letter.
CARE
THING, E.G.
20Thing, e.g.
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. Solving “Courses” first gives you its third letter.
NOUN
VENTURE CAPITAL
21Venture capital
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Venture capital”.
VC
HOSPITAL FLUID
22Hospital fluid
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ U _. Check the fourth letter against “Hurry”.
SERUM
ATTACK START
23Attack start
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Anxiety”.
ONSET
___ A DAY
24___ A DAY
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “___ A DAY”. Shape: O _ _ _.
ONCE
CYCLIC HARMONIC SIGNAL
25Cyclic harmonic signal
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CHS
_OLON
26_OLON
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“_OLON” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with C.
C
LATIN FOR 'YES'
27Latin for 'yes'
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fits S _. Its second letter is shared with the picture clue in the inside the grid.
SI
HURRY
28Hurry
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. “Latin for 'yes'” crosses it at the third square.
RUSH
SIXPACK
29Sixpack
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Sixpack.
S
-take
30ECONO___T
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “-take”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with M.
MIS
Crossword Challenge Level 2526 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2526 solved
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