Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2532 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2532 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Gradually increase in volume”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Empty pretense”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Gradually increase in volume”, 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.
GRADUALLY INCREASE IN VOLUME
1Gradually increase in volume
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with C. Its sixth letter is shared with “Blockade”.
CRESCENDO
t---e park
2Skirt edging
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “t---e park”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with H.
HEM
EAGER
3Eager
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Arab ruler”.
AVID
RIGHT, BRIEFLY
4Right, briefly
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Right, briefly”.
R
BATTERY SIZE
5Battery size
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the second letter against “Elbow's place”.
AA
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: D _ _ I _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Checkout option”.
DRYING
FULL OF FEELING
7Full of feeling
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
E _ _ T _ _ N _ _. Solving “Blockade” first gives you its sixth letter.
EMOTIONAL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
EMPTY PRETENSE
8Empty pretense
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ R _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Battery size”.
CHARADE
P___IOUS
9P___IOUS
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “P___IOUS”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
REV
ARAB RULER
10Arab ruler
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Eager”.
EMIR
SEMI
11Semi
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Semi starts with the answer.
S
mi--oscope
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “mi--oscope” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with C.
CR
BLOCKADE
13Blockade
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
E _ _ A _ _ O. Solving “Nest builder” first gives you its fifth letter.
EMBARGO
AFTER M
14After m
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to M; the answer is its next letter.
N
COLLEGE HEAD
15College head
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. The third square is also part of “Fiber source”.
DEAN
shutd-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “shutd-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
OWN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ELBOW'S PLACE
17Elbow's place
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. Check the third letter against “Full of feeling”.
ARM
STAY
18Stay
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ A _ _. Solving “Blockade” first gives you its fourth letter.
REMAIN
__UTHFUL
19__UTHFUL
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “__UTHFUL” and enter only the missing part, starting with Y.
YO
NEST BUILDER
20Nest builder
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
B _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Blockade”.
BIRD
CHECKOUT OPTION
21Checkout option
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with D. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
DEBIT
ROYAL MAIL
22Royal mail
Row 5, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RM
SMALL
23Small
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
M _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
MINI
FIBER SOURCE
24Fiber source
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ _. “College head” crosses it at the third square.
BRAN
CLEAR
25Clear
Row 8, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. The third square is also part of “Nest builder”.
RID
NEPH__
26NEPH__
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “NEPH__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
EW
OPPOSITE OF S
27Opposite of s
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Opposite of s”.
N
__AVE
28__AVE
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “__AVE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with L.
LE
BA__NCE
29BA__NCE
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “BA__NCE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with L.
LA
AFTER F
30After f
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after F.
G
ALOE VERA PRODUCT
31Aloe vera product
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits G _ _. Check the third letter against “Full of feeling”.
GEL
Crossword Challenge Level 2532 Solved Grid
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