Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2533 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2533? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 8 clues are fill-ins, and 7 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Dried-fruit dessert”.
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 “Dried-fruit dessert”, 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.
DRIED-FRUIT DESSERT
1Dried-fruit dessert
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits F _ _ I _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Mannerly”.
FRUITCAKE
curt-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “curt-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AIN
PUT DOWN
3Put down
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “____ERSITY”.
LAID
AFTER K
4After k
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from K in the alphabet.
L
INSTANT YIELD
5Instant yield
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Instant yield” to its initials.
IY
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: N _ _ E _. “Calendar entries” crosses it at the fourth square.
NOTES
DUDES
7Dudes
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
G _ _ _. The third square is also part of “BEAU__”.
GUYS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits F _ _ L _ _ G. Check the fifth letter against “Instant yield”.
FALLING
COUSIN OF A FJORD
9Cousin of a fjord
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. The third square is also part of “Put down”.
RIA
____ERSITY
10____ERSITY
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fill the gap in “____ERSITY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with U.
UNIV
_NSTANT
11_NSTANT
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_NSTANT”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
I
TEAM LEADER
12Team leader
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Team leader” to its initials.
TL
MANNERLY
13Mannerly
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Certified”.
CIVIL
IN A CROWD OF
14In a crowd of
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Solving “LI___GROOM” first gives you its third letter.
AMID
ran---g
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “ran---g”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with K.
KIN
EVENT TRIGGER
16Event trigger
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Event trigger” to its initials.
ET
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SECOND PERSON
17Second person
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits Y _ _. Solving “Dudes” first gives you its third letter.
YOU
CERTIFIED
18Certified
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
V _ _ I _. Solving “Mannerly” first gives you its fourth letter.
VALID
BEAU__
19BEAU__
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “BEAU__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with T.
TY
ELEMEN___
20ELEMEN___
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “ELEMEN___” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
TAL
CALENDAR ENTRIES
21Calendar entries
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits D _ _ E _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
DATES
MAXIMUM ALLOWED
22Maximum allowed
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
L _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
LIMIT
___ ISLAS FILIPINAS
23___ ISLAS FILIPINAS
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ ISLAS FILIPINAS”. Shape: L _ _.
LAS
LI___GROOM
24LI___GROOM
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “LI___GROOM” and enter only the missing part, starting with V.
VIN
25Picture clue
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “COMP___R”.
SEED
AFTER R
26 after r
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after R.
S
STAY TRUE ALWAYS
27Stay true always
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
STA
SELENIUM
28Selenium
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with S. The picture clue in the inside the grid crosses it at the second square.
SE
UPPER-CASE
29Upper-case
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
UC
COMP___R
30COMP___R
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “COMP___R” go in the grid. First one: U.
UTE
_LARM
31_LARM
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_LARM” go in the grid. First one: A.
A
SCHOOL GRP.
32School grp.
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Stay true always”.
ACAD
Crossword Challenge Level 2533 Solved Grid
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