Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2534 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2534? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks 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; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Asked for”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “House tour giver”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Asked for”, 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.
ASKED FOR
1Asked for
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits R _ _ U _ _ T _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Hard to find”.
REQUESTED
ARAB RULER
2Arab ruler
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. “Quality index” crosses it at the third square.
EMIR
C__SAL
3C__SAL
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
“C__SAL” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
AU
LITER SYMBOL
4Liter symbol
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Liter symbol”.
L
ROOF SEALANT
5Roof sealant
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Londoner”.
TAR
SEDATIVE
6Sedative
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits O _ _ A _ _. Solving “Augmented reality” first gives you its fourth letter.
OPIATE
TRY AGAIN
7Try again
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ R _. Solving “Augmented reality” first gives you its fourth letter.
RETRY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
HOUSE TOUR GIVER
8House tour giver
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ L _ _ R. Check the fifth letter against “Roof sealant”.
REALTOR
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to E _ _. Check the third letter against “C__SAL”.
EMU
QUALITY INDEX
10Quality index
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
QI
DESIRE
11Desire
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
U _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Rodent's action”.
URGE
EATABLE
12Eatable
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Eatable starts with the answer.
E
HARD TO FIND
13Hard to find
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ R _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Carrier”.
SCARCE
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Carrier”.
TOWER
ENERGY HEAL
15Energy heal
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Energy heal” to its initials.
EH
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with D. Its third letter is shared with “Letter after f”.
DOG
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DONKEY KONG, E.G.
17Donkey kong, e.g.
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. The third square is also part of “Try again”.
APE
CARRIER
18Carrier
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ R _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Hard to find”.
BEARER
LONDONER
19Londoner
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits B _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Sedative”.
BRIT
RODENT'S ACTION
20Rodent's action
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Hard to find”.
GNAW
AUGMENTED REALITY
21Augmented reality
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Augmented reality” to its initials.
AR
ANNUL
22Annul
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
S _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Inflatable boat”.
SCRAP
FOUL
23Foul
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
N _ _ T _. Solving “Sedative” first gives you its fourth letter.
NASTY
ALASKAN SALMON
24Alaskan salmon
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Energy heal”.
COHO
"___ BEEN REAL"
25"___ BEEN REAL"
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Say “___ BEEN REAL” out loud and the blank fills itself: I _ _.
ITS
BAS_L
26BAS_L
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “BAS_L”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
I
KUNG ___
27KUNG ___
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Say “KUNG ___” out loud and the blank fills itself: F _.
FU
INFLATABLE BOAT
28Inflatable boat
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. Solving “KUNG ___” first gives you its third letter.
RAFT
LETTER AFTER F
29Letter after f
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after F.
G
-h
30Infected fluid
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “-h”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with P.
PUS
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