Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2535 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2535? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 11 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; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Hesitate”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2535: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Talkative”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Hesitate”. 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.
HESITATE
1Hesitate
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with V. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
VACILLATE
OXYGEN SYMBOL
2Oxygen symbol
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Oxygen symbol”.
O
___ CAYES, HAITI
3___ CAYES, HAITI
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ CAYES, HAITI”? It fits L _ _.
LES
lem-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “lem-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with U.
UR
ACTOR WILLIS
5Actor willis
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ C _. Check the fourth letter against “High card”.
BRUCE
WASTE
6Waste
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. The third square is also part of “Land of the free": abbr.”.
LOSE
HISTORICAL AGE
7Historical age
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. Solving “Land of the free": abbr.” first gives you its third letter.
ERA
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
TALKATIVE
8Talkative
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits V _ _ U _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Actor willis”.
VOLUBLE
ARRAIGN
9Arraign
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Arraign.
A
CLEAR TO SEND
10Clear to send
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Clear to send”.
CTS
INTERS. HIGHWAY
11Inters. highway
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Inters. highway” to its initials.
IH
RENT
12Rent
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
L _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Calls for”.
LEASE
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Base's opposite”.
LOCK
STAND UP
14Stand up
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ S _. Solving “Calls for” first gives you its fourth letter.
ARISE
___ TALKS (LECTURE SERIES)
15___ TALKS (LECTURE SERIES)
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ TALKS (LECTURE SERIES)” starts with T.
TED
c--ent
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “c--ent” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BOBBLE OR FUMBLE
17Bobble or fumble
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ O _. Solving “Waste” first gives you its fourth letter.
ERROR
MATH STATEMENT
18Math statement
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
T _ _ O _ _ M. “Stand up” crosses it at the fifth square.
THEOREM
"LAND OF THE FREE": ABBR.
19"land of the free": abbr.
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _. Solving “Historical age” first gives you its third letter.
USA
CALLS FOR
20Calls for
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
ASKS
HIGH CARD
21High card
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. Solving “Waste” first gives you its third letter.
ACE
BASE'S OPPOSITE
22Base's opposite
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. “Stand up” crosses it at the third square.
ACID
23Picture clue
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. M _ _ E _. “Caustic chemical” crosses it at the fourth square.
MONEY
_ONITOR
24_ONITOR
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_ONITOR”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with M.
M
GAELIC
25Gaelic
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Gaelic.
G
GLOBAL OBJECTIVE
26Global objective
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
GO
ANIMAL WITH A RACK
27Animal with a rack
Row 7, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving the picture clue in the inside the grid first gives you its third letter.
ELK
BETWEEN M AND O
28Between m and o
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Alphabet check: the single letter between M and O.
N
YOU ALL
29You all
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
YA
CAUSTIC CHEMICAL
30Caustic chemical
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
LYE
ZERO IN MATH
31Zero in math
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Zero in math”.
O
32Picture clue
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with O. The third square is also part of “You all”.
OKAY
Crossword Challenge Level 2535 Solved Grid
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