Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2539 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2539 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.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 4 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 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 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “1970s decade”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Puzzle action”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “1970s decade”, 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.
1970S DECADE
11970s decade
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ E _ _ I _ _. Solving “Checked” first gives you its sixth letter.
SEVENTIES
ENDED
2Ended
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. “Vector engine” crosses it at the third square.
OVER
c--f
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “cf” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LE
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Name the object in the picture. V.
V
INTEGRATED NODE TERMINAL
5Integrated node terminal
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Integrated node terminal” to its initials.
INT
HAD TO HAVE
6Had to have
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with N. Its fourth letter is shared with “Data encoding”.
NEEDED
SPORTS OR PUZZLES
7Sports or puzzles
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with G. Solving “Data encoding” first gives you its fourth letter.
GAMES
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PUZZLE ACTION
8Puzzle action
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ V _ _ G. Its fifth letter is shared with “Integrated node terminal”.
SOLVING
el---n
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “el---n”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EVE
VECTOR ENGINE
10Vector engine
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
VE
EXP____NCE
11EXP____NCE
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fill the gap in “EXP____NCE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
ERIE
AFTER M
12After m
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to M; the answer is its next letter.
N
CHECKED
13Checked
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ T _ _. “Had room for” crosses it at the fourth square.
TESTED
PUT IN THE GROUND
14Put in the ground
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Had room for”.
INTER
sch--ule
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“sch--ule”). What is left starts with E.
ED
SOMEONE SAID IT
16Someone said it
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Someone said it”.
SSI
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NANO EMISSION ARRAY
17Nano emission array
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NEA
HAD ROOM FOR
18Had room for
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with S. “Checked” crosses it at the fourth square.
SEATED
ROSE PART
19Rose part
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. “Had to have” crosses it at the third square.
STEM
MASS. ___ OF TECH.
20MASS. ___ OF TECH.
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “MASS. ___ OF TECH.” starts with I.
INST
DATA ENCODING
21Data encoding
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Data encoding” to its initials.
DE
VALUE
22Value
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with M. “____URBED” crosses it at the fourth square.
MERIT
IDENTIFIES
23Identifies
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ E _. “Had to have” crosses it at the fourth square.
NAMES
FINISHES
24Finishes
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
ENDS
PLAY THIS SONG
25Play this song
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
PTS
PREMIUM
26Premium
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Premium.
P
RE__DENCE
27RE__DENCE
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
“RE__DENCE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SI
____URBED
28____URBED
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “____URBED” and enter only the missing part, starting with D.
DIST
FIRST PERSON PRONOUN
29First person pronoun
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “First person pronoun”.
I
den---t
30Picture clue
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “den---t” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
TIS
Crossword Challenge Level 2539 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2539 solved
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