Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2541 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2541 is an 8×10 board with 29 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Oxygen addition”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2541: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “It may be standing at the end of a concert”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Oxygen addition”. 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.
OXYGEN ADDITION
1Oxygen addition
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
O _ _ D _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Gin partner”.
OXIDATION
DOC FOR A DOG
2Doc for a dog
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: V _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
VET
GRADE OPTION
3Grade option
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Grade option”.
A
tur--e
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“tur--e”). What is left starts with T.
TL
LITTLEST BIT
5Littlest bit
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
I _ _ _. “Price marker” crosses it at the third square.
IOTA
FEMALE ORGAN
6Female organ
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
O _ _ R _. Check the fourth letter against “Gem in an oyster”.
OVARY
NOT CAREFUL
7Not careful
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ L _ _ E _ _. “Gazette” crosses it at the sixth square.
NEGLIGENT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
IT MAY BE STANDING AT THE END OF A CONCERT
8It may be standing at the end of a concert
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits O _ _ T _ _ N. Solving “Littlest bit” first gives you its fifth letter.
OVATION
REFLE__S
9REFLE__S
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
“REFLE__S” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with X.
XE
jiu j---u
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “jiu j---u”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
ITS
GRADE AFTER C
11Grade after c
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Grade after c”.
D
DRY
12Dry
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Twirl”.
ARID
GIN PARTNER
13Gin partner
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the fourth letter against “Magazine manager”.
TONIC
aquar--m
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “aquar--m” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IU
___ EMPIRE
15___ EMPIRE
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
The missing word in “___ EMPIRE” starts with O.
OTTOMAN
CLOSE BY
16Close by
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. Its third letter is shared with “CAP__IN”.
NEAR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HEART'S EMOTION
17Heart's emotion
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Female organ”.
LOVE
TWIRL
18Twirl
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. “Dry” crosses it at the third square.
SPIN
PRICE MARKER
19Price marker
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. “Not careful” crosses it at the third square.
TAG
MAGAZINE MANAGER
20Magazine manager
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits E _ _ T _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Sticky roll”.
EDITOR
GEM IN AN OYSTER
21Gem in an oyster
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “Female organ”.
PEARL
WAY TO GO
22Way to go
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
R _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against “___ EMPIRE”.
ROUTE
YOUNG'S INDEX
23Young's index
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Young's index”.
YI
CAMERA
24Camera
Row 6, col 6 · 3 letters · down
C _ _. Its third letter is shared with “___ EMPIRE”.
CAM
GAZETTE
25Gazette
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Gazette starts with the answer.
G
CUSHION
26Cushion
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits P _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Down-town”.
PAD
STICKY ROLL
27Sticky roll
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Cushion”.
TAPE
CAP__IN
28CAP__IN
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “CAP__IN”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with T.
TA
DOWN-TOWN
29Down-town
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DT
Crossword Challenge Level 2541 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2541 solved
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