Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2543 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2543, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 6 clues are pictures, and 4 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; 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 “Found guilty”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “End of many a driveway”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Found guilty”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
FOUND GUILTY
1Found guilty
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits C _ _ V _ _ T _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Places for aces or cases”.
CONVICTED
APNEA-HYPOPNEA INDEX
2Apnea-hypopnea index
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Apnea-hypopnea index”.
AHI
-ace
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
The image carries “-ace”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
R
-nda
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-nda” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with P.
PA
COMPENSATE FOR
5Compensate for
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with O. Check the fourth letter against “Abated”.
OFFSET
SCARCE
6Scarce
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “___NCHISE”.
RARE
7Buy-sell activity
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Use the text “BUY-SELL ACTIVITY” if the picture is unclear. First letter T.
TRADE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
END OF MANY A DRIVEWAY
8End of many a driveway
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
C _ _ P _ _ T. “Compensate for” crosses it at the fifth square.
CARPORT
phara-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “phara” gives the answer. First letter: O.
OH
PEN POINT
10Pen point
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. Check the third letter against “Pretty quality”.
NIB
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
One word for the picture, starting with V.
V
PHOTO
12Photo
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
I _ _ G _. Check the fourth letter against “Concurred”.
IMAGE
PLACES FOR ACES OR CASES
13Places for aces or cases
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
C _ _ R _ _. “Concurred” crosses it at the fourth square.
COURTS
LONDON MUSEUM
14London museum
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Pretty quality”.
TATE
bit-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“bit-”). What is left starts with E.
E
DATA KERNEL
16Data kernel
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Data kernel” to its initials.
DK
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
WAY OFF
17Way off
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. The third square is also part of “Scarce”.
AFAR
PRETTY QUALITY
18Pretty quality
Row 3, col 4 · 6 letters · down
Begins with B. Solving “Places for aces or cases” first gives you its fourth letter.
BEAUTY
___NCHISE
19___NCHISE
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “___NCHISE” go in the grid. First one: F.
FRA
CONCURRED
20Concurred
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with A. “London museum” crosses it at the fourth square.
AGREED
ABATED
21Abated
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Scarce”.
EASED
MODE OF ATTACK
22Mode of attack
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Mode of attack”.
MOA
VAL_
23VAL_
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “VAL_”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
E
OB____IVE
24OB____IVE
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fill the gap in “OB____IVE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SESS
_____ PASS, NEAR PIKES PEAK
25_____ PASS, NEAR PIKES PEAK
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “_____ PASS, NEAR PIKES PEAK” starts with U.
UTE
EUROPEAN UNION
26European union
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “European union” to its initials.
EU
ACCOUNT OF
27Account of
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Account of”.
AO
FERMENT
28Ferment
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: Y _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against “OB____IVE”.
YEAST
KARMA
29Karma
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Karma.
K
MEDICINAL UNIT
30Medicinal unit
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “OB____IVE”.
DOSE
Crossword Challenge Level 2543 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2543 solved
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