Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2565 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2565? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 13 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 7 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Not maximum”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: M _ _ T _ _ L _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Adaptive data model”.
MEATBALLS
INNER YOU
2Inner you
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IY
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Places to sit”.
NEST
BRAINS' GAINS
4Brains' gains
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ A _. Solving “Final figure” first gives you its fourth letter.
IDEAS
AFTER L
5After l
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to L; the answer is its next letter.
M
cl---er
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “cl---er” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with U.
UST
HAVE TO
7Have to
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. Solving “Places to sit” first gives you its third letter.
MUST
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT MAXIMUM
8Not maximum
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ I _ _ M. Check the fifth letter against “After l”.
MINIMUM
GAZED UPON
9Gazed upon
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
EYED
AVERAGE
10Average
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Average, nothing more.
A
FINAL FIGURE
11Final figure
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Brains' gains”.
TOTAL
-ush
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-ush”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with B.
BL
ADAPTIVE DATA MODEL
13Adaptive data model
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
ADM
EXIT
14Exit
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ V _. The fourth square is also part of “Vibes are real”.
LEAVE
LONG SLEEVE
15Long sleeve
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Long sleeve” to its initials.
LS
BECOME ACTIVE
16Become active
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “_NSECT”.
STIR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
__CCULENT
17__CCULENT
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “__CCULENT” and enter only the missing part, starting with S.
SU
AXIS FOES
18Axis foes
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
A _ _ I _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Feeling lousy”.
ALLIES
PLACES TO SIT
19Places to sit
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits S _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
SEATS
AGED THE MOST
20Aged the most
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
O _ _ E _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Exit”.
OLDEST
POE_
21POE_
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “POE_” go in the grid. First one: T.
T
YARD LINE
22Yard line
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Yard line” to its initials.
YL
CAGY
23Cagy
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Yard line”.
SLY
ARO__TIC
24ARO__TIC
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “ARO__TIC” go in the grid. First one: M.
MA
LOW-FAT
25Low-fat
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits L _ _ _. “Home to india and indonesia” crosses it at the third square.
LEAN
FEELING LOUSY
26Feeling lousy
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
I _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Low-fat”.
ILL
VIBES ARE REAL
27Vibes are real
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
VAR
_VOLUTION
28_VOLUTION
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_VOLUTION” go in the grid. First one: E.
E
INJECTION JET
29Injection jet
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Injection jet”.
IJ
HOME TO INDIA AND INDONESIA
30Home to india and indonesia
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. “Injection jet” crosses it at the third square.
ASIA
_NSECT
31_NSECT
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “_NSECT” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
I
JUNIOR NURSE
32Junior nurse
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
JN
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