Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2568 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2568 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.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 4 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; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Fairy tale princess”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Fairy tale princess”. 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.
FAIRY TALE PRINCESS
1Fairy tale princess
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ W _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “High school”.
SNOWWHITE
DESIRE TO SCRATCH
2Desire to scratch
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
ITCH
MENTAL HEALTH
3Mental health
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Mental health”.
MH
AFTER B
4After b
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after B.
C
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with A. Its fifth letter is shared with “Title for voldemort”.
ASTEROID
BEWAIL
6Bewail
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving “Be anxious” first gives you its third letter.
RUE
LIKE EARLY-MORNING GRASS
7Like early-morning grass
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with D. Solving “Be anxious” first gives you its third letter.
DEWY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ C _ _ D. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
SIMCARD
CERTAIN POWER
9Certain power
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: N _ _. The third square is also part of “Mental health”.
NTH
matt--k
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “matt--k” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OC
BLANK PAGE COLOR
11Blank page color
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits W _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against “Severe weather”.
WHITE
WASHING
12Washing
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Washing, nothing more.
W
HIGH SCHOOL
13High school
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “High school” to its initials.
HS
CATALOGUE
14Catalogue
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ M _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ITEMIZE
– of war
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “- of war”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with T.
TUG
NERVOUS
16Nervous
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Protein source”.
EDGY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___ FOR PEACE
17___ FOR PEACE
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ FOR PEACE” out loud and the blank fills itself: S _ _.
SUE
SEVERE WEATHER
18Severe weather
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “House-top” first gives you its fourth letter.
STORM
BE ANXIOUS
19Be anxious
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bewail”.
STEW
ICE LEVEL
20Ice level
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Ice level” to its initials.
IL
YES
21Yes
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Yes, nothing more.
Y
TWELVE ITEMS
22Twelve items
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with D. The fourth square is also part of “Cozy retreat”.
DOZEN
TITLE FOR VOLDEMORT
23Title for voldemort
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
LORD
MACHO GUY
24Macho guy
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
STUD
WARD (OFF)
25Ward (off)
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ _. “Cozy retreat” crosses it at the third square.
FEND
HOUSE-TOP
26House-top
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. “Twelve items” crosses it at the third square.
ROOF
PROTEIN SOURCE
27Protein source
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Nervous”.
EGG
COZY RETREAT
28Cozy retreat
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. Solving “Ward (off)” first gives you its third letter.
DEN
LETTER AFTER X
29Letter after x
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from X in the alphabet.
Y
NOTRE DAME
30Notre dame
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Notre dame”.
ND
Crossword Challenge Level 2568 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2568 solved
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