Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2575 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2575 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 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 the picture clue in the left column, 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.
papua –
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
The image carries “papua -”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NEWGUINEA
COMMONLY
2Commonly
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Acquires”.
OFTEN
'NO FUNDS'
3'no funds'
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
N _. Solving “Error free function” first gives you its second letter.
NF
ACROSS
4Across
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Across starts with the answer.
A
fid-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“fid-”). What is left starts with G.
GET
NOT CLOSED
6Not closed
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
O _ _ N _ _. The fourth square is also part of “__CKTIE”.
OPENED
IDENTIFIES
7Identifies
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “__CKTIE”.
NAMES
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: N _ _ A _ _ N. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
NONAGON
ERROR FREE FUNCTION
9Error free function
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EFF
ABBR. FOR WEIGHT
10Abbr. for weight
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _. The second square is also part of “Commonly”.
WT
ACQUIRES
11Acquires
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with G. The third square is also part of “_WINE”.
GETS
tr--k
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “trk” gives the answer. First letter: U.
UN
ILLUMINE
13Illumine
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Illumine.
I
GIVEN A TITLE
14Given a title
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ E _. Solving “Released” first gives you its fourth letter.
NAMED
ENERGY DENSITY
15Energy density
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Energy density”.
ED
ADAPTIVE DATA ANALYSIS
16Adaptive data analysis
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Adaptive data analysis” to its initials.
ADA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
END POINT ASSESS.
17End point assess.
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “End point assess.” to its initials.
EPA
RELEASED
18Released
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ U _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Financial reserve”.
ISSUED
THING ON LIST
19Thing on list
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. “Not closed” crosses it at the third square.
ITEM
_WINE
20_WINE
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_WINE” go in the grid. First one: T.
T
__CKTIE
21__CKTIE
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__CKTIE” go in the grid. First one: N.
NE
BROKEN OFF
22Broken off
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Beloved”.
ENDED
OBSERVES
23Observes
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Not closed”.
SEES
FIELD MANUAL
24Field manual
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
FM
FINANCIAL RESERVE
25Financial reserve
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Broken off”.
FUND
ANNEX
26Annex
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Adaptive data analysis”.
ADD
12:00 AND 1:00: ABBR.
2712:00 and 1:00: abbr.
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Fits H _ _. The third square is also part of “___HTOWEL”.
HRS
AFTER G
28After g
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from G in the alphabet.
H
ACTIVE INTEL
29Active intel
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Active intel”.
AI
BELOVED
30Beloved
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Active intel”.
DEAR
ACE
31Ace
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Ace, nothing more.
A
___HTOWEL
32___HTOWEL
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “___HTOWEL” go in the grid. First one: D.
DIS
Crossword Challenge Level 2575 Solved Grid
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