Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2577 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2577 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want 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 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 “Fears”, 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: P _ _ C _ _ O _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Facial”.
PITCHFORK
YOUR ___ (JUDGE'S TITLE)
2YOUR ___ (JUDGE'S TITLE)
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Which word finishes “YOUR ___ (JUDGE'S TITLE)”? It fits H _ _ O _.
HONOR
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with O. Solving “Subatomic particle” first gives you its second letter.
ON
AFTER A
4After a
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to A; the answer is its next letter.
B
ROMAN NUMERAL 3
5Roman numeral 3
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Coal site”.
III
YEARLY EVENT
6Yearly event
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
A _ _ U _ _. “Unreal engine” crosses it at the fourth square.
ANNUAL
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Unreal engine”.
STEEL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FEARS
8Fears
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with P. “Roman numeral 3” crosses it at the fifth square.
PHOBIAS
SUBATOMIC PARTICLE
9Subatomic particle
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ION
THERMAL NOISE
10Thermal noise
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Thermal noise”.
TN
EARTH'S INTERIOR
11Earth's interior
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
C _ _ _. “ALDE_” crosses it at the third square.
CORE
BAT__OBE
12BAT__OBE
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “BAT__OBE” go in the grid. First one: H.
HR
FACIAL
13Facial
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Facial starts with the answer.
F
COME ABOUT
14Come about
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ U _. The fourth square is also part of “Clairvoyant”.
OCCUR
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
15Relative humidity
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Relative humidity” to its initials.
RH
TODDLER OFTEN
16Toddler often
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: K _ _. The third square is also part of “Roman 500”.
KID
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
INTERNAL
17Internal
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: I _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
INT
CLAIRVOYANT
18Clairvoyant
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ I _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Opposite of boy”.
MEDIUM
COAL SITE
19Coal site
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. Solving “Yearly event” first gives you its third letter.
MINE
ALDE_
20ALDE_
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “ALDE_” go in the grid. First one: R.
R
UNREAL ENGINE
21Unreal engine
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
UE
BLOOPER
22Blooper
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ O _. “Fashion style” crosses it at the fourth square.
ERROR
BARGAIN
23Bargain
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Yearly event”.
DEAL
GAME CONSOLE
24Game console
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
GC
OPPOSITE OF BOY
25Opposite of boy
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Blooper”.
GIRL
___MNEY
26___MNEY
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “___MNEY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with C.
CHI
27Aid for a decoder
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “AID FOR A DECODER” point to the same word. It begins with K.
KEY
KITTEN
28Kitten
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Kitten.
K
DATA ANALYSIS
29Data analysis
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DA
FASHION STYLE
30Fashion style
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Data analysis”.
MODE
ROMAN 500
31Roman 500
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Roman 500”.
D
BIT OF SUNLIGHT
32Bit of sunlight
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. Check the third letter against “Aid for a decoder”.
RAY
Crossword Challenge Level 2577 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2577 solved
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