Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2598 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2598 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, 11 of them only one or two letters. 3 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Good things”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2598: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Deal”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Good things”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
GOOD THINGS
1Good things
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with B. “Clickable image” crosses it at the sixth square.
BLESSINGS
AQUIFER
2Aquifer
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Aquifer.
A
REACTIVE HEAT OUTPUT
3Reactive heat output
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Reactive heat output”.
RHO
-nger
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-nger”). What is left starts with G.
GI
FARM PEST
5Farm pest
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of “Purged”.
APHID
APPLE MP3 PLAYER
6Apple mp3 player
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Not cold”.
IPOD
-hing
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “hing” gives the answer. First letter: N.
NOT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
DEAL
8Deal
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: B _ _ G _ _ N. Solving “Farm pest” first gives you its fifth letter.
BARGAIN
AFTER K
9After k
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from K in the alphabet.
L
FREUDIAN SUBJECT
10Freudian subject
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. The third square is also part of “Reactive heat output”.
EGO
SIERRA LEONE
11Sierra leone
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SL
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ A _. “Angry outburst” crosses it at the fourth square.
SALAD
CLICKABLE IMAGE
13Clickable image
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. “Solo” crosses it at the third square.
ICON
9TH
149th
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits N _ _ T _. Solving “Angry outburst” first gives you its fourth letter.
NINTH
GENETIC ENERGY EXCHANGE
15Genetic energy exchange
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Genetic energy exchange”.
GEE
SPEED RUN
16Speed run
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AFRICAN HERBIVORE
17African herbivore
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits H _ _ P _. The fourth square is also part of “Apple mp3 player”.
HIPPO
ICE MASS
18Ice mass
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ C _ _ R. Check the fifth letter against “9th”.
GLACIER
NOT COLD
19Not cold
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
HOT
ANGRY OUTBURST
20Angry outburst
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Clickable image”.
RANT
PURGED
21Purged
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. Check the third letter against “Apple mp3 player”.
RID
SOLO
22Solo
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. “9th” crosses it at the third square.
LONE
SMOOTH
23Smooth
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “See”.
SLEEK
SPORT
24Sport
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Sport starts with the answer.
S
ADM_T
25ADM_T
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “ADM_T” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
CH__D
26CH__D
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “CH__D” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
IL
SKIRT EDGING
27Skirt edging
Row 7, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _. Check the third letter against “Bad way to run”.
HEM
ENIGMA
28Enigma
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Enigma starts with the answer.
E
EVER__NE
29EVER__NE
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “EVER__NE” and enter only the missing part, starting with Y.
YO
SEE
30See
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. “Smooth” crosses it at the third square.
EYE
INFORM_L
31INFORM_L
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
“INFORM_L” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
A
BAD WAY TO RUN
32Bad way to run
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Solving “EVER__NE” first gives you its third letter.
AMOK
Crossword Challenge Level 2598 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2598 solved
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