Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2599 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2599? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 10 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; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Political shifts”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Political shifts”, read top to bottom.
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.
POLITICAL SHIFTS
1Political shifts
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with M. Check the sixth letter against “Not hard”.
MOVEMENTS
___-PACIFIC
2___-PACIFIC
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “___-PACIFIC” starts with A.
ASIA
AFTER Q
3 after q
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
TIME INDEX
4Time index
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TI
sp---l
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “sp---l” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IRA
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits N _ _ _. Solving “Clause joiner” first gives you its third letter.
NONE
BOOK LIST
7Book list
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with I. Check the fourth letter against “Elderly education”.
INDEX
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to M _ _ T _ _ I. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
MARTINI
PURP__E
9PURP__E
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “PURP__E”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
OS
BY WAY OF
10By way of
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
V _ _. Check the third letter against “Plays a role”.
VIA
PER PERSON
11Per person
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with “Plays a role”.
EACH
MAJESTY
12Majesty
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Majesty starts with the answer.
M
NOT HARD
13Not hard
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ I _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Tresses”.
EASILY
SU__OOF
14SU__OOF
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “SU__OOF” go in the grid. First one: N.
NR
but-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “but” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TER
PAST OF SAY
16Past of say
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. “Response index” crosses it at the third square.
SAID
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FE, TO CHEMISTS
17Fe, to chemists
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits I _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
IRON
PLAYS A ROLE
18Plays a role
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Access, with "into”.
ACTS
CLAUSE JOINER
19Clause joiner
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Book list”.
AND
TRESSES
20Tresses
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Not hard”.
HAIR
ELDERLY EDUCATION
21Elderly education
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EE
STORY LINE
22Story line
Row 5, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits P _ _ _. Solving “Freeway, e.g.” first gives you its third letter.
PLOT
ACCESS, WITH "INTO"
23Access, with "into"
Row 6, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Fits T _ _. “Story line” crosses it at the third square.
TAP
FIELD
24Field
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
AREA
ROMAN NUMERAL TEN
25Roman numeral ten
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Roman numeral ten”.
X
SALE PLACE
26Sale place
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _ _. “Prefix with city” crosses it at the third square.
YARD
ROMAN 504
27Roman 504
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
D _ _. The third square is also part of “Digital video”.
DIV
FREEWAY, E.G.
28Freeway, e.g.
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Sale place”.
ROAD
RESPONSE INDEX
29Response index
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Response index” to its initials.
RI
PREFIX WITH CITY
30Prefix with city
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits T _ _. Check the third letter against “Roman 504”.
TRI
DIGITAL
31Digital
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Digital starts with the answer.
D
DIGITAL VIDEO
32Digital video
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Digital video”.
DV
Crossword Challenge Level 2599 Solved Grid
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