Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2600 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2600, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 12 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; 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 “Building supplies”.
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 “Building supplies”. 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.
BUILDING SUPPLIES
1Building supplies
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ E _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Icebox”.
MATERIALS
DEAL MAKER
2Deal maker
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ N _. The fourth square is also part of “Finishes”.
AGENT
-licopter
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “licopter” gives the answer. First letter: H.
HE
JAW
4Jaw
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Jaw, nothing more.
J
FORMER
5Former
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with O. Solving “YOU HAVE NO ___!” first gives you its third letter.
OLD
HAD TO HAVE
6Had to have
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ D _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Driving license”.
NEEDED
HOCKEY STAT
7Hockey stat
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ L _. The fourth square is also part of “Driving license”.
GOALS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with M. Its fifth letter is shared with “Former”.
MAHJONG
COUNT OF CANDLES ON A CAKE
9Count of candles on a cake
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
AGE
THERMAL ENERGY
10Thermal energy
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Thermal energy”.
TE
FINISHES
11Finishes
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Solving “Roman numeral 500” first gives you its third letter.
ENDS
co--ex
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “co--ex”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RT
ICEBOX
13Icebox
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Icebox.
I
CHANGE
14Change
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ N _. The fourth square is also part of “Land in water”.
AMEND
LONG PLAY
15Long play
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Long play” to its initials.
LP
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “_OURSELF”.
SHY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ROARER
17Roarer
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with L. Check the third letter against “Hockey stat”.
LEO
LAND IN WATER
18Land in water
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
I _ _ A _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Beach castle material”.
ISLAND
"YOU HAVE NO ___!"
19"YOU HAVE NO ___!"
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “YOU HAVE NO ___!”? It fits I _ _ _.
IDEA
ROMAN NUMERAL 500
20Roman numeral 500
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Roman numeral 500”.
D
DRIVING LICENSE
21Driving license
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Driving license” to its initials.
DL
BOOK LIST
22Book list
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
I _ _ E _. “Official act” crosses it at the fourth square.
INDEX
NOT TRUTHS
23Not truths
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Had to have”.
LIES
SEARCH ENGINE
24Search engine
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Search engine”.
SE
BEACH CASTLE MATERIAL
25Beach castle material
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. “Book list” crosses it at the third square.
SAND
MILES PER HOUR
26Miles per hour
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
MPH
NOW OR NEVER: ABBR.
27Now or never: abbr.
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. The third square is also part of “REFLE___E”.
ADV
FIRST VOWEL
28First vowel
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “First vowel”.
A
REC__PT
29REC__PT
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
“REC__PT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EI
OFFICIAL ACT
30Official act
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
D _ _ _. “REC__PT” crosses it at the third square.
DEED
_OURSELF
31_OURSELF
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
“_OURSELF” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with Y.
Y
REFLE___E
32REFLE___E
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“REFLE___E” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with X.
XIV
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Puzzle 2600 solved
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