Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2604 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2604 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 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; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Safe to sip”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Helped the cause, say”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Safe to sip”, 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.
SAFE TO SIP
1Safe to sip
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
D _ _ N _ _ B _ _. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
DRINKABLE
sh-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“sh-”). What is left starts with O.
OUT
NECESSITY
3Necessity
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. The third square is also part of “Any thing”.
NEED
ARTICLE
4Article
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Article.
A
-paz
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-paz”). What is left starts with T.
TO
BOBBLE OR FUMBLE
6Bobble or fumble
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ O _. “Point along a line” crosses it at the fourth square.
ERROR
SLIGHT
7Slight
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ T _ _ I _ _. “Rainbow” crosses it at the sixth square.
DEXTERITY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
HELPED THE CAUSE, SAY
8Helped the cause, say
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits D _ _ A _ _ D. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
DONATED
CRY OVER, SAY
9Cry over, say
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. The third square is also part of “Necessity”.
RUE
ANY THING
10Any thing
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Necessity”.
ITEM
BEFORE O
11Before o
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to O; the answer is its previous letter.
N
KILO-AMPERE UNIT
12Kilo-ampere unit
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with K; pattern K _. “Chef's wear” crosses it at the second square.
KA
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. A _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Value”.
APRIL
LONDONER
14Londoner
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
B _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Violent protest”.
BRIT
-p
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-p”). What is left starts with L.
LOO
DEGREE OF DISORDER IN A SYSTEM
16Degree of disorder in a system
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ R _ _ Y. The fifth square is also part of “PEEKAB__”.
ENTROPY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CHANGE FROM A KRONE
17Change from a krone
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with O. Check the third letter against “Slight”.
ORE
VALUE
18Value
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
MERIT
MEDICINE LABEL
19Medicine label
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: R _. “Slight” crosses it at the second square.
RX
MATE
20Mate
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fits P _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
PAL
POINT ALONG A LINE
21Point along a line
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ O _. “Bobble or fumble” crosses it at the fourth square.
DEPOT
CHEF'S WEAR
22Chef's wear
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
APRON
SCARCE
23Scarce
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Bobble or fumble”.
RARE
VIOLENT PROTEST
24Violent protest
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
RIOT
RAINBOW
25Rainbow
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Rainbow, nothing more.
R
SHORT SLEEP
26Short sleep
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: N _ _. “Degree of disorder in a system” crosses it at the third square.
NAP
NET INCOME
27Net income
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Net income” to its initials.
NI
PEEKAB__
28PEEKAB__
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “PEEKAB__” go in the grid. First one: O.
OO
HORSE'S MORSEL
29Horse's morsel
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
O _ _. “Slight” crosses it at the third square.
OAT
REPLY
30Reply
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Reply.
R
Crossword Challenge Level 2604 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2604 solved
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