Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2606 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2606 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.
12 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2606: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Smoke messages”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ T _ _ E _ _. Solving “Actor paul” first gives you its sixth letter.
SOUTHWEST
INDOOR
2Indoor
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Indoor starts with the answer.
I
GOOD VIBES
3Good vibes
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Good vibes” to its initials.
GV
KINDLY
4Kindly
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. Solving “Sugar plant” first gives you its third letter.
NICE
phe---nt
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “phe---nt”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
ASA
IN A STRAIGHT LINE
6In a straight line
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
L _ _ E _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Early access”.
LINEAR
GEYSER SIGHT
7Geyser sight
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Early access”.
STEAM
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SMOKE MESSAGES
8Smoke messages
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ N _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
SIGNALS
VOWEL SOUND
9Vowel sound
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Vowel sound”.
O
UNDER WATER
10Under water
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UW
KIND
11Kind
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. “Straw vote” crosses it at the third square.
TYPE
MUSICAL NOTE
12Musical note
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Musical note”.
H
ACTOR PAUL
13Actor paul
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with W. The fourth square is also part of “Aid for a decoder”.
WALKER
POMPEO OF "GREY'S ANATOMY"
14Pompeo of "grey's anatomy"
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Aid for a decoder”.
ELLEN
-ndbox
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ndbox”). What is left starts with S.
SA
TEXAS STATE POLICE
16Texas state police
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Texas state police”.
TSP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SHORT STAY
17Short stay
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
V _ _ I _. Solving “In a straight line” first gives you its fourth letter.
VISIT
WYOMING
18Wyoming
Row 3, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Fits W _. Solving “Kind” first gives you its second letter.
WY
SUGAR PLANT
19Sugar plant
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “In a straight line”.
CANE
STRAW VOTE
20Straw vote
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Actor paul”.
POLL
EARLY ACCESS
21Early access
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Early access”.
EA
KIND OF COLONY
22Kind of colony
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Harvard's rival”.
PENAL
OVERACT
23Overact
Row 6, col 3 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Overact, nothing more.
O
SADLY SAID
24Sadly said
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
ALAS
POWER ANALYSIS MODULE
25Power analysis module
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Power analysis module”.
PAM
AID FOR A DECODER
26Aid for a decoder
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Begins with K. Check the third letter against “Harvard's rival”.
KEY
27___DING
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Picture plus words: “___DING”. The answer opens with W.
WED
WARNING
28Warning
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Warning.
W
E__VATOR
29E__VATOR
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
“E__VATOR” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with L.
LE
HARVARD'S RIVAL
30Harvard's rival
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: Y _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “E__VATOR”.
YALE
P FOR PIZZA
31P for pizza
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “P for pizza”.
P
___ ZEPPELIN
32___ ZEPPELIN
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ ZEPPELIN” out loud and the blank fills itself: L _ _.
LED
Crossword Challenge Level 2606 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2606 solved
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