Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2610 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2610, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 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; 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 “By the side”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2610: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Procure”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “By the side”. 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.
BY THE SIDE
1By the side
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
A _ _ N _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “In a chair”.
ALONGSIDE
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
CANE
QUALITY INDEX
3Quality index
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Quality index”.
QI
AFTER T
4After t
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from T in the alphabet.
U
med---tion
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “med---tion” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
ITA
MUGGED A SNOOZER
6Mugged a snoozer
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
R _ _ L _ _. The fourth square is also part of “PARS__Y”.
ROLLED
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _ E _. “PARS__Y” crosses it at the fourth square.
ENTER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PROCURE
8Procure
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
ACQUIRE
LEAF AREA INDEX
9Leaf area index
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Leaf area index”.
LAI
spo-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“spo-”). What is left starts with O.
ON
CLEAN AND ORDERLY
11Clean and orderly
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. Check the third letter against “Actor alda”.
NEAT
GALLON
12Gallon
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Gallon, nothing more.
G
IN A CHAIR
13In a chair
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
S _ _ T _ _. Solving “Asserted” first gives you its fourth letter.
SEATED
WORD WITH EAR OR PEACE
14Word with ear or peace
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
I _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Asserted”.
INNER
DIRECT DAMAGE
15Direct damage
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DD
R___ONSIVE
16R___ONSIVE
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “R___ONSIVE” go in the grid. First one: E.
ESP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BIG WEIGHT
17Big weight
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
TON
ASSERTED
18Asserted
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ T _ _. Solving “In a chair” first gives you its fourth letter.
STATED
"S" ON THE DINNER TABLE
19"s" on the dinner table
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Mugged a snoozer”.
SALT
ACTOR ALDA
20Actor alda
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “In a chair”.
ALAN
PARS__Y
21PARS__Y
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “PARS__Y” and enter only the missing part, starting with L.
LE
HOSPITAL FLUID
22Hospital fluid
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ U _. The fourth square is also part of “Vacuum's target”.
SERUM
FOCUSED BEAM OF LIGHT
23Focused beam of light
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with L. “Mugged a snoozer” crosses it at the fourth square.
LASER
CEASES
24Ceases
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Direct damage” first gives you its third letter.
ENDS
PLAY THIS SONG
25Play this song
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
PTS
PARKING
26Parking
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Parking, nothing more.
P
__XOPHONE
27__XOPHONE
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__XOPHONE” go in the grid. First one: S.
SA
VACUUM'S TARGET
28Vacuum's target
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “__XOPHONE”.
DUST
PAY
29Pay
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Pay.
P
___CARA
30___CARA
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“___CARA” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with M.
MAS
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Puzzle 2610 solved
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