Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2625 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2625 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.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Wise decision maker”.
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 “Wise decision maker”, 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.
WISE DECISION MAKER
1Wise decision maker
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with J; pattern J _ _ I _ _ O _ _. Check the sixth letter against “After h”.
JUDICIOUS
BALLFIEND BOBBLE
2Ballfiend bobble
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the fourth letter against “Big ten team”.
ERROR
THERMAL NOISE
3Thermal noise
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Thermal noise”.
TN
AFTER O
4 after o
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from O in the alphabet.
P
cat---ran
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “catran” gives the answer. First letter: A.
AMA
6Fish eggs
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “FISH EGGS” point to the same word. It begins with C.
CAVIAR
HOLDS ONTO
7Holds onto
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with K. “Network identifier” crosses it at the fourth square.
KEEPS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. J _ _ P _ _ K. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
JETPACK
BEVERAGE SERVER
9Beverage server
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with U. Its third letter is shared with “Thermal noise”.
URN
DISASTER RECOVERY
10Disaster recovery
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Disaster recovery” to its initials.
DR
BIG TEN TEAM
11Big ten team
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “West”.
IOWA
__EPE
12__EPE
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “__EPE” and enter only the missing part, starting with C.
CR
AFTER H
13After h
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from H in the alphabet.
I
NOT INNER
14Not inner
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Deserts”.
OUTER
syr-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “syr” gives the answer. First letter: U.
UP
SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR
16Signal strength indicator
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Signal strength indicator”.
SSI
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ACTRESS BUSCH
17Actress busch
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits M _ _. The third square is also part of “Holds onto”.
MAE
DESERTS
18Deserts
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits W _ _ T _ _. “Famous person” crosses it at the fourth square.
WASTES
SURFER'S NEED
19Surfer's need
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Fish eggs”.
WAVE
WEST
20West
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of West.
W
NETWORK IDENTIFIER
21Network identifier
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits I _. Its second letter is shared with “Holds onto”.
IP
IN THE MORNING
22In the morning
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not fast”.
EARLY
ADRIATIC AND OTHERS
23Adriatic and others
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Fish eggs”.
SEAS
SPACE-TIME
24Space-time
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ST
FAMOUS PERSON
25Famous person
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with “In the morning”.
STAR
___ AND LEAVES
26___ AND LEAVES
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ AND LEAVES”? It fits U _ _.
UPS
1/20 OF A TON: ABBR.
271/20 of a ton: abbr.
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. Its third letter is shared with “IS IT SOUP ___?”.
CWT
VITAMIN LETTER
28Vitamin letter
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Vitamin letter”.
C
OPEN ENCOUNTER
29Open encounter
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Open encounter”.
OE
NOT FAST
30Not fast
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. “Open encounter” crosses it at the third square.
SLOW
_CEBERG
31_CEBERG
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “_CEBERG”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
I
"IS IT SOUP ___?"
32"IS IT SOUP ___?"
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “IS IT SOUP ___?”? It fits Y _ _.
YET
Crossword Challenge Level 2625 Solved Grid
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