Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2627 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2627 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
11 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Sentence structure?”.
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 “Sentence structure?”. 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.
SENTENCE STRUCTURE?
1Sentence structure?
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: J _ _ L _ _ U _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Oxygen symbol”.
JAILHOUSE
UPDATE JOB
2Update job
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UJ
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. P _ _ S _ _ R _. Solving “___-TO MANUAL” first gives you its fifth letter.
PASSWORD
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Warning wail”.
IRIS
BETWEEN 'S' AND 'U'
5Between 's' and 'u'
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Between 's' and 'u'”.
T
ALL PAID UP
6All paid up
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. “Warning wail” crosses it at the third square.
EVEN
HORROR FILM CRY
7Horror film cry
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. “Warning wail” crosses it at the third square.
RUN
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 _ _ I _ _ R. Solving “Between 's' and 'u'” first gives you its fifth letter.
JUPITER
OPEN A CRACK
9Open a crack
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
AJAR
BETWEEN H AND J
10Between h and j
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
The letter that sits between H and J.
I
MAKE SMALLER
11Make smaller
Left column 4/9 · 6 letters · across
L _ _ S _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
LESSEN
___-TO MANUAL
12___-TO MANUAL
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “___-TO MANUAL” out loud and the blank fills itself: H _ _.
HOW
OXYGEN SYMBOL
13Oxygen symbol
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Oxygen symbol”.
O
UNTANGLE
14Untangle
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits U _ _ A _ _ L. “Renewal” crosses it at the fifth square.
UNRAVEL
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
SAD
ELECTRONIC BILL
16Electronic bill
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Electronic bill”.
EB
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DEJA__
17DEJA__
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “DEJA__” and enter only the missing part, starting with V.
VU
RENEWAL
18Renewal
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving “Untangle” first gives you its fifth letter.
REVIVAL
WARNING WAIL
19Warning wail
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits S _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “All paid up”.
SIREN
GALL__N
20GALL__N
Row 4, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “GALL__N” go in the grid. First one: E.
EO
ALL-OUT BRAWL
21All-out brawl
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with M. Its fourth letter is shared with “Bedazzle”.
MELEE
V FOR VENDETTA
22V for vendetta
Row 6, col 5 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “V for vendetta”.
V
CA__BILITY
23CA__BILITY
Row 6, col 5 · 2 letters · down
“CA__BILITY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with P.
PA
MIDTERM
24Midterm
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Midterm.
M
HEADLINES
25Headlines
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bedazzle”.
NEWS
EXPRESS AN OPINION
26Express an opinion
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Headlines”.
OPINE
ARREST SUDDENLY
27Arrest suddenly
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Electronic bill”.
NAB
BEDAZZLE
28Bedazzle
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “All-out brawl”.
AWE
EMOTION
29Emotion
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Emotion.
E
"WHAT ___ WOULD YOU LIKE?"
30"WHAT ___ WOULD YOU LIKE?"
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “WHAT ___ WOULD YOU LIKE?”? It fits E _ _ _.
ELSE
Crossword Challenge Level 2627 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2627 solved
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