Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2630 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2630, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
10 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Talking silly”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2630: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Edible fungus”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Talking silly”. 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.
TALKING SILLY
1Talking silly
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with T. The sixth square is also part of “Friendless”.
TWADDLING
CHANGE, AS THE DÉCOR
2Change, as the décor
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Attach an item”.
REDO
AFTER T
3After t
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to T; the answer is its next letter.
U
FREE ZONE
4Free zone
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Free zone” to its initials.
FZ
ADVERSARY
5Adversary
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits F _ _. “Chapter in history” crosses it at the third square.
FOE
TITLE FOR VOLDEMORT
6Title for voldemort
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Chapter in history”.
LORD
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: E _ _ I _. “ME__CINE” crosses it at the fourth square.
EMAIL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Edible fungus
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “EDIBLE FUNGUS” point to the same word. It begins with T.
TRUFFLE
PLURAL PRONOUN
9Plural pronoun
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with W. “Change, as the décor” crosses it at the second square.
WE
ATTACH AN ITEM
10Attach an item
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. “Opposite of up” crosses it at the third square.
ADD
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Opposite of up”.
DOOR
AFTER C
12After c
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to C; the answer is its next letter.
D
FRIENDLESS
13Friendless
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ E _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Marsh plant”.
LONELY
ch-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“ch-”). What is left starts with I.
IP
SHORT SLEEP
15Short sleep
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: N _ _. Check the third letter against “__OPLE”.
NAP
SECLUDED NARROW VALLEY
16Secluded narrow valley
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “__OPLE”.
GLEN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CLOSE-UP SHOT
17Close-up shot
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Z _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Title for voldemort”.
ZOOM
OPPOSITE OF UP
18Opposite of up
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Internet network”.
DOWN
CHAPTER IN HISTORY
19Chapter in history
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
ERA
MARSH PLANT
20Marsh plant
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Friendless”.
REED
ME__CINE
21ME__CINE
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “ME__CINE” go in the grid. First one: D.
DI
FUZZY IMAGE
22Fuzzy image
Row 5, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits B _ _ _. “Twofold” crosses it at the third square.
BLUR
INTERNET NETWORK
23Internet network
Row 6, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Begins with W. Its third letter is shared with “Fuzzy image”.
WEB
AUTUMNAL STONE
24Autumnal stone
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Short sleep”.
OPAL
LOAD
25Load
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Load.
L
PULL HARD
26Pull hard
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Y _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Genetic strand”.
YANK
CARELESS
27Careless
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shape: L _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Kyocera xtended”.
LAX
TWOFOLD
28Twofold
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. Solving “Pull hard” first gives you its third letter.
DUAL
__OPLE
29__OPLE
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__OPLE” go in the grid. First one: P.
PE
GENETIC STRAND
30Genetic strand
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. Solving “Careless” first gives you its third letter.
RNA
NORTH, ON MAPS
31North, on maps
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “North, on maps”.
N
KYOCERA XTENDED
32Kyocera xtended
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Kyocera xtended”.
KX
Crossword Challenge Level 2630 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2630 solved
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