Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2631 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2631, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
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 the picture clue in the top row, 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ O _ _ B _ _. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
SCHOOLBUS
BEFORE U
2Before u
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right before U.
T
HAVE LUNCH
3Have lunch
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
EAT
TEXT MESSAGE
4Text message
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TM
EXTREME DISLIKE
5Extreme dislike
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: H _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Bridge limit unit”.
HATE
EARTH'S ___ LAYER
6EARTH'S ___ LAYER
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Complete the phrase “EARTH'S ___ LAYER”. Shape: O _ _ N _.
OZONE
FAX USER
7Fax user
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with S. Check the fourth letter against “Mail out”.
SENDER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
-cope
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-cope” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with S.
STETHOS
AFTER B
9After b
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from B in the alphabet.
C
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits H _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Have lunch”.
HAT
OUTPUT POWER
11Output power
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Output power”.
OP
SEEP (OUT)
12Seep (out)
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Zone alarm”.
OOZE
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. L _ _ M _. The fourth square is also part of “Long truck”.
LLAMA
__TTLE
14__TTLE
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
“__TTLE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with B.
BO
"I HATE THIS"
15"i hate this"
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _. Check the third letter against “TEC__ICAL”.
UGH
NEURAL JUNCTION
16Neural junction
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ A _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Perched upon”.
SYNAPSE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CAUSE TO GO "WOW!"
17Cause to go "wow!"
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the fourth letter against “EARTH'S ___ LAYER”.
AMAZE
SAYING SORRY
18Saying sorry
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
A _ _ L _ _ Y. “__TTLE” crosses it at the fifth square.
APOLOGY
BRIDGE LIMIT UNIT
19Bridge limit unit
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. Check the third letter against “Fax user”.
TON
LONG TRUCK
20Long truck
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
SEMI
MAIL OUT
21Mail out
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “EARTH'S ___ LAYER”.
SEND
ZONE ALARM
22Zone alarm
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Zone alarm”.
ZA
DEGR__
23DEGR__
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“DEGR__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EE
PERCHED UPON
24Perched upon
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. “Cry of awe” crosses it at the third square.
ATOP
ARE
25Are
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Are”.
R
"MAYDAY!"
26"mayday!"
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: S _ _. Check the third letter against “Neural junction”.
SOS
"___ A GO!"
27"___ A GO!"
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ A GO!”? It fits I _ _.
ITS
TEC__ICAL
28TEC__ICAL
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “TEC__ICAL” go in the grid. First one: H.
HN
PRONOUN FOR MALE
29Pronoun for male
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _. The second square is also part of “Neural junction”.
HE
CRY OF AWE
30Cry of awe
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with O. “Pronoun for male” crosses it at the third square.
OOH
FIRST VOWEL
31First vowel
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “First vowel”.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 2631 Solved Grid
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