Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2638 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2638 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
9 of the 31 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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Touchy type”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Upkeep”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Touchy type”. 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.
TOUCHY TYPE
1Touchy type
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ S _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Movie label”.
SENSITIVE
VERY SOON AFTER
2Very soon after
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits U _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
UPON
AFTER O
3 after o
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to O; the answer is its next letter.
P
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
4Physician assistant
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PA
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits O _ _. “Place for gloss” crosses it at the third square.
OWL
UPLIFT
6Uplift
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “Skill effect”.
RAISE
KIND OR SORT
7Kind or sort
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. Solving “Place for gloss” first gives you its third letter.
TYPE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
UPKEEP
8Upkeep
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ P _ _ T. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
SUPPORT
ENERGY PULSE
9Energy pulse
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Energy pulse”.
EP
hyp---is
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “hyp---is”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NOS
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Not hard”.
SNOW
IDEAL
12Ideal
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Ideal, nothing more.
I
MOVIE LABEL
13Movie label
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ L _. “Actor smith” crosses it at the fourth square.
TITLE
D__ECTIVE
14D__ECTIVE
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “D__ECTIVE” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
IR
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits V _ _. Its third letter is shared with “P__NKTON”.
VOL
MADE INTO LAW
16Made into law
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with E. The fifth square is also part of “Minimum”.
ENACTED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FAR FROM
17Far from
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Uplift”.
AWAY
NOT HARD
18Not hard
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Computer data”.
SOFT
PLACE FOR GLOSS
19Place for gloss
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with L. “Kind or sort” crosses it at the third square.
LIP
ACTOR SMITH
20Actor smith
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Movie label”.
WILL
SKILL EFFECT
21Skill effect
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SE
MINIMUM
22Minimum
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
L _ _ S _. Solving “BU___ESS” first gives you its fourth letter.
LEAST
COMPUTER DATA
23Computer data
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with F. Solving “Minimum” first gives you its third letter.
FILE
FE, IN CHEMISTRY
24Fe, in chemistry
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
I _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
IRON
E-MAIL OPTION
25E-mail option
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. Solving “BU___ESS” first gives you its third letter.
SEND
_HIRT
26_HIRT
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“_HIRT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
S
LINK
27Link
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits T _ _. “Made into law” crosses it at the third square.
TIE
PAST DUE
28Past due
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Link”.
LATE
P__NKTON
29P__NKTON
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“P__NKTON” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with L.
LA
BU___ESS
30BU___ESS
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “BU___ESS”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SIN
_OUNTRY
31_OUNTRY
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “_OUNTRY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with C.
C
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Puzzle 2638 solved
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