Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2664 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2664, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 7 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Algebraic equation”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2664: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “At a fast pace”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Algebraic equation”. 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.
ALGEBRAIC EQUATION
1Algebraic equation
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: Q _ _ D _ _ T _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Mean value”.
QUADRATIC
pet---a
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “pet---a” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with U.
UNI
IMPORT
3Import
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Import starts with the answer.
I
-ick
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “-ick”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with C.
CL
ELECTRICAL POWER UNIT
5Electrical power unit
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
Begins with K. Its fifth letter is shared with “Extend, as a lease”.
KILOWATT
LOW-FAT
6Low-fat
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “_____ PALMAS, SPAIN”.
LEAN
YOUNG UNION SCIENTISTS
7Young union scientists
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Young union scientists”.
YUS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
AT A FAST PACE
8At a fast pace
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with Q; pattern Q _ _ C _ _ Y. Solving “Electrical power unit” first gives you its fifth letter.
QUICKLY
UNIFIED NETWORK
9Unified network
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Unified network”.
UN
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to A _ _. Solving “Desert hill” first gives you its third letter.
AID
AFTER C
11After c
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from C in the alphabet.
D
EXTEND, AS A LEASE
12Extend, as a lease
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “____SCOPE”.
RENEW
MEAN VALUE
13Mean value
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
A _ _ R _ _ E. “Electrical power unit” crosses it at the fifth square.
AVERAGE
-nt
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-nt”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with T.
TE
DEEP ANGER
15Deep anger
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with I. The third square is also part of “CH__T”.
IRE
ABNORMAL SAC
16Abnormal sac
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “CH__T”.
CYST
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
IN ___ OF (INSTEAD OF)
17IN ___ OF (INSTEAD OF)
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Say “IN ___ OF (INSTEAD OF)” out loud and the blank fills itself: L _ _ _.
LIEU
DESERT HILL
18Desert hill
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Extend, as a lease”.
DUNE
_____ PALMAS, SPAIN
19_____ PALMAS, SPAIN
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “_____ PALMAS, SPAIN” out loud and the blank fills itself: L _ _.
LAS
____SCOPE
20____SCOPE
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “____SCOPE” and enter only the missing part, starting with P.
PERI
ON TOP OF
21On top of
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
U _ _ _. Solving “Electrical power unit” first gives you its third letter.
UPON
EACH
22Each
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
E _ _ R _. Check the fourth letter against “Deep anger”.
EVERY
PAY
23Pay
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Fits R _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “_____ CHI CH'UAN”.
REMIT
ALDE_
24ALDE_
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “ALDE_” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
R
CAMPING STUFF
25Camping stuff
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “_____ CHI CH'UAN”.
GEAR
ANY THING
26Any thing
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Camping stuff”.
ITEM
CH__T
27CH__T
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “CH__T”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
ES
_____ CHI CH'UAN
28_____ CHI CH'UAN
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “_____ CHI CH'UAN” starts with T.
TAI
THREAD
29Thread
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Thread.
T
MO__GAGE
30MO__GAGE
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “MO__GAGE” go in the grid. First one: R.
RT
Crossword Challenge Level 2664 Solved Grid
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