Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2425 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2425? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
10 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 4 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 “Fills with air”, 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. B _ _ F _ _ E _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Time constant”.
BEEFSTEAK
I, IN THE GREEK ALPHABET
2I, in the greek alphabet
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
IOTA
LANE ABBR.
3Lane abbr.
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
L _. Solving “Almost forever” first gives you its second letter.
LN
ROMAN FIFTY
4Roman fifty
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Roman fifty”.
L
ACQUIRE
5Acquire
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ A _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Animal life”.
OBTAIN
fire---d
6Wine and dine
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“fire---d”). What is left starts with W.
WOO
A BIT
7A bit
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Bit that bonds”.
SOME
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FILLS WITH AIR
8Fills with air
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
B _ _ L _ _ S. Solving “Acquire” first gives you its fifth letter.
BILLOWS
ALMOST FOREVER
9Almost forever
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Solving “Lane abbr.” first gives you its third letter.
EON
w-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “w-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ET
ANIMAL LIFE
11Animal life
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
F _ _ N _. The fourth square is also part of “Bother”.
FAUNA
BEFORE T
12Before t
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter back from T in the alphabet.
S
TIME CONSTANT
13Time constant
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TC
"WHOA, CALM DOWN!"
14"whoa, calm down!"
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Solving “Timid” first gives you its third letter.
EASY
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Timid”.
ASH
MAIN IDEA
16Main idea
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits K _ _ N _ _ E. “__GURT” crosses it at the fifth square.
KEYNOTE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SCARY WORD
17Scary word
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits B _ _. The third square is also part of “A bit”.
BOO
BOTHER
18Bother
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Single”.
ANNOY
BIT THAT BONDS
19Bit that bonds
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ATOM
UNITED STATES
20United states
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
US
VOT_
21VOT_
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “VOT_” go in the grid. First one: E.
E
SKIRT'S CRIMP
22Skirt's crimp
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ A _. Solving “Your ability kit” first gives you its fourth letter.
PLEAT
CUT WITH SCISSORS
23Cut with scissors
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Acquire”.
SNIP
LAWSUIT
24Lawsuit
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with C. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
CASE
BIND
25Bind
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Your ability kit”.
YOKE
SINGLE
26Single
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Skirt's crimp”.
ONLY
TIMID
27Timid
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fits S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Main idea”.
SHY
G__GRAPHIC
28G__GRAPHIC
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“G__GRAPHIC” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EO
__GURT
29__GURT
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “__GURT”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with Y.
YO
YOUR ABILITY KIT
30Your ability kit
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
YAK
BA_K
31BA_K
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “BA_K” go in the grid. First one: N.
N
Crossword Challenge Level 2425 Solved Grid
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