Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2505 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2505 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 5 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; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Accuracy”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Accuracy”. 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.
ACCURACY
1Accuracy
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
P _ _ C _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
PRECISION
HELPING HAND
2Helping hand
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. “Event data” crosses it at the third square.
AIDE
PROCESS DATA
3Process data
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Process data” to its initials.
PD
BETWEEN Q AND S
4Between q and s
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The letter that sits between Q and S.
R
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: I _ _ O _ _ N _. Solving “Pleasant” first gives you its fifth letter.
INNOCENT
SMALL SET
6Small set
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
K _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Aboard”.
KIT
SKIN REMEDY PLANT
7Skin remedy plant
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. “Aboard” crosses it at the third square.
ALOE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with P. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
PAPRIKA
REMOVE FROM
9Remove from
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. “Process data” crosses it at the third square.
RID
EVENT DATA
10Event data
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
ED
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “Fruit for oil”.
CELLO
BARR_ER
12BARR_ER
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
“BARR_ER” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
I
-nset
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-nset”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SU
VERY STRONG
14Very strong
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ E _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
INTENSE
DEDICATED LINES
15Dedicated lines
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits O _ _. The third square is also part of “After nine”.
ODE
16Zero
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Use the text “ZERO” if the picture is unclear. First letter N.
NONE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LACKING VALUE
17Lacking value
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits N _ _. Check the third letter against “Skin remedy plant”.
NIL
FRUIT FOR OIL
18Fruit for oil
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ V _. Check the fourth letter against “Part of a suit”.
OLIVE
ABOARD
19Aboard
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. “Small set” crosses it at the third square.
ONTO
LANE ABBR.
20Lane abbr.
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Begins with L. The second square is also part of “Pleasant”.
LN
EXPONENT
21Exponent
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Exponent, nothing more.
E
TERM PAPER
22Term paper
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Roof goop” first gives you its fourth letter.
ESSAY
PLEASANT
23Pleasant
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
NICE
NULLIFY
24Nullify
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Dedicated lines”.
UNDO
SCHOOL SEMESTER
25School semester
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Roof goop”.
TERM
PART OF A SUIT
26Part of a suit
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with V. Check the third letter against “Term paper”.
VEST
AFTER NINE
27After nine
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Zero”.
TEN
ROOF GOOP
28Roof goop
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. “School semester” crosses it at the third square.
TAR
HU_
29HU_
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
“HU_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
E
YOUR MOVE
30Your move
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Your move”.
YM
Crossword Challenge Level 2505 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2505 solved
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