Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2509 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2509? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
11 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 6 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 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.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “In the middle”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to H _ _ D _ _ E _ _. Solving “Dice action” first gives you its sixth letter.
HEADDRESS
BAND-___
2BAND-___
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Say “BAND-___” out loud and the blank fills itself: A _ _.
AID
LITER SYMBOL
3Liter symbol
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Liter symbol”.
L
-oss
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “-oss”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with F.
FL
ENLARGE
5Enlarge
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits W _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Exhale of relief”.
WIDEN
ONCE AGAIN
6Once again
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. “Bear's abode” crosses it at the third square.
ANEW
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. Y _ _. “Bear's abode” crosses it at the third square.
YEN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
IN THE MIDDLE
8In the middle
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: H _ _ F _ _ Y. Solving “Enlarge” first gives you its fifth letter.
HALFWAY
ENTITY INDEX
9Entity index
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Entity index”.
EI
BROUHAHA
10Brouhaha
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Autumnal stone”.
ADO
AFTER C
11After c
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after C.
D
EMPTY A SINK
12Empty a sink
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with D. Solving “Knoll” first gives you its fourth letter.
DRAIN
13Dice action
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Use the text “DICE ACTION” if the picture is unclear. First letter R.
ROLL
SOM__AY
14SOM__AY
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
“SOM__AY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
ED
MAKE A SEAM
15Make a seam
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. The third square is also part of “Wifi”.
SEW
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ _. “Wifi” crosses it at the third square.
SOFA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
STRAIGHT PATH
17Straight path
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. “Once again” crosses it at the third square.
LINE
AUTUMNAL STONE
18Autumnal stone
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Empty a sink”.
OPAL
BEAR'S ABODE
19Bear's abode
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with D. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
DEN
KNOLL
20Knoll
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with H. Its third letter is shared with “Dice action”.
HILL
EXHALE OF RELIEF
21Exhale of relief
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with P. The third square is also part of “Enlarge”.
PHEW
COWBOY EVENT
22Cowboy event
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits R _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Make a seam”.
RODEO
23Dangerous gas
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Use the text “DANGEROUS GAS” if the picture is unclear. First letter R.
RADON
REBATE
24Rebate
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Rebate.
R
DEETS AND DOPE
25Deets and dope
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
I _ _ _. “Alien craft” crosses it at the third square.
INFO
UTOP__
26UTOP__
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “UTOP__” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
IA
__GUST
27__GUST
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__GUST” go in the grid. First one: A.
AU
GROUND
28Ground
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
L _ _ _. “Deets and dope” crosses it at the third square.
LAND
WIFI
29Wifi
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fits W _. Its second letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
WF
ALIEN CRAFT
30Alien craft
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
U _ _. “Dangerous gas” crosses it at the third square.
UFO
ARTICLE
31Article
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Article.
A
NOT OFF
32Not off
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
O _. Its second letter is shared with “Dangerous gas”.
ON
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