Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2514 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2514 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. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 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 “Cover for bed”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Freaky”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Cover for bed”, 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.
1Cover for bed
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Picture plus words: “COVER FOR BED”. The answer opens with B.
BEDSPREAD
NOT WORKING
2Not working
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Digital learning”.
IDLE
ZOOM SCHOOL
3Zoom school
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Zoom school”.
ZS
FIRST VOWEL
4First vowel
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “First vowel”.
A
ROOT MEAN SQUARE
5Root mean square
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Root mean square”.
RMS
OUTCOME
6Outcome
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving “FLO__” first gives you its fourth letter.
RESULT
DOORWAY ACCESS
7Doorway access
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the fourth letter against “FLO__”.
ENTRY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FREAKY
8Freaky
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with B. Its fifth letter is shared with “Root mean square”.
BIZARRE
EDITORS, BRIEFLY
9Editors, briefly
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Solving “Zoom school” first gives you its third letter.
EDS
DIGITAL LEARNING
10Digital learning
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DL
GROUPS OF ITEMS
11Groups of items
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Solving “Sticky roll” first gives you its third letter.
SETS
AFTER O
12 after o
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from O in the alphabet.
P
SAY AGAIN
13Say again
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ E _ _. Solving “Mien” first gives you its fourth letter.
REPEAT
CONSTRUCT
14Construct
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits E _ _ C _. Check the fourth letter against “Mien”.
ERECT
ACTIVE INTEL
15Active intel
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Active intel”.
AI
-th
16A___TNESS
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-th”). What is left starts with D.
DEP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
XY CARRIERS
17Xy carriers
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: M _ _. The third square is also part of “Doorway access”.
MEN
MIEN
18Mien
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ E _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Say again”.
ASPECT
SHORT FOR ASSISTANT
19Short for assistant
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Outcome”.
ASST
STICKY ROLL
20Sticky roll
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. The third square is also part of “Say again”.
TAPE
FLO__
21FLO__
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “FLO__” go in the grid. First one: U.
UR
HIKERS' ROUTES
22Hikers' routes
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ H _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not us”.
PATHS
PUT ON, AS GLUE
23Put on, as glue
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Outcome”.
APPLY
CANAL IN NEW YORK
24Canal in new york
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “Active intel”.
ERIE
ITEM MODIFIER POWER
25Item modifier power
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Item modifier power”.
IMP
ANATOM_C
26ANATOM_C
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “ANATOM_C” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
ENTRY USER
27Entry user
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EU
NOT US
28Not us
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Entry user”.
THEM
PARKING
29Parking
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Parking starts with the answer.
P
30___PORT
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “___PORT” point to the same word. It begins with S.
SUP
Crossword Challenge Level 2514 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2514 solved
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