Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2527 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2527, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 4 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; 3 want 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 “Stomach ailment”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Summery fabric”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Stomach ailment”. 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.
STOMACH AILMENT
1Stomach ailment
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ T _ _ T _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
GASTRITIS
FEELING SICK
2Feeling sick
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: I _ _. Solving “Dis” first gives you its third letter.
ILL
CLEAN AND ORDERLY
3Clean and orderly
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. “Dis” crosses it at the third square.
NEAT
AFTER F
4After f
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from F in the alphabet.
G
s--pherd
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“s--pherd”). What is left starts with H.
HE
MAP BOOK
6Map book
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ A _. “Entire sum” crosses it at the fourth square.
ATLAS
VIOLENT VORTEX
7Violent vortex
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with M. The sixth square is also part of “Town”.
MAELSTROM
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SUMMERY FABRIC
8Summery fabric
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
G _ _ G _ _ M. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
GINGHAM
st-
9Ballantine brew
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “st-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
ALE
DIS
10Dis
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Clean and orderly”.
SLAM
BEFORE U
11Before u
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right before U.
T
RASPBERRY SAUCE
12Raspberry sauce
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Raspberry sauce”.
RS
tr---cle
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“tr---cle”). What is left starts with I.
ICY
STRIP OF BUTTONS
14Strip of buttons
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ L _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with “Mummy's locale”.
TOOLBAR
p-
15Black and wet
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Picture word minus “p” gives the answer. First letter: I.
INKY
"DIDN'T I TELL YOU?!"
16"didn't i tell you?!"
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with “Bind”.
SEE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ENERGY TRANSFER AMOUNT
17Energy transfer amount
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Energy transfer amount” to its initials.
ETA
GANGSTER GROUP
18Gangster group
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Begins with M. Solving “Company leader” first gives you its third letter.
MOB
__AVE
19__AVE
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “__AVE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with L.
LE
MUMMY'S LOCALE
20Mummy's locale
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Moment”.
TOMB
ENTIRE SUM
21Entire sum
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Map book”.
TOTAL
TEACAKE
22Teacake
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ N _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
SCONE
COMPANY LEADER
23Company leader
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: B _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Map book”.
BOSS
BIND
24Bind
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits Y _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
YOKE
MOMENT
25Moment
Row 7, col 5 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Moment.
M
SUFFIX FOR GLAD
26Suffix for glad
Row 7, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Fits L _. Its second letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
LY
TOWN
27Town
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Town, nothing more.
T
ASTONISH
28Astonish
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. Check the third letter against “Precious stone”.
AWE
__NDER
29__NDER
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__NDER” go in the grid. First one: W.
WO
GOLF
30Golf
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Golf, nothing more.
G
PRECIOUS STONE
31Precious stone
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
G _ _. Solving “Violent vortex” first gives you its third letter.
GEM
Crossword Challenge Level 2527 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2527 solved
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