Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2528 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2528 of Crossword Challenge gives you 34 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 18 of 34 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 8 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 6 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs 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 “Congress member”, 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
One word for the picture, starting with S. Its sixth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
SCULPTING
ENTITY INDEX
2Entity index
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EI
APOLLO ORG.
3Apollo org.
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Draw in an outlet”.
NASA
AVERAGE
4Average
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Average, nothing more.
A
ho-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “ho-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with T.
TEL
NOT CLOSED
6Not closed
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
O _ _ N _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Neural engine”.
OPENED
d--gon
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “d--gon” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RA
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CONGRESS MEMBER
8Congress member
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ A _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
SENATOR
SPY'S ORG.
9Spy's org.
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. “Apollo org.” crosses it at the third square.
CIA
AFTER T
10After t
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to T; the answer is its next letter.
U
CREDIT ADVANCE
11Credit advance
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Apollo org.”.
LOAN
POWER RATIO
12Power ratio
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PR
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Sad”.
TEST
INFLUENCER'S TOOL
14Influencer's tool
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits I _. Check the second letter against “Portland's state”.
IG
half –
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“half -”). What is left starts with N.
NOTE
GOOD NIGHT
16Good night
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
GN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ENV. PROT. AGENCY
17Env. prot. agency
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
EPA
ONE MORE
18One more
Row 3, col 5 · 7 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ T _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of “Abbr. for hertz”.
ANOTHER
DRAW IN AN OUTLET
19Draw in an outlet
Row 4, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
SALE
PORTLAND'S STATE
20Portland's state
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Begins with O. Check the fourth letter against “Influencer's tool”.
OREGON
FAULTS
21Faults
Row 4, col 8 · 6 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the fourth letter against “Old”.
ERRORS
NEURAL ENGINE
22Neural engine
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NE
VACATION
23Vacation
Row 5, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Vacation.
V
FINISHED WITH
24Finished with
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. “Not closed” crosses it at the third square.
OVER
SAD
25Sad
Row 6, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Sad.
S
DELIVERY RECEIPT
26Delivery receipt
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DR
ZERO
27Zero
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Zero.
Z
ABBR. FOR HERTZ
28Abbr. for hertz
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · across
Begins with H. Solving “Zero” first gives you its second letter.
HZ
TICKET
29Ticket
Row 8, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Ticket.
T
OLD
30Old
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Old starts with the answer.
O
XENON NODE
31Xenon node
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Xenon node” to its initials.
XN
X-RAY
32X-ray
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “X-ray”.
XR
B_LLET
33B_LLET
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “B_LLET” go in the grid. First one: U.
U
BASEBALL STAT
34Baseball stat
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Xenon node”.
RUNS
Crossword Challenge Level 2528 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2528 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 2528 with us. Puzzle 2529 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.