Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2530 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2530 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
12 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 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 “Potluck dish”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Verified”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Potluck dish”, 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.
POTLUCK DISH
1Potluck dish
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
C _ _ S _ _ O _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Sports scores”.
CASSEROLE
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits H _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
HUT
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with E. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
EXAM
MUSICAL NOTE
4Musical note
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Musical note”.
C
KARAOKE ABBR.
5Karaoke abbr.
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Karaoke abbr.” to its initials.
KA
ANTICIPATE
6Anticipate
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits E _ _ E _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Olympic race unit”.
EXPECT
REALLY BLUE
7Really blue
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with D. Its sixth letter is shared with “Sports scores”.
DEPRESSED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
VERIFIED
8Verified
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
C _ _ C _ _ D. Solving “Karaoke abbr.” first gives you its fifth letter.
CHECKED
AUDIO INPUT
9Audio input
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
AUX
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
STAR
BEFORE T
11Before t
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to T; the answer is its previous letter.
S
ENTITY NETWORK
12Entity network
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EN
SPORTS SCORES
13Sports scores
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ U _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “Speak”.
RESULTS
FOURTH VOWEL
14Fourth vowel
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Fourth vowel”.
O
DARTH VADER'S SON
15Darth vader's son
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Drink at a sushi bar”.
LUKE
RAM'S MATE
16Ram's mate
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Solving “Drink at a sushi bar” first gives you its third letter.
EWE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CUT
17Cut
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Really blue”.
AXE
DECLINE
18Decline
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ U _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Sports scores”.
REFUSE
PROFILE PICTURE
19Profile picture
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
PP
SPEAK
20Speak
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Sports scores”.
TALK
OLYMPIC RACE UNIT
21Olympic race unit
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits M _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Anticipate”.
METER
O__SELF
22O__SELF
Row 5, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “O__SELF” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NE
VISAGE
23Visage
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: F _ _ _. Solving “Anticipate” first gives you its third letter.
FACE
DRINK AT A SUSHI BAR
24Drink at a sushi bar
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Darth vader's son”.
SAKE
QUESTION
25Question
Row 8, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the third letter against “Speak”.
ASK
YOU WISH; TEXTING ABBR.
26You wish; texting abbr.
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _. Solving “Ram's mate” first gives you its second letter.
UW
SKYHIGH
27Skyhigh
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Skyhigh.
S
DOWN NOTE
28Down note
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Down note”.
DN
DATA ENGINE
29Data engine
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Data engine”.
DE
INCEPTION
30Inception
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Inception starts with the answer.
I
gr---er
31Picture clue
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “gr---er”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
IND
Crossword Challenge Level 2530 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2530 solved
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