Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2544 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2544? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 6 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Data storage”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2544: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Reorganize”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Data storage”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
DATA STORAGE
1Data storage
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ E _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
RETENTION
CALENDAR LISTING
2Calendar listing
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Jealous feeling”.
EVENT
sled-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“sled-”). What is left starts with G.
GE
BEFORE S
4Before s
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to S; the answer is its previous letter.
R
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. O _ _. The third square is also part of “Green pod plant”.
OAK
DISPLACE
6Displace
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ O _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Orange county”.
UPROOT
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: P _ _ C _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Orange county”.
PEACE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
REORGANIZE
8Reorganize
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ R _ _ P. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
REGROUP
ADAM'S MADAM
9Adam's madam
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
EVE
dele-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “dele-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with T.
TE
JEALOUS FEELING
11Jealous feeling
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “_OLUME” first gives you its third letter.
ENVY
NEW TESTAMENT
12New testament
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “New testament” to its initials.
NT
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Look at the picture and fit it to T.
T
DEDUCE
14Deduce
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ E _. “Pearl producer” crosses it at the fourth square.
INFER
CURI__S
15CURI__S
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “CURI__S” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
OU
labyri-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“labyri-”). What is left starts with N.
NTH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DONKEY KONG, E.G.
17Donkey kong, e.g.
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
APE
PEARL PRODUCER
18Pearl producer
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ T _ _. Solving “Data point” first gives you its fourth letter.
OYSTER
GREEN POD PLANT
19Green pod plant
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Displace”.
OKRA
_OLUME
20_OLUME
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “_OLUME”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with V.
V
ORANGE COUNTY
21Orange county
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OC
PALACE SECTION
22Palace section
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Barrier to waves”.
HAREM
SNEAKER, E.G.
23Sneaker, e.g.
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. “Displace” crosses it at the third square.
SHOE
SCIENCE FICTION
24Science fiction
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Science fiction” to its initials.
SF
DATA POINT
25Data point
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Palace section”.
STAT
ACORN OR PECAN
26Acorn or pecan
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits N _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
NUT
SHIP'S REAR
27Ship's rear
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Welcome" thing at the front door”.
AFT
ABACUS
28Abacus
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Abacus.
A
MIDY__R
29MIDY__R
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
“MIDY__R” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EA
BARRIER TO WAVES
30Barrier to waves
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “MIDY__R”.
REEF
BEFORE I
31Before i
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to I; the answer is its previous letter.
H
"WELCOME" THING AT THE FRONT DOOR
32"welcome" thing at the front door
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _. The third square is also part of “Ship's rear”.
MAT
Crossword Challenge Level 2544 Solved Grid
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