Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2545 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2545, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Spinal”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Discount coupon”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Spinal”, 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.
SPINAL
1Spinal
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits V _ _ T _ _ R _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Trade without money”.
VERTEBRAL
CREEPY LOOK
2Creepy look
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Red light”.
OGLE
fl--rine
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “fl--rine”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with U.
UO
LETTER AFTER B
4Letter after b
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to B; the answer is its next letter.
C
SKIRT EDGING
5Skirt edging
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: H _ _. Solving “Mosque officiator” first gives you its third letter.
HEM
CHALK REMOVER
6Chalk remover
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits E _ _ S _ _. Solving “PHY__CAL” first gives you its fourth letter.
ERASER
PAY
7Pay
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ I _. “PHY__CAL” crosses it at the fourth square.
REMIT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Discount coupon
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Picture plus words: “DISCOUNT COUPON”. The answer opens with V.
VOUCHER
b---nia
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “bnia” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EGO
RED LIGHT
10Red light
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Red light” to its initials.
RL
"___ WOLF," MICHAEL J. FOX FILM
11"___ WOLF," MICHAEL J. FOX FILM
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “___ WOLF," MICHAEL J. FOX FILM” starts with T.
TEEN
COMMON VOWEL
12Common vowel
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Common vowel”.
E
TRADE WITHOUT MONEY
13Trade without money
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
B _ _ T _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Part of the foot”.
BARTER
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to R _ _ E _. Solving “Part of the foot” first gives you its fourth letter.
RULER
ACCESS TOKEN
15Access token
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AT
OPPOSITE OF HIGH
16Opposite of high
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with L. The third square is also part of “Wire”.
LOW
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BEFORE, OLD-STYLE
17Before, old-style
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. “Pay” crosses it at the third square.
ERE
PART OF THE FOOT
18Part of the foot
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ T _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Trade without money”.
INSTEP
MOSQUE OFFICIATOR
19Mosque officiator
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Chalk remover”.
IMAM
COUNTESS'S MATE
20Countess's mate
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Trade without money”.
EARL
PHY__CAL
21PHY__CAL
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “PHY__CAL” and enter only the missing part, starting with S.
SI
HOSPITAL FLUID
22Hospital fluid
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ U _. Solving “Chaste” first gives you its fourth letter.
SERUM
FINANCIAL PLUS
23Financial plus
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Chalk remover”.
ASSET
CAR
24Car
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Access token”.
AUTO
REALLY BOTHER
25Really bother
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Fits V _ _. “Blend” crosses it at the third square.
VEX
ROMAN NUMERAL FIVE
26Roman numeral five
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Roman numeral five”.
V
RADIATION INTENSITY
27Radiation intensity
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RI
CHASTE
28Chaste
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with P. Solving “Radiation intensity” first gives you its third letter.
PURE
WIRE
29Wire
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Wire, nothing more.
W
BLEND
30Blend
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with M. “Really bother” crosses it at the third square.
MIX
Crossword Challenge Level 2545 Solved Grid
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