Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2546 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2546, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
13 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask 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; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Lack of symmetry”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Zeppelin”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Lack of symmetry”, 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.
LACK OF SYMMETRY
1Lack of symmetry
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits A _ _ M _ _ T _ _. Solving “Different” first gives you its sixth letter.
ASYMMETRY
INDEX ENTRY
2Index entry
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IE
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with R. Solving “Florida bird” first gives you its third letter.
REED
-ecret
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Say what the picture shows. “-ecret” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with S.
S
SHORE BIRD
5Shore bird
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
H _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Change from a krone”.
HERON
REPEATED CYCLE
6Repeated cycle
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with I. Check the sixth letter against “Town hall”.
ITERATION
SAVORY SPREAD
7Savory spread
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits P _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Florida bird”.
PATE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ZEPPELIN
8Zeppelin
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ S _ _ P. Check the fifth letter against “Shore bird”.
AIRSHIP
-saw
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “saw” gives the answer. First letter: S.
SEE
AFTER X
10After x
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after X.
Y
DR.'S ORDER
11Dr.'s order
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits M _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
MED
fra-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “fra-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with M.
ME
DIFFERENT
13Different
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Solving “Adverb” first gives you its third letter.
ELSE
BEFORE U
14Before u
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to U; the answer is its previous letter.
T
RESEARCH QUESTION
15Research question
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Research question” to its initials.
RQ
EXERCISE WITH A COBRA POSE
16Exercise with a cobra pose
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with Y. The third square is also part of “Gym”.
YOGA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
VEG___BLE
17VEG___BLE
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “VEG___BLE” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
ETA
GAZETTE
18Gazette
Row 3, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Gazette.
G
FLORIDA BIRD
19Florida bird
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Repeated cycle”.
EGRET
EXTRA ENERGY LIFE
20Extra energy life
Row 4, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
EEL
CHANGE FROM A KRONE
21Change from a krone
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with O. Its third letter is shared with “Savory spread”.
ORE
RIVER MOUTH
22River mouth
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with D. Its fourth letter is shared with “Handy item”.
DELTA
CRIME LAB EVIDENCE
23Crime lab evidence
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits D _ _. “Repeated cycle” crosses it at the third square.
DNA
ADVERB
24Adverb
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fits S _. Check the second letter against “AN ___ BUT A GOODIE”.
SO
BIG WHEEL AT SEA
25Big wheel at sea
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with H. “Handy item” crosses it at the third square.
HELM
TOWN HALL
26Town hall
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Town hall”.
TH
__CUMENT
27__CUMENT
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
“__CUMENT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with D.
DO
AN ___ BUT A GOODIE
28AN ___ BUT A GOODIE
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
The missing word in “AN ___ BUT A GOODIE” starts with O.
OLDIE
QUOTE ONLY
29Quote only
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
QO
HANDY ITEM
30Handy item
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Repeated cycle”.
TOOL
GYM
31Gym
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Gym starts with the answer.
G
NANOMETER
32Nanometer
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
N _. The second square is also part of “Big wheel at sea”.
NM
Crossword Challenge Level 2546 Solved Grid
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