Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2550 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2550, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
11 of the 30 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; 1 wants 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 “Emergency worker”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Emergency worker”, 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.
EMERGENCY WORKER
1Emergency worker
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ P _ _ D _ _. Solving “National park” first gives you its sixth letter.
RESPONDER
THINKING SOUND
2Thinking sound
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
HMM
UNIFIED INTERFACE
3Unified interface
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
UI
___ SHOWER (PRE-WEDDING EVENT)
4___ SHOWER (PRE-WEDDING EVENT)
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
The missing word in “___ SHOWER (PRE-WEDDING EVENT)” starts with B.
BRIDAL
FIRST VOWEL
5First vowel
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “First vowel”.
A
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to R _ _ _. Solving “Bearded" bloom” first gives you its third letter.
RAIL
OBSERVER
7Observer
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits B _ _ T _ _ D _ _. Solving “Grass area” first gives you its sixth letter.
BYSTANDER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits R _ _ B _ _ B. Check the fifth letter against “First vowel”.
RHUBARB
MIDEAST RULER
9Mideast ruler
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Unified interface”.
EMIR
-ile
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-ile” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with S.
SM
BETWEEN "O" AND "Q"
11Between "o" and "q"
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Between "o" and "q”.
P
HOLLYWOOD TROPHY
12Hollywood trophy
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits O _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “___ SHOWER (PRE-WEDDING EVENT)”.
OSCAR
NATIONAL PARK
13National park
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “National park”.
NP
LAU___LE
14LAU___LE
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
“LAU___LE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with D.
DAB
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Life story”.
EDIT
GET MORE, SAY
16Get more, say
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with R. Check the fifth letter against “Dance”.
REORDER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ADAPTIVE YIELD
17Adaptive yield
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AY
ARCADIAN
18Arcadian
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ A _. “Grass area” crosses it at the fourth square.
RURAL
"BEARDED" BLOOM
19"bearded" bloom
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
IRIS
AIR CHARGE
20Air charge
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AC
MATURE PERSON
21Mature person
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ADULT
BOGART ROLE
22Bogart role
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ D _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
SPADE
EXCELLENT GRADE
23Excellent grade
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Excellent grade”.
A
CLEAR OFF
24Clear off
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with W. Its third letter is shared with “__ACE”.
WIPE
GRASS AREA
25Grass area
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. Solving “Clear off” first gives you its third letter.
LAWN
LIFE STORY
26Life story
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _. “Get more, say” crosses it at the third square.
BIO
EYE PROTECTOR
27Eye protector
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with L. “Observer” crosses it at the third square.
LID
TEST RUN
28Test run
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TR
__ACE
29__ACE
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “__ACE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with P.
PE
DANCE
30Dance
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Dance.
D
Crossword Challenge Level 2550 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2550 solved
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