Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2556 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2556, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks 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 the picture clue in the top row.
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 the picture clue in the top row, 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. B _ _ A _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “After e”.
BREAKFAST
RIVER EMBANK-MENT
2River embank-ment
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Analysis engine”.
LEVEE
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: O _ _. Check the third letter against “Before time”.
ONE
COMPACT DISC
4Compact disc
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CD
AFTER J
5After j
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after J.
K
IT CAN COME BEFORE AFTER
6It can come before after
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. “ACCI___T” crosses it at the third square.
EVER
GO QUICKLY
7Go quickly
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with R. The third square is also part of “ACCI___T”.
RUN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ad –
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“ad -”). What is left starts with B.
BLOCKER
TEAR
9Tear
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
REND
BEFORE TIME
10Before time
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
EVE
ANALYSIS ENGINE
11Analysis engine
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Analysis engine” to its initials.
AE
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with K. Solving “Tresses” first gives you its fourth letter.
KEBAB
AFTER E
13After e
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to E; the answer is its next letter.
F
OPEN A CRACK
14Open a crack
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Fiber source”.
AJAR
DAUGHTER'S OPPOSITE
15Daughter's opposite
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. The third square is also part of “Fiber source”.
SON
TUBER-CULOSIS
16Tuber-culosis
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with T. Solving “Occupation” first gives you its second letter.
TB
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
__LTURE
17__LTURE
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“__LTURE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with V.
VU
OWED MONEY
18Owed money
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
DEBT
ACCI___T
19ACCI___T
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “ACCI___T” and enter only the missing part, starting with D.
DEN
TRESSES
20Tresses
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. Solving “Luxurious” first gives you its third letter.
HAIR
USED FOR GIRLS
21Used for girls
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _. Its third letter is shared with “It can come before after”.
HER
FIBER SOURCE
22Fiber source
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with B. “Open a crack” crosses it at the third square.
BRAN
ROUND
23Round
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Fits C _ _ L _. Solving “Every last one” first gives you its fourth letter.
CYCLE
_LAP
24_LAP
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“_LAP” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with C.
C
BANTU LANGUAGE
25Bantu language
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits Z _ _ _. “Every last one” crosses it at the third square.
ZULU
LUXURIOUS
26Luxurious
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ Z _. “Bantu language” crosses it at the fourth square.
RITZY
OCCUPATION
27Occupation
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: J _ _. “Tuber-culosis” crosses it at the third square.
JOB
USER CONTROL
28User control
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “User control”.
UC
MR. PACINO
29Mr. pacino
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _. “Sticky stuff” crosses it at the second square.
AL
EVERY LAST ONE
30Every last one
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. “Round” crosses it at the third square.
ALL
GYM
31Gym
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Gym starts with the answer.
G
32Sticky stuff
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “STICKY STUFF” point to the same word. It begins with G.
GLUE
Crossword Challenge Level 2556 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2556 solved
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