Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2558 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2558 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 30 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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Calculating mean”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Who'll volunteer?”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Calculating mean”, 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.
CALCULATING MEAN
1Calculating mean
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving “After f” first gives you its sixth letter.
AVERAGING
37TH U.S. PRESIDENT
237th u.s. president
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ O _. Solving “Runtime object” first gives you its fourth letter.
NIXON
"HAVING FUN ___?"
3"HAVING FUN ___?"
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “HAVING FUN ___?” starts with Y.
YET
BOBWHITE
4Bobwhite
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _. Solving “Scene” first gives you its second letter.
BW
LETTER AFTER N
5Letter after n
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to N; the answer is its next letter.
O
FACULTY HEAD
6Faculty head
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits D _ _ _. “PA___OL” crosses it at the third square.
DEAN
-terday
7Positive reply
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “terday” gives the answer. First letter: Y.
YES
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
"WHO'LL VOLUNTEER?"
8"who'll volunteer?"
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
A _ _ B _ _ Y. Its fifth letter is shared with “Letter after n”.
ANYBODY
SCENE
9Scene
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with V. Its third letter is shared with “HAVING FUN ___?”.
VIEW
n-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“n-”). What is left starts with E.
EXT
RUNTIME OBJECT
11Runtime object
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RO
12Geometry class measure
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Picture plus words: “GEOMETRY CLASS MEASURE”. The answer opens with A.
ANGLE
AFTER F
13After f
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after F.
G
ITS CAPITAL IS TEHRAN
14Its capital is tehran
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. Check the third letter against “Metric unit”.
IRAN
TOKEN AMOUNT
15Token amount
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
N _ _ I _ _ L. Its fifth letter is shared with “New england”.
NOMINAL
ra--oll
16Guitar duo
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “ra--oll”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with G.
GD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ASL__P
17ASL__P
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “ASL__P” go in the grid. First one: E.
EE
CORAL RIDGE
18Coral ridge
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Geometry class measure”.
REEF
PA___OL
19PA___OL
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “PA___OL” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
RAS
MEDICAL FACILITY
20Medical facility
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
C _ _ N _ _. “Its capital is tehran” crosses it at the fourth square.
CLINIC
INNO___T
21INNO___T
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “INNO___T” and enter only the missing part, starting with C.
CEN
METRIC UNIT
22Metric unit
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Its capital is tehran”.
GRAM
GAVE OUT HANDS
23Gave out hands
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
D _ _ L _. The fourth square is also part of “Token amount”.
DEALT
ROMAN NUMERAL 500
24Roman numeral 500
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Roman numeral 500”.
D
CREDIT ADVANCE
25Credit advance
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Token amount”.
LOAN
LONG GUN
26Long gun
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ L _. Solving “Credit advance” first gives you its fourth letter.
RIFLE
THIN POLE
27Thin pole
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with R. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
ROD
OPTICAL AXIS
28Optical axis
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OA
NEW ENGLAND
29New england
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “New england” to its initials.
NE
PENNY'S WORTH
30Penny's worth
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Credit advance”.
CENT
Crossword Challenge Level 2558 Solved Grid
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