Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2564 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2564 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 5 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2564: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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. S _ _ N _ _ Z _ _. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
SCHNITZEL
-n
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-n”). What is left starts with C.
CHI
OUTPUT UTILITY
3Output utility
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Output utility” to its initials.
OU
GEOMETRIC FIGURE
4Geometric figure
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ O _ _. Solving “Coral producer” first gives you its fourth letter.
OBLONG
BETWEEN 'S' AND 'U'
5Between 's' and 'u'
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Between 's' and 'u'”.
T
NOT DIFFICULT
6Not difficult
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Young girl”.
EASY
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. R _ _ P _ _ R _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Big wind”.
RASPBERRY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ O _ _ R. Solving “Between 's' and 'u'” first gives you its fifth letter.
SCOOTER
COUSIN OF A CARP
9Cousin of a carp
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits C _ _ _. “Output utility” crosses it at the third square.
CHUB
GREETING
10Greeting
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: H _. Check the second letter against the picture clue in the top row.
HI
NITROGEN SYMBOL
11Nitrogen symbol
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Nitrogen symbol”.
N
SWEET GLAZE
12Sweet glaze
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ N _. The fourth square is also part of “Geometric figure”.
ICING
-ace
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ace” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TR
TASE
14Tase
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with Z. Solving “Writing tool” first gives you its third letter.
ZAP
FAIR AND BALANCED
15Fair and balanced
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Writing tool”.
EVEN
NOT BRIEF
16Not brief
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ G _ _ Y. The fifth square is also part of “Tax”.
LENGTHY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DOUBLE A BATTERY
17Double a battery
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _. Check the second letter against the picture clue in the top row.
AA
SIMPLE WATER PLANTS
18Simple water plants
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Big wind”.
ALGAE
YOUNG GIRL
19Young girl
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. Its third letter is shared with “Not difficult”.
LASS
__CCOLO
20__CCOLO
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__CCOLO” and enter only the missing part, starting with P.
PI
CORAL PRODUCER
21Coral producer
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits P _ _ Y _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not difficult”.
POLYP
REALLY WANT
22Really want
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ V _. Solving “Fair and balanced” first gives you its fourth letter.
CRAVE
BIT
23Bit
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Bit, nothing more.
B
EYELID HAIR
24Eyelid hair
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “System restore”.
LASH
BIG WIND
25Big wind
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits G _ _ _. “Eyelid hair” crosses it at the third square.
GALE
WRITING TOOL
26Writing tool
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
P _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not brief”.
PEN
"LENT" BODY PART
27"lent" body part
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
EAR
NOT GOING
28Not going
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Not going” to its initials.
NG
SYSTEM RESTORE
29System restore
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SR
TAX
30Tax
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Tax.
T
Crossword Challenge Level 2564 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2564 solved
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