Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2569 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2569 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 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; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Melodi-ous”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to the picture clue in the top row. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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
Describe the picture in one word that fits L _ _ O _ _ R _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Rank or grade”.
LEMONTREE
YIELD EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS
2Yield efficiency analysis
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
YEA
AFTER Q
3 after q
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
sw--mer
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“sw--mer”). What is left starts with I.
IM
ROCK STACK
5Rock stack
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits C _ _ R _. “___-CUBAN (MUSIC GENRE)” crosses it at the fourth square.
CAIRN
BULLETS
6Bullets
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Solving “Hellion” first gives you its third letter.
AMMO
c-
7Kid's seat on santa
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “c-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LAP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MELODI-OUS
8Melodi-ous
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ I _ _ L. The fifth square is also part of “Rock stack”.
LYRICAL
ELDERLY EDUCATION
9Elderly education
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EE
CRAZY STATE
10Crazy state
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with M. Its third letter is shared with “Valley”.
MAD
ZERO IN MATH
11Zero in math
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Zero in math”.
O
STRING STUFF
12String stuff
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
N _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Wooded area”.
NYLON
RANK OR GRADE
13Rank or grade
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. “Valley” crosses it at the third square.
TIER
p--tzel
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ptzel” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RE
FLEXIBLE
15Flexible
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ S _ _ C. Solving “C__TLEFISH” first gives you its fifth letter.
ELASTIC
UPDATE WRITING
16Update writing
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Assisted input”.
EDIT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PAPA'S PARTNER
17Papa's partner
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Bullets”.
MAMA
VALLEY
18Valley
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “String stuff”.
DALE
HELLION
19Hellion
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
IMP
WOODED AREA
20Wooded area
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits F _ _ E _ _. The fourth square is also part of “European currency”.
FOREST
___-CUBAN (MUSIC GENRE)
21___-CUBAN (MUSIC GENRE)
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Say “___-CUBAN (MUSIC GENRE)” out loud and the blank fills itself: A _ _ _.
AFRO
GIVE WAY
22Give way
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _ L _. “Flexible” crosses it at the fourth square.
YIELD
MONK'S WEAR
23Monk's wear
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ C _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Flexible”.
FROCK
FEW
24Few
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Few, nothing more.
F
LEGAL ORDER
25Legal order
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
W _ _ _. Solving “Flexible” first gives you its third letter.
WRIT
WORK-RELATED
26Work-related
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
WR
C__TLEFISH
27C__TLEFISH
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
“C__TLEFISH” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with U.
UT
EUROPEAN CURRENCY
28European currency
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Legal order”.
EURO
ASSISTED INPUT
29Assisted input
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AI
TOOL KIT
30Tool kit
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TK
Crossword Challenge Level 2569 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2569 solved
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