Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2570 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2570 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 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins. 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 “Not as large”, 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.
+s
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“+s”). What is left starts with S.
SWIMSUITS
CITY ON BISCAYNE BAY
2City on biscayne bay
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with M. Its fourth letter is shared with “Double m”.
MIAMI
AMERICAN NEWS NETWORK
3American news network
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “American news network” to its initials.
ANN
LINEAR GAIN
4Linear gain
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Linear gain” to its initials.
LG
AFTER K
5After k
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to K; the answer is its next letter.
L
BRING IN
6Bring in
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “Clinical research center”.
EARN
7Front desk
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “FRONT DESK” point to the same word. It begins with R.
RECEPTION
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT AS LARGE
8Not as large
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ L _ _ R. “After k” crosses it at the fifth square.
SMALLER
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to W _ _ _. Solving “American news network” first gives you its third letter.
WING
NOVELIST MCEWAN
10Novelist mcewan
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits I _ _. “American news network” crosses it at the third square.
IAN
DOUBLE M
11Double m
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
M _. Check the second letter against “City on biscayne bay”.
MM
___ SAYS (CHILD'S GAME)
12___ SAYS (CHILD'S GAME)
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
The missing word in “___ SAYS (CHILD'S GAME)” starts with S.
SIMON
AFTER T
13After t
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to T; the answer is its next letter.
U
"AHA!" ELICITOR
14"aha!" elicitor
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Big track events”.
IDEA
-al
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-al” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
TOT
TIME IN COURT
16Time in court
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ S _ _ N. “Roman numeral two” crosses it at the fifth square.
SESSION
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
17Account executive
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Account executive” to its initials.
AE
ICE CREAM HOLDER
18Ice cream holder
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “___ SAYS (CHILD'S GAME)”.
CONE
CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTER
19Clinical research center
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Clinical research center”.
CRC
BOSSA ___
20BOSSA ___
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “BOSSA ___” starts with N.
NOVA
ZERO QUANTITY
21Zero quantity
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Solving “Bring in” first gives you its third letter.
NONE
BIG TRACK EVENTS
22Big track events
Row 5, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ T _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
MEETS
POUCH
23Pouch
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Pouch starts with the answer.
P
MILITARY ALLIANCE
24Military alliance
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. Check the third letter against “In the office”.
NATO
SOCIAL GATHERING
25Social gathering
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits E _ _ N _. Solving “Military alliance” first gives you its fourth letter.
EVENT
FEMALE DEER
26Female deer
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: D _ _. “Time in court” crosses it at the third square.
DOE
ASSISTED INPUT
27Assisted input
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AI
ROMAN NUMERAL TWO
28Roman numeral two
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _. Check the second letter against “Time in court”.
II
IN THE OFFICE
29In the office
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ITO
SHE
30She
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of She.
S
Crossword Challenge Level 2570 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2570 solved
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