Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2572 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2572? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
11 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 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 2572: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “It may be under a coat”. 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.
+s
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
The image carries “+s”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SEAPLANES
BREAK A HUNGER STRIKE
2Break a hunger strike
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
EAT
ADVANCE
3Advance
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Advance starts with the answer.
A
ta--ing
4WA__
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “ta--ing”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LK
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits A _ _ E _. Solving “Not hidden” first gives you its fourth letter.
ANGER
NIGH
6Nigh
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. Solving “Fuel type” first gives you its third letter.
NEAR
LEGAL WILL
7Legal will
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with T. “Trade-mark” crosses it at the sixth square.
TESTAMENT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
IT MAY BE UNDER A COAT
8It may be under a coat
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
SEALANT
EXECUTION AGENT
9Execution agent
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Execution agent”.
EA
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: A _ _. “Opposite of least” crosses it at the third square.
ATM
AFTER O
11 after o
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from O in the alphabet.
P
FOCUSED BEAM OF LIGHT
12Focused beam of light
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ E _. Solving “Bridal wear” first gives you its fourth letter.
LASER
AGAINST
13Against
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Solving “Opposite of least” first gives you its third letter.
ANTI
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits N _. Its second letter is shared with “Variance analysis”.
NO
DAY BEFORE
15Day before
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. “Engine generator” crosses it at the third square.
EVE
EPIC TALE
16Epic tale
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Engine generator”.
SAGA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
JOINT IN LEG
17Joint in leg
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
K _ _ _. Solving “Nigh” first gives you its third letter.
KNEE
OPPOSITE OF LEAST
18Opposite of least
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
M _ _ _. “Focused beam of light” crosses it at the third square.
MOST
FUEL TYPE
19Fuel type
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: G _ _. The third square is also part of “Legal will”.
GAS
BRIDAL WEAR
20Bridal wear
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ _. “Against” crosses it at the third square.
VEIL
NOT HIDDEN
21Not hidden
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
O _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Nigh”.
OVERT
VARIANCE ANALYSIS
22Variance analysis
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving “Day before” first gives you its fourth letter.
ANOVA
_RTWORK
23_RTWORK
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “_RTWORK” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
A
CUT DOWN
24Cut down
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Blood relative”.
TRIM
TRADE-MARK
25Trade-mark
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Trade-mark” to its initials.
TM
UNITED KINGDOM
26United kingdom
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “United kingdom”.
UK
BAIT OFFERING
27Bait offering
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Cut down”.
LURE
ENGINE GENERATOR
28Engine generator
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Engine generator”.
EG
BLOOD RELATIVE
29Blood relative
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
K _ _. Check the third letter against “Legal will”.
KIN
ANTONYM
30Antonym
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Antonym starts with the answer.
A
METRIC TON
31Metric ton
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Metric ton” to its initials.
MT
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