Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2573 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2573 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.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need 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 2573: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Warrior”. 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
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“+s”). What is left starts with F.
FORKLIFTS
BETWEEN H AND J
2Between h and j
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Alphabet check: the single letter between H and J.
I
JOINT JOB
3Joint job
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
G _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
GIG
HUMAN RESOURCES
4Human resources
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
HR
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “SAP___RE”.
TAPE
GUIDING BELIEFS
6Guiding beliefs
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Glowing gas” first gives you its fourth letter.
ETHOS
PUT BACK TO WORK
7Put back to work
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ N _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “_YPHOON”.
REINSTATE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
WARRIOR
8Warrior
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ H _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
FIGHTER
AFTER N
9After n
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from N in the alphabet.
O
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with R. “Joint job” crosses it at the third square.
RUG
KICKOFF RETURNER
11Kickoff returner
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
KR
___ CAKE (RICH DESSERT)
12___ CAKE (RICH DESSERT)
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Say “___ CAKE (RICH DESSERT)” out loud and the blank fills itself: L _ _ _.
LAVA
NOT REACTING
13Not reacting
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. The fourth square is also part of “Old-fashioned "not”.
INERT
FREQUENCY INDEX
14Frequency index
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
FI
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. T _ _. Check the third letter against “GLO__LE”.
TUB
SECRETLY IMPORT
16Secretly import
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ G _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Lift, as ice cubes”.
SMUGGLE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FURIOUS
17Furious
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “Guiding beliefs” first gives you its fourth letter.
IRATE
ELEMENT OF HEAVY METAL
18Element of heavy metal
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Fits U _ _ N _ _ M. Check the fifth letter against “Frequency index”.
URANIUM
SAP___RE
19SAP___RE
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“SAP___RE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with P.
PHI
OLD-FASHIONED "NOT"
20Old-fashioned "not"
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. “Not reacting” crosses it at the third square.
NARY
GLOWING GAS
21Glowing gas
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Guiding beliefs”.
NEON
RECO__R
22RECO__R
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “RECO__R” and enter only the missing part, starting with V.
VE
STEAM-SHIP
23Steam-ship
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SS
LIFT, AS ICE CUBES
24Lift, as ice cubes
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Badminton barrier”.
TONG
_YPHOON
25_YPHOON
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“_YPHOON” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with T.
T
JELLY-LIKE MATERIAL
26Jelly-like material
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
G _ _. Check the third letter against “Secretly import”.
GEL
MINDFUL EXERCISE
27Mindful exercise
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with Y. Solving “Jelly-like material” first gives you its third letter.
YOGA
GLO__LE
28GLO__LE
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “GLO__LE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with B.
BU
BADMINTON BARRIER
29Badminton barrier
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. Solving “Put back to work” first gives you its third letter.
NET
GOLD
30Gold
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Gold starts with the answer.
G
Crossword Challenge Level 2573 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2573 solved
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