Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2574 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2574, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 31 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; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want 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.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2574: 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. F _ _ T _ _ O _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Not stale”.
FORTYFOUR
MORE THAN
2More than
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. “Fire (up), as an engine” crosses it at the third square.
OVER
ROMAN TEN
3Roman ten
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Roman ten”.
X
THIS WEEK
4This week
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “This week” to its initials.
TW
5"fire!" preceder
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “FIRE!" PRECEDER” point to the same word. It begins with A.
AIM
PROBLEM
6Problem
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits I _ _ U _. The fourth square is also part of “United states”.
ISSUE
NOT AS MUCH
7Not as much
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. Check the third letter against “Medical school student”.
LESS
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 F _ _ T _ _ L. “Fire!" preceder” crosses it at the fifth square.
FOXTAIL
OPTICAL VECTOR
9Optical vector
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Optical vector”.
OV
FIRE (UP), AS AN ENGINE
10Fire (up), as an engine
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. Solving “Bad habit” first gives you its third letter.
REV
JOURNEY
11Journey
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Bad habit”.
TRIP
AFTER X
12After x
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from X in the alphabet.
Y
NOT STALE
13Not stale
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits F _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Gone by”.
FRESH
OPTICAL INTENSITY
14Optical intensity
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OI
mo-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “mo-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with U.
USE
MIRROR ACTION
16Mirror action
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
R _ _ L _ _ T. “Opposite of hog” crosses it at the fifth square.
REFLECT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SAGE
17Sage
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Problem”.
WISE
BAD HABIT
18Bad habit
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: V _ _ _. Solving “Lawsuit” first gives you its third letter.
VICE
MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENT
19Medical school student
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
MSS
GONE BY
20Gone by
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Not stale”.
PAST
UNITED STATES
21United states
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “United states” to its initials.
US
OPPOSITE OF HOG
22Opposite of hog
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ R _. Solving “Jogged” first gives you its fourth letter.
SHARE
LAWSUIT
23Lawsuit
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. “Opposite of hog” crosses it at the third square.
CASE
GETTING UP
24Getting up
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
RISE
CHECK FOR A PLACE TO STAY
25Check for a place to stay
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. “Jogged” crosses it at the third square.
RENT
RAM
26Ram
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Ram, nothing more.
R
___-MAN (ARCADE GAME)
27___-MAN (ARCADE GAME)
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “___-MAN (ARCADE GAME)”? It fits P _ _.
PAC
STICKY ROLL
28Sticky roll
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “___-MAN (ARCADE GAME)”.
TAPE
US__UL
29US__UL
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“US__UL” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EF
JOGGED
30Jogged
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. The third square is also part of “Check for a place to stay”.
RAN
LOAD
31Load
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Load starts with the answer.
L
Crossword Challenge Level 2574 Solved Grid
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