Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2576 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2576? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 4 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 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 “Begin to grow”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Begin to grow”. 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.
BEGIN TO GROW
1Begin to grow
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ M _ _ A _ _. Check the sixth letter against “After m”.
GERMINATE
SILKY TEXTILE
2Silky textile
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
R _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Opposite of least”.
RAYON
ADAPTIVE GRID
3Adaptive grid
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Adaptive grid” to its initials.
AG
CITRUS SHAVING
4Citrus shaving
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Z _ _ _. Solving “Final four game” first gives you its third letter.
ZEST
w-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “w-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
IRE
ABBR. FOR NORTH
6Abbr. for north
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Abbr. for north”.
N
NOT INNOCENT
7Not innocent
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
G _ _ L _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “B__ONG”.
GUILTY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. G _ _ Z _ _ G. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
GRAZING
KEEN
9Keen
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ E _. “Citrus shaving” crosses it at the fourth square.
EAGER
ch--salis
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“ch--salis”). What is left starts with R.
RY
OPPOSITE OF LEAST
11Opposite of least
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Mini or tutu”.
MOST
s-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “s-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
INK
AFTER M
13After m
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to M; the answer is its next letter.
N
___ THE BOARD
14___ THE BOARD
Left column 7/9 · 6 letters · across
Say “___ THE BOARD” out loud and the blank fills itself: A _ _ O _ _.
ACROSS
EAST AFRICAN PEOPLE
15East african people
Left column 8/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “Red flower”.
TUTSI
gaz--o
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “gaz--o” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EB
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BON_S
17BON_S
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “BON_S” go in the grid. First one: U.
U
SIGNIFIES
18Signifies
Row 3, col 7 · 5 letters · down
M _ _ N _. “Droll humor” crosses it at the fourth square.
MEANS
FINAL FOUR GAME
19Final four game
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with “Signifies”.
SEMI
MINI OR TUTU
20Mini or tutu
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “___ THE BOARD”.
SKIRT
B__ONG
21B__ONG
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “B__ONG” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EL
ASSUME AS FACT
22Assume as fact
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
P _ _ I _. Solving “East african people” first gives you its fourth letter.
POSIT
___TERN
23___TERN
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___TERN” and enter only the missing part, starting with P.
PAT
RED FLOWER
24Red flower
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. “East african people” crosses it at the third square.
ROSE
DROLL HUMOR
25Droll humor
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ N _. “Signifies” crosses it at the fourth square.
IRONY
BABY BEAR
26Baby bear
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
CUB
BEVERLY HILLS
27Beverly hills
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Beverly hills” to its initials.
BH
BLOOD
28Blood
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Blood starts with the answer.
B
_ABARET
29_ABARET
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · down
“_ABARET” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with C.
C
CARVE
30Carve
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. Solving “_ABARET” first gives you its third letter.
ETCH
Crossword Challenge Level 2576 Solved Grid
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