Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2579 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2579 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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Endurance”, 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ E _ _ C _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Musical note”.
SHOELACES
DINING SURFACE
2Dining surface
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ L _. Solving “Short for 'elevate'” first gives you its fourth letter.
TABLE
AUTOMATED UTILITY SYSTEM
3Automated utility system
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AUS
MAJOR LEAGUE
4Major league
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Major league” to its initials.
ML
BETWEEN H AND J
5Between h and j
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
The letter that sits between H and J.
I
STANDARD PRACTICE
6Standard practice
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. “Hindu "mr.” crosses it at the third square.
NORM
pastr-
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “pastr-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AMI
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ENDURANCE
8Endurance
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ M _ _ A. The fifth square is also part of “Between h and j”.
STAMINA
CARGO
9Cargo
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
H _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Automated utility system”.
HAUL
l---ter
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “l---ter” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OBS
SHORT FOR 'ELEVATE'
11Short for 'elevate'
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _. “Dining surface” crosses it at the second square.
EL
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits L _ _ E _. Solving “Property lease” first gives you its fourth letter.
LEVER
MUSICAL NOTE
13Musical note
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Musical note”.
A
THROW
14Throw
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Broad”.
CAST
WEALTHY HOMES
15Wealthy homes
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ A _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Toward a place”.
ESTATES
SIGNAL HUB
16Signal hub
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Signal hub”.
SH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
YOGA MANTRA
17Yoga mantra
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with O. Check the second letter against the picture clue in the top row.
OM
____EON
18____EON
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fill the gap in “____EON”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SURG
HINDU "MR."
19Hindu "mr."
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
SRI
PROPERTY LEASE
20Property lease
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with R. Check the fourth letter against “Throw”.
RENTAL
DRINK FROM JAMAICA
21Drink from jamaica
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Check the third letter against “Standard practice”.
RUM
BROAD
22Broad
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: V _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Throw”.
VAST
THICK
23Thick
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
D _ _ S _. “Wealthy homes” crosses it at the fourth square.
DENSE
DAISY
24Daisy
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Daisy starts with the answer.
D
NOT TRUTHS
25Not truths
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Wealthy homes”.
LIES
GEOMETRY CLASS MEASURE
26Geometry class measure
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not truths”.
ANGLE
BARBECUE RESIDUE
27Barbecue residue
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. “Signal hub” crosses it at the third square.
ASH
INSIDE
28Inside
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits I _. The second square is also part of “Thick”.
IN
TOWARD A PLACE
29Toward a place
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fits T _. Solving “Finish second, say” first gives you its second letter.
TO
FINISH SECOND, SAY
30Finish second, say
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. “Not truths” crosses it at the third square.
LOSE
Crossword Challenge Level 2579 Solved Grid
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