Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2580 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2580 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 13 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 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 2580: 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
Describe the picture in one word that fits B _ _ E _ _ R _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Flight plan info: abbr.”.
BLUEBERRY
DOUBLE U
2Double u
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Fits U _. The second square is also part of “Bait offering”.
UU
A PUPIL IS IN THE MIDDLE OF IT
3A pupil is in the middle of it
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Infuse”.
IRIS
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: L _ _ U _. The fourth square is also part of “Go after”.
LEMUR
FOURTH LETTER
5Fourth letter
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Fourth letter”.
D
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Infuse”.
EMU
MARSH PLANT
7Marsh plant
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Infuse”.
REED
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 B _ _ L _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of “Fourth letter”.
BUILDER
BAIT OFFERING
9Bait offering
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits L _ _ _. “A pupil is in the middle of it” crosses it at the third square.
LURE
TEXTING YOU
10Texting you
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Texting you”.
U
GO AFTER
11Go after
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
ENSUE
BRITISH AIRLINE
12British airline
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “British airline” to its initials.
BA
FLIGHT PLAN INFO: ABBR.
13Flight plan info: abbr.
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Active players”.
ETA
GET READY TO BE PICKED
14Get ready to be picked
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Slender fish”.
RIPEN
REC. VEHICLE
15Rec. vehicle
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RV
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to Y _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Roman numeral 50”.
YELL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MIDDLE EAST
17Middle east
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Middle east”.
ME
IN BACK
18In back
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ I _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Hellion”.
BEHIND
INFUSE
19Infuse
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ U _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
IMBUE
LOCAL PERSON
20Local person
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ I _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Get ready to be picked”.
NATIVE
A_MIT
21A_MIT
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “A_MIT” go in the grid. First one: D.
D
FREED__
22FREED__
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
“FREED__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
OM
GREEK LETTER AFTER PI
23Greek letter after pi
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. Solving “FREED__” first gives you its third letter.
RHO
ACTIVE PLAYERS
24Active players
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AP
LOOK CLOSELY
25Look closely
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ _. “Border” crosses it at the third square.
PEER
HELLION
26Hellion
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
I _ _. The third square is also part of “Look closely”.
IMP
SLENDER FISH
27Slender fish
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
EEL
CABL_
28CABL_
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “CABL_” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
E
GOOD JOB, TEXTING
29Good job, texting
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fits G _. “Junior, abbr.” crosses it at the second square.
GJ
BORDER
30Border
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Good job, texting”.
EDGE
ROMAN NUMERAL 50
31Roman numeral 50
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Roman numeral 50”.
L
JUNIOR, ABBR.
32Junior, abbr.
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
J _. Its second letter is shared with “Look closely”.
JR
Crossword Challenge Level 2580 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2580 solved
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