Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2581 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2581? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want 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 “Gladly”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2581: 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 “Gladly”. 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.
GLADLY
1Gladly
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits W _ _ L _ _ G _ _. “After m” crosses it at the sixth square.
WILLINGLY
PEST IN HOMES
2Pest in homes
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ANT
RIGHT FIELD
3Right field
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Right field” to its initials.
RF
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with B. Check the fourth letter against “User bonus”.
BOBBER
AFTER K
5After k
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after K.
L
RADICAL ACTIVIST
6Radical activist
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits E _ _ R _ _ I _ _. “Best rate” crosses it at the sixth square.
EXTREMIST
WANDER
7Wander
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. “Test model” crosses it at the third square.
ROAM
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with W. “After k” crosses it at the fifth square.
WARBLER
DEETS AND DOPE
9Deets and dope
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. Solving “Right field” first gives you its third letter.
INFO
qui-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “qui-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with L.
LT
LEARNER
11Learner
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Learner starts with the answer.
L
CHECK
12Check
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with I. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
IMPEDE
AFTER M
13After m
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from M in the alphabet.
N
squee-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “squee-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with G.
GEE
GIFTS
15Gifts
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits L _ _ G _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “Reef explorer”.
LARGESS
YIELD RATIO
16Yield ratio
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Yield ratio”.
YR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HUGS AND KISSES
17Hugs and kisses
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits X _. “Wander” crosses it at the second square.
XO
ELECTOR
18Elector
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Elector, nothing more.
E
TEST MODEL
19Test model
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: B _ _ _. “Radical activist” crosses it at the third square.
BETA
LOWER'S OPPOSITE
20Lower's opposite
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Begins with U. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
UPPER
USER BONUS
21User bonus
Row 5, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UB
MASS
22Mass
Row 5, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Mass.
M
RUN MATCH
23Run match
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Run match”.
RM
REEF EXPLORER
24Reef explorer
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with D. “Gifts” crosses it at the fourth square.
DIVER
"WHOA, CALM DOWN!"
25"whoa, calm down!"
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. “Gifts” crosses it at the third square.
EASY
BEST RATE
26Best rate
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ M _. The fourth square is also part of “Radical activist”.
PRIME
HEARING AID
27Hearing aid
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Yield ratio”.
EAR
BY WAY OF
28By way of
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits V _ _. Check the third letter against “Whoa, calm down!”.
VIA
__LAXY
29__LAXY
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
“__LAXY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with G.
GA
AFFECTEDLY CREATIVE
30Affectedly creative
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. “Radical activist” crosses it at the third square.
ARTY
Crossword Challenge Level 2581 Solved Grid
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