Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2583 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2583 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
9 of the 31 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; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 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 “Pretrial papers”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2583: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Plan or task”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Pretrial papers”. 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.
PRETRIAL PAPERS
1Pretrial papers
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ A _ _ N _ _. Solving “Deduce” first gives you its sixth letter.
PLEADINGS
HIP-HOP MUSIC
2Hip-hop music
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
R _ _. “Heroic story” crosses it at the third square.
RAP
EXCLUDE
3Exclude
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Heroic story”.
OMIT
JOURNAL
4Journal
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Journal.
J
ERROR ANALYSIS
5Error analysis
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EA
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with C. Check the fourth letter against “Slight color”.
CLOGS
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _ E _ _ O _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Average grade”.
TELESCOPE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PLAN OR TASK
8Plan or task
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with P. Check the fifth letter against “Error analysis”.
PROJECT
-b
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “-b”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LAM
HEROIC STORY
10Heroic story
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Exclude”.
EPIC
ACIDIC
11Acidic
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Acidic starts with the answer.
A
DRIVE SYSTEM
12Drive system
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Drive system” to its initials.
DS
DEDUCE
13Deduce
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits I _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Mention as example”.
INFER
te-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “te” gives the answer. First letter: N.
NOR
METRIC UNIT
15Metric unit
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “College group”.
GRAM
"ON YOUR MARK, GET ___"
16"ON YOUR MARK, GET ___"
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “ON YOUR MARK, GET ___” out loud and the blank fills itself: S _ _.
SET
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BREW
17Brew
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ALE
MENTION AS EXAMPLE
18Mention as example
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits C _ _ _. Solving “Flip a coin” first gives you its third letter.
CITE
WO__
19WO__
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“WO__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
OL
STANDARD PRACTICE
20Standard practice
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. Its third letter is shared with “Deduce”.
NORM
SLIGHT COLOR
21Slight color
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ G _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
TINGE
SOUND OF SLEEP
22Sound of sleep
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ R _. “Metric unit” crosses it at the fourth square.
SNORE
FLIP A COIN
23Flip a coin
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
TOSS
COLLEGE GROUP
24College group
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with F. Solving “Metric unit” first gives you its third letter.
FRAT
AVERAGE GRADE
25Average grade
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Average grade”.
C
LEAD-IN TO "TOWN" OR "GANG"
26Lead-in to "town" or "gang"
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
O _ _. Check the third letter against “Fore”.
OUR
COW'S SOUND
27Cow's sound
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
MOO
MILLION
28Million
Row 8, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Million starts with the answer.
M
OPPOSITE OF DOWN
29Opposite of down
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with U. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its second letter.
UP
ENERGY SYMBOL
30Energy symbol
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Energy symbol”.
E
FORE
31Fore
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ERE
Crossword Challenge Level 2583 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2583 solved
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