Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2602 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2602? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Role in story”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Price estimation”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Role in story”. 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.
ROLE IN STORY
1Role in story
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with C. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
CHARACTER
BELONGING TO US
2Belonging to us
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits O _ _. “Opera solo” crosses it at the third square.
OUR
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ P _ _ N _. The fifth square is also part of “Response to a verdict”.
SHIPPING
BEFORE U
4Before u
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to U; the answer is its previous letter.
T
INPUT VOLTAGE
5Input voltage
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Input voltage”.
IV
pars-
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “pars-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NIP
"___, SET, MATCH"
7"___, SET, MATCH"
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “___, SET, MATCH”. Shape: G _ _ _.
GAME
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PRICE ESTIMATION
8Price estimation
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with C. The fifth square is also part of “Input voltage”.
COSTING
"SAY AGAIN?"
9"say again?"
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with H. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
HUH
OPERA SOLO
10Opera solo
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ARIA
BETWEEN Q AND S
11Between q and s
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Alphabet check: the single letter between Q and S.
R
RESPONSE TO A VERDICT
12Response to a verdict
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits A _ _ E _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Bitter beer”.
APPEAL
-le
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-le”). What is left starts with C.
CHI
FORK POINT
14Fork point
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
TINE
AFTER D
15After d
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from D in the alphabet.
E
tu-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “tu-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BY THE AGENCY OF
17By the agency of
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits V _ _. The third square is also part of “___, SET, MATCH”.
VIA
BITTER BEER
18Bitter beer
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. Check the third letter against “Response to a verdict”.
ALE
POST MERIDIEM
19Post meridiem
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
PM
DEVIATION
20Deviation
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Amazement sound”.
YAW
LAYER OF WOOD
21Layer of wood
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _. Solving “Deviation” first gives you its third letter.
PLY
GRA___C
22GRA___C
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
“GRA___C” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with P.
PHI
VOT_
23VOT_
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “VOT_” go in the grid. First one: E.
E
FAITHFUL
24Faithful
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
L _ _ A _. Solving “Sound of pain” first gives you its fourth letter.
LOYAL
DECREASE, AS THE MOON
25Decrease, as the moon
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
W _ _ _. “Sound of pain” crosses it at the third square.
WANE
AMAZEMENT SOUND
26Amazement sound
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _. Solving “Decrease, as the moon” first gives you its third letter.
WOW
ACE'S STAT
27Ace's stat
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. “Car shaft” crosses it at the third square.
ERA
YOU ALL
28You all
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “You all”.
YA
X__O
29X__O
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
“X__O” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
OX
SOUND OF PAIN
30Sound of pain
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Faithful”.
GROAN
NAP
31Nap
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Nap.
N
CAR SHAFT
32Car shaft
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. The third square is also part of “Faithful”.
AXLE
Crossword Challenge Level 2602 Solved Grid
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