Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2612 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2612? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Initial-letter poems”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Landed”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Initial-letter poems”, 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.
INITIAL-LETTER POEMS
1Initial-letter poems
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
A _ _ O _ _ I _ _. Solving “DIREC__R” first gives you its sixth letter.
ACROSTICS
2House top
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Use the text “HOUSE TOP” if the picture is unclear. First letter R.
ROOF
RUNTIME
3Runtime
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with R. Its second letter is shared with “Cabin bed”.
RT
BETWEEN H AND J
4Between h and j
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Alphabet check: the single letter between H and J.
I
AUSTRIAN CAPITAL
5Austrian capital
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ N _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Many times”.
VIENNA
sh-
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “sh-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
ELL
OFFICE DIVISION
7Office division
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Aid”.
DEPT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LANDED
8Landed
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ I _ _ D. Check the fifth letter against “Austrian capital”.
ARRIVED
CABIN BED
9Cabin bed
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits C _ _. “Runtime” crosses it at the third square.
COT
-mpers
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-mpers”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RO
MANY TIMES
11Many times
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
O _ _ E _. Solving “Listened” first gives you its fourth letter.
OFTEN
AFTER R
12After r
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to R; the answer is its next letter.
S
DIREC__R
13DIREC__R
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “DIREC__R”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with T.
TO
ABBR. IN A FOOTNOTE
14Abbr. in a footnote
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “___ AND OUTS”.
IBID
in---se
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“in---se”). What is left starts with C.
CEN
KIND OF ANALYSIS
16Kind of analysis
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. Its fifth letter is shared with “IN__REST”.
SYSTEMS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FRAG___
17FRAG___
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“FRAG___” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
ILE
LISTENED
18Listened
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “Scarce”.
HEARD
AID
19Aid
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with H. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
HELP
TUBER-CULOSIS
20Tuber-culosis
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Begins with T. Its second letter is shared with “Wedding ring”.
TB
TRUTH
21Truth
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Truth, nothing more.
T
SLEEP IMAGERY
22Sleep imagery
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
D _ _ A _. Solving “Tactical air direction” first gives you its fourth letter.
DREAM
WEDDING RING
23Wedding ring
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
B _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Austrian capital”.
BAND
ACT AS DIRECTED
24Act as directed
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
OBEY
FINISHES
25Finishes
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Tactical air direction”.
ENDS
SCARCE
26Scarce
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Sleep imagery”.
RARE
___ AND OUTS
27___ AND OUTS
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Say “___ AND OUTS” out loud and the blank fills itself: I _ _.
INS
ENTRY NUMBER
28Entry number
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Entry number” to its initials.
EN
IN__REST
29IN__REST
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “IN__REST” go in the grid. First one: T.
TE
TACTICAL AIR DIRECTION
30Tactical air direction
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Tactical air direction”.
TAD
FAS_
31FAS_
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “FAS_” go in the grid. First one: T.
T
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