Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2616 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2616, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Training students”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Training students”. 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.
TRAINING STUDENTS
1Training students
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits E _ _ C _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Teflon”.
EDUCATING
GRIDIRON GAINS
2Gridiron gains
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits Y _ _ D _. Solving “Compact disc” first gives you its fourth letter.
YARDS
OPTICAL FEATURE
3Optical feature
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “Uniform resource element”.
EYE
DUAL SCREEN
4Dual screen
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DS
RIGHT ABBR.
5Right abbr.
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Right abbr.”.
R
BUCKEYE STATE
6Buckeye state
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Kiss spot”.
OHIO
7Opium flower
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Use the text “OPIUM FLOWER” if the picture is unclear. First letter P.
POPPY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: E _ _ D _ _ P. Its fifth letter is shared with “Right abbr.”.
EYEDROP
CALENDAR UNITS
9Calendar units
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
D _ _ _. Solving “Optical feature” first gives you its third letter.
DAYS
UNIFORM RESOURCE ELEMENT
10Uniform resource element
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Uniform resource element” to its initials.
URE
COMPACT DISC
11Compact disc
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CD
FINANCIAL PLUS
12Financial plus
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Main role”.
ASSET
TEFLON
13Teflon
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Teflon starts with the answer.
T
AS BEFORE, IN FOOTNOTES
14As before, in footnotes
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Backbone”.
IBID
ca-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “ca-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NON
LARGER IN SIZE
16Larger in size
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
G _ _ A _ _ R. Solving “In the vicinity” first gives you its fifth letter.
GREATER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HARMONIC OSCILLATOR
17Harmonic oscillator
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Harmonic oscillator” to its initials.
HO
MANY
18Many
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Financial plus”.
LOTS
KISS SPOT
19Kiss spot
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. Solving “Opium flower” first gives you its third letter.
LIP
MAIN ROLE
20Main role
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Entry ticket”.
LEAD
ENDLESS CYCLE
21Endless cycle
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. Solving “Buckeye state” first gives you its third letter.
LOOP
BACKBONE
22Backbone
Row 5, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
SPINE
YOGA
23Yoga
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Yoga, nothing more.
Y
FOOT BOTTOM
24Foot bottom
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Solving “___ CARTE MENU” first gives you its third letter.
SOLE
ENTRY TICKET
25Entry ticket
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Many”.
PASS
___DER
26___DER
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “___DER” go in the grid. First one: B.
BOR
27Picture clue
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: C _ _. Solving “Larger in size” first gives you its third letter.
CAR
OCEAN CITY
28Ocean city
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OC
IN THE VICINITY
29In the vicinity
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
A _. Check the second letter against “Larger in size”.
AT
___ CARTE MENU
30___ CARTE MENU
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ CARTE MENU” starts with A.
ALA
_SSERT
31_SSERT
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_SSERT” go in the grid. First one: A.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 2616 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2616 solved
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