Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2626 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2626 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Likely true”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Likely true”, 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.
LIKELY TRUE
1Likely true
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ U _ _ B _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Icebox”.
PLAUSIBLE
ENTITY INDEX
2Entity index
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Entity index”.
EI
BIT OF FISHING GEAR
3Bit of fishing gear
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. “Lucky strike” crosses it at the third square.
NET
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with C. Solving “Finder of secrets” first gives you its fourth letter.
CURSOR
AFTER H
5After h
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from H in the alphabet.
I
TAX AMOUNT
6Tax amount
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits L _ _ _. Solving “Lucky strike” first gives you its third letter.
LEVY
-ll
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ll”). What is left starts with S.
SHE
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 P. Check the fifth letter against “After h”.
PENCILS
IN-OF CONNECTOR
9In-of connector
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Bit of fishing gear”.
LIEU
_BILITY
10_BILITY
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_BILITY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
A
USER BONUS
11User bonus
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
UB
12Fire weapon
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “FIRE WEAPON” point to the same word. It begins with S.
SHOOT
ICEBOX
13Icebox
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Icebox.
I
"SEE YOU LATER!"
14"see you later!"
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
B _ _. The third square is also part of “Ready to do business”.
BYE
ANCESTRY
15Ancestry
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ E _ _ E. “Best possible” crosses it at the fifth square.
LINEAGE
ENERGY PULSE
16Energy pulse
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Energy pulse”.
EP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CANADIAN VERBAL TIC
17Canadian verbal tic
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the second square.
EH
BEST POSSIBLE
18Best possible
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Fits O _ _ I _ _ L. “Adult male” crosses it at the fifth square.
OPTIMAL
LUCKY STRIKE
19Lucky strike
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ V _. Solving “Tax amount” first gives you its fourth letter.
TROVE
BEVERLY HILLS
20Beverly hills
Row 4, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Beverly hills”.
BH
FINDER OF SECRETS
21Finder of secrets
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. The third square is also part of “Tax amount”.
SPY
READY TO DO BUSINESS
22Ready to do business
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Solving “See you later!” first gives you its third letter.
OPEN
EXTEND, AS A LEASE
23Extend, as a lease
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Fits R _ _ E _. Solving “Ancestry” first gives you its fourth letter.
RENEW
BA_
24BA_
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “BA_” go in the grid. First one: R.
R
PARROT HOLDER
25Parrot holder
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Ancestry”.
CAGE
COST
26Cost
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits P _ _ C _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Parrot holder”.
PRICE
PUP'S BARK
27Pup's bark
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _. Solving “Energy pulse” first gives you its third letter.
YIP
ADULT MALE
28Adult male
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with M. The third square is also part of “Extend, as a lease”.
MAN
EXTRA SENSORY
29Extra sensory
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
ES
WHOLE LOT
30Whole lot
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Parrot holder”.
SLEW
Crossword Challenge Level 2626 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2626 solved
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