Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2629 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2629, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
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 the picture clue in the top row, 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to P _ _ A _ _ E _ _. “Manuscript fixer” crosses it at the sixth square.
PARAKEETS
CLOTHES PRESSER
2Clothes presser
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Royal order”.
IRON
NICE TRY
3Nice try
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Nice try”.
NT
BEFORE D
4Before d
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right before D.
C
BASEBALL FIGURE
5Baseball figure
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. The third square is also part of “Speedway event”.
ERA
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. R _ _ K _ _. “Kilo-ampere” crosses it at the fourth square.
ROCKER
7Curse
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Use the text “CURSE” if the picture is unclear. First letter S.
SWEAR
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 “Baseball figure”.
PINCERS
CULTURAL ARTIFACTS
9Cultural artifacts
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Nice try”.
ART
ROYAL ORDER
10Royal order
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Royal order”.
RO
AGAINST
11Against
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Solving “Not that” first gives you its third letter.
ANTI
KING'S INITIAL
12King's initial
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “King's initial”.
K
MANUSCRIPT FIXER
13Manuscript fixer
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with E. The fourth square is also part of “Hooligan”.
EDITOR
CHART HOLDER
14Chart holder
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits E _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Hooligan”.
EASEL
TIME ZONE
15Time zone
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Time zone” to its initials.
TZ
ADRIATIC, E.G.
16Adriatic, e.g.
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “Ampere”.
SEA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DUST-UP
17Dust-up
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. Solving “Curse” first gives you its third letter.
ROW
HOOLIGAN
18Hooligan
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits R _ _ T _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Manuscript fixer”.
RIOTER
SPEEDWAY EVENT
19Speedway event
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
RACE
NOT THAT
20Not that
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Manuscript fixer”.
THIS
KILO-AMPERE
21Kilo-ampere
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
KA
GRINDING TOOTH
22Grinding tooth
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits M _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Intense anger”.
MOLAR
LONG BALL
23Long ball
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
HOMER
MAKE WOOZY
24Make woozy
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
D _ _ _. “Time zone” crosses it at the third square.
DAZE
PRIMARY COLOR
25Primary color
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Check the third letter against “Cleansed”.
RED
AFTER Q
26After q
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
__NGER
27__NGER
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__NGER” and enter only the missing part, starting with G.
GI
INTENSE ANGER
28Intense anger
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. The third square is also part of “__NGER”.
RAGE
AMPERE
29Ampere
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Ampere, nothing more.
A
CLEANSED
30Cleansed
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. The third square is also part of “Primary color”.
RID
Crossword Challenge Level 2629 Solved Grid
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