Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2635 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2635 is an 8×10 board with 29 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 6 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Darwin's theory”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2635: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Graceful”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Darwin's theory”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
DARWIN'S THEORY
1Darwin's theory
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ L _ _ I _ _. Solving “Dull metal” first gives you its sixth letter.
EVOLUTION
g---er
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “ger” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LID
HEADR__T
3HEADR__T
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “HEADR__T” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
ES
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to G _ _ L _ _. “Plant life” crosses it at the fourth square.
GALLON
ACIDIC
5Acidic
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Acidic.
A
APPROACH
6Approach
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. Solving “Not truthful” first gives you its third letter.
NEAR
SOUND DEFEAT
7Sound defeat
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with T. Its sixth letter is shared with “Dull metal”.
THRASHING
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
GRACEFUL
8Graceful
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ G _ _ T. Its fifth letter is shared with “Acidic”.
ELEGANT
TRAVEL DOCUMENT
9Travel document
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits V _ _ _. The third square is also part of “HEADR__T”.
VISA
OPTICAL DENSITY
10Optical density
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OD
AFTER K
11After k
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from K in the alphabet.
L
MARRIAGE
12Marriage
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: U _ _ O _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
UNION
DULL METAL
13Dull metal
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ N _ _ H. The fifth square is also part of “Charged, chem”.
TARNISH
"_____ A SMALL WORLD"
14"_____ A SMALL WORLD"
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “_____ A SMALL WORLD”? It fits I _ _.
ITS
BLEEPED WORD
15Bleeped word
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. Solving “Top ranking” first gives you its third letter.
OATH
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to N _. Its second letter is shared with “From birth”.
NL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
V__ICLE
17V__ICLE
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“V__ICLE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EH
CHARGED, CHEM
18Charged, chem
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Dull metal”.
IONIC
NOT TRUTHFUL
19Not truthful
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. Check the third letter against “Approach”.
LIAR
TOP RANKING
20Top ranking
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Fits F _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “_____ A SMALL WORLD”.
FIRST
PLANT LIFE
21Plant life
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: F _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “Approach”.
FLORA
FROM BIRTH
22From birth
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
N _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Bleeped word”.
NATAL
SHELF
23Shelf
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Shelf starts with the answer.
S
LOWER LEG PART
24Lower leg part
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Check the third letter against “FORGIV__G”.
SHIN
___-SQUARE
25___-SQUARE
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “___-SQUARE” out loud and the blank fills itself: C _ _.
CHI
HYDROGEN FLUORIDE
26Hydrogen fluoride
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Hydrogen fluoride”.
HF
FORGIV__G
27FORGIV__G
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“FORGIV__G” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
IN
INFORM_L
28INFORM_L
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “INFORM_L” go in the grid. First one: A.
A
29Wolf's tooth
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “WOLF'S TOOTH” point to the same word. It begins with F.
FANG
Crossword Challenge Level 2635 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2635 solved
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