Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2637 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2637 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.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 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 “Committed”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Oliver twist" writer”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Committed”, 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.
COMMITTED
1Committed
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits D _ _ I _ _ T _ _. “Land extent” crosses it at the sixth square.
DEDICATED
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits I _ _. “Party person” crosses it at the third square.
ICE
THIRD LETTER
3Third letter
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Third letter”.
C
-nnel
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-nnel” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with K.
KE
LEAVINGS
5Leavings
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. The fourth square is also part of “Theater artist”.
EXITS
ALLIANCE ACRONYM
6Alliance acronym
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Info transfer array”.
NATO
BRAINY
7Brainy
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. Check the fourth letter against “Theater artist”.
SMART
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
"OLIVER TWIST" WRITER
8"oliver twist" writer
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with D. Solving “Leavings” first gives you its fifth letter.
DICKENS
PROJ__TION
9PROJ__TION
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “PROJ__TION”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
EC
PARTY PERSON
10Party person
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. Solving “Starting point” first gives you its third letter.
DEB
BETWEEN H AND J
11Between h and j
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Alphabet check: the single letter between H and J.
I
SUITS
12Suits
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with C. “Broke off” crosses it at the fourth square.
CASES
LAND EXTENT
13Land extent
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Starting point”.
AREA
TAP OPTION
14Tap option
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TO
15Core nature
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “CORE NATURE” point to the same word. It begins with E.
ESSENCE
AT 0% BATTERY
16At 0% battery
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “LA__GNA”.
DEAD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MIDTERM, E.G.
17Midterm, e.g.
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Solving “Alliance acronym” first gives you its third letter.
EXAM
STARTING POINT
18Starting point
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ _. “Suits” crosses it at the third square.
BASE
INFO TRANSFER ARRAY
19Info transfer array
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Info transfer array”.
ITA
BROKE OFF
20Broke off
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ S _ _. Solving “Length of a bridge” first gives you its fourth letter.
CEASED
THEATER ARTIST
21Theater artist
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Alliance acronym”.
ACTOR
CAME UP
22Came up
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of “Core nature”.
AROSE
TEA
23Tea
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Tea starts with the answer.
T
IT'S NOT FANCY
24It's not fancy
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits F _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Core nature”.
FACT
MUSICAL NOTE
25Musical note
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Musical note”.
F
PRIVATE NETWORK
26Private network
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PN
pi---pple
27GE___LOGY
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “pi---pple” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with N.
NEA
LENGTH OF A BRIDGE
28Length of a bridge
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. “It's not fancy” crosses it at the third square.
SPAN
LA__GNA
29LA__GNA
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “LA__GNA” go in the grid. First one: S.
SA
TIMING ANALYSIS
30Timing analysis
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Timing analysis” to its initials.
TA
Crossword Challenge Level 2637 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2637 solved
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