Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2639 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2639, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Infield defender”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2639: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Customer help”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Infield defender”. 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.
INFIELD DEFENDER
1Infield defender
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ R _ _ T _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
SHORTSTOP
MUSICAL NOTE
2Musical note
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Musical note”.
E
REC. VEHICLE
3Rec. vehicle
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RV
4Flower holder
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Use the text “FLOWER HOLDER” if the picture is unclear. First letter V.
VASE
FEELING LOUSY
5Feeling lousy
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with I. Check the third letter against “Arc on a score”.
ILL
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with C. Check the fourth letter against “Leave now”.
COUGAR
SYSTEM GLITCH
7System glitch
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ O _. “Leave now” crosses it at the fourth square.
ERROR
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CUSTOMER HELP
8Customer help
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ V _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Feeling lousy”.
SERVICE
AFTER G
9After g
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after G.
H
OKAY
10Okay
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: O _. Solving “Kick off” first gives you its second letter.
OK
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits R _ _ _. “Final four game” crosses it at the third square.
ROSE
BETWEEN 'S' AND 'U'
12Between 's' and 'u'
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Between 's' and 'u'”.
T
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ M _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Yoga base”.
SUMMER
THREE-NOTE CHORD
14Three-note chord
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the fourth letter against “Yoga base”.
TRIAD
PHILOL__Y
15PHILOL__Y
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
“PHILOL__Y” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
OG
___KABOO
16___KABOO
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___KABOO” and enter only the missing part, starting with P.
PEE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BRAVERY
17Bravery
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits V _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
VALOR
KICK OFF
18Kick off
Row 3, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Kick off” to its initials.
KO
ARC ON A SCORE
19Arc on a score
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
SLUR
FINAL FOUR GAME
20Final four game
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
SEMI
LEAVE NOW
21Leave now
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
G _. “System glitch” crosses it at the second square.
GO
ARMY DOC
22Army doc
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
M _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Itsy-bitsy adjective”.
MEDIC
AG_
23AG_
Row 6, col 3 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “AG_” go in the grid. First one: E.
E
DESIRE
24Desire
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with U. Solving “PHILOL__Y” first gives you its third letter.
URGE
INFIR___Y
25INFIR___Y
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“INFIR___Y” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with M.
MAR
YOGA BASE
26Yoga base
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _. Check the third letter against “Itsy-bitsy adjective”.
MAT
HAIR COLORING
27Hair coloring
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Begins with D. Its third letter is shared with “Signal to act”.
DYE
DAISY
28Daisy
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Daisy.
D
GE__INE
29GE__INE
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “GE__INE” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NU
ITSY-BITSY ADJECTIVE
30Itsy-bitsy adjective
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. “GE__INE” crosses it at the third square.
TINY
ENG
31Eng
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Eng, nothing more.
E
SIGNAL TO ACT
32Signal to act
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: C _ _. Check the third letter against “Hair coloring”.
CUE
Crossword Challenge Level 2639 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2639 solved
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