Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2640 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2640 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want 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 “Asked for advice”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2640: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Skilled”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Asked for advice”. 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.
ASKED FOR ADVICE
1Asked for advice
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ S _ _ T _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Second of two”.
CONSULTED
BIG GARDEN SIZE
2Big garden size
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Solving “New release” first gives you its third letter.
ACRE
sce--er
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “sceer” gives the answer. First letter: P.
PT
AMPERE SYMBOL
4Ampere symbol
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Ampere symbol”.
A
EXIT GREETING
5Exit greeting
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits B _ _. Check the third letter against “E-mail option”.
BYE
NOT SHORTER
6Not shorter
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ G _ _. The fourth square is also part of “STRAN__R”.
LONGER
CEASED
7Ceased
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “STRAN__R”.
ENDED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SKILLED
8Skilled
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ A _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Exit greeting”.
CAPABLE
TENTH MONTH
9Tenth month
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
O _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
OCT
NEW RELEASE
10New release
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “New release” to its initials.
NR
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with S. Solving “Nay voter” first gives you its third letter.
SEAT
AFTER T
12After t
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to T; the answer is its next letter.
U
SECOND OF TWO
13Second of two
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ T _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Declares”.
LATTER
TESTED
14Tested
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with T. Its fourth letter is shared with “Declares”.
TRIED
ELECTRIC EEL
15Electric eel
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EE
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to D _ _. The third square is also part of “Deft”.
DAD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HITHER'S OPPOSITE
17Hither's opposite
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Y _ _. Check the third letter against “Ceased”.
YON
DECLARES
18Declares
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits S _ _ T _ _. “Second of two” crosses it at the fourth square.
STATES
E-MAIL OPTION
19E-mail option
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Not shorter”.
SEND
NAY VOTER
20Nay voter
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Second of two”.
ANTI
STRAN__R
21STRAN__R
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “STRAN__R”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with G.
GE
PRESS
22Press
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
M _ _ I _. Solving “Not healthy” first gives you its fourth letter.
MEDIA
GIVEN A TITLE
23Given a title
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with N. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not shorter”.
NAMED
LAND EXTENT
24Land extent
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. “Electric eel” crosses it at the third square.
AREA
25Drone zone
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Picture plus words: “DRONE ZONE”. The answer opens with S.
SKY
SONG
26Song
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Song.
S
CANADIAN NATIONAL
27Canadian national
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CN
NOT HEALTHY
28Not healthy
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Canadian national”.
SICK
DEFT
29Deft
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Deft starts with the answer.
D
NOT NONE
30Not none
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. The third square is also part of “Drone zone”.
ANY
Crossword Challenge Level 2640 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2640 solved
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