Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2657 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2657? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Courage”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Financial support”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Courage”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
COURAGE
1Courage
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
F _ _ T _ _ U _ _. Solving “___ YOU ARE!” first gives you its sixth letter.
FORTITUDE
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: U _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Short for reference”.
USER
LETTER AFTER M
3Letter after m
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to M; the answer is its next letter.
N
me--sa
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “me--sa” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with D.
DU
ANNOY
5Annoy
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with I. Check the third letter against “Beer barrel”.
IRK
REQUIR-ING HELP
6Requir-ing help
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ D _. Solving “Designated area” first gives you its fourth letter.
NEEDY
LADY ___ (POP DIVA)
7LADY ___ (POP DIVA)
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “LADY ___ (POP DIVA)”? It fits G _ _ _.
GAGA
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
8Financial support
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits F _ _ D _ _ G. Check the fifth letter against “Annoy”.
FUNDING
OPP__ITE
9OPP__ITE
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “OPP__ITE” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
OS
SHORT FOR REFERENCE
10Short for reference
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. The third square is also part of “Renown”.
REF
SERVING PLATTER
11Serving platter
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with “Renown”.
TRAY
IDEOGRAM
12Ideogram
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Ideogram, nothing more.
I
"___ YOU ARE!"
13"___ YOU ARE!"
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Say “___ YOU ARE!” out loud and the blank fills itself: T _ _ R _.
THERE
q--ll
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“q--ll”). What is left starts with U.
UI
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits D _ _. Check the third letter against “PR__UME”.
DYE
NOT WESTERN
16Not western
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
E _ _ T _ _ N. Check the fifth letter against “Bravery trait”.
EASTERN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
KIDNEY WASTE
17Kidney waste
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with U. Its third letter is shared with “Requir-ing help”.
UREA
RENOWN
18Renown
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ _. Solving “Lots” first gives you its third letter.
FAME
BEER BARREL
19Beer barrel
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
K _ _. Solving “LADY ___ (POP DIVA)” first gives you its third letter.
KEG
GARDEN SPACE
20Garden space
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits Y _ _ _. The third square is also part of “___ YOU ARE!”.
YARD
DESIGNATED AREA
21Designated area
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DA
BRAVERY TRAIT
22Bravery trait
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits N _ _ V _. “Strive (for)” crosses it at the fourth square.
NERVE
LOTS
23Lots
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Bravery trait”.
MANY
INFORMAL GREETING
24Informal greeting
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits H _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
HIYA
AUGURY
25Augury
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Strive (for)”.
OMEN
OBJECTOR
26Objector
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Objector.
O
IT'S MOSTLY NITROGEN AND OXYGEN
27It's mostly nitrogen and oxygen
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving “Not western” first gives you its third letter.
AIR
SHOT
28Shot
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “It's mostly nitrogen and oxygen”.
DRAM
PR__UME
29PR__UME
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “PR__UME” go in the grid. First one: E.
ES
STRIVE (FOR)
30Strive (for)
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits V _ _. “Augury” crosses it at the third square.
VIE
TAX
31Tax
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Tax, nothing more.
T
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