Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2662 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2662, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 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; 3 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 “Replica”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Central parts”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Replica”. 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.
REPLICA
1Replica
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
I _ _ T _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Before u”.
IMITATION
MEETING POINT
2Meeting point
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
N _ _ U _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
NEXUS
NORTH-WEST
3North-west
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “North-west”.
NW
APP
4App
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of App.
A
CODED MATERIAL
5Coded material
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Parrot holder”.
RNA
SHOVEL USER
6Shovel user
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with D. Its fourth letter is shared with “Good enough”.
DIGGER
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ E _. “Good enough” crosses it at the fourth square.
SLEEP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CENTRAL PARTS
8Central parts
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ A _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “Coded material”.
INNARDS
CAGE FOR HAWKS
9Cage for hawks
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
M _ _. Check the third letter against “North-west”.
MEW
ROMAN 9
10Roman 9
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with I. “Meeting point” crosses it at the second square.
IX
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Tanker”.
TUTU
b--eball
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “beball” gives the answer. First letter: A.
AS
BEFORE U
13Before u
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to U; the answer is its previous letter.
T
COMMON SAYING
14Common saying
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits I _ _ O _. “Tailored order” crosses it at the fourth square.
IDIOM
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: O _. Its second letter is shared with “Csi" evidence”.
ON
CATCH
16Catch
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: N _ _. Solving “Grade option” first gives you its third letter.
NAB
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BAGEL
17Bagel
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
NIL
TAILORED ORDER
18Tailored order
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ T _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Big celebrity”.
CUSTOM
PARROT HOLDER
19Parrot holder
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Shovel user”.
CAGE
TANKER
20Tanker
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Tanker, nothing more.
T
GOOD ENOUGH
21Good enough
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
GE
SRI LANKAN TONGUE
22Sri lankan tongue
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Japanese soup base”.
TAMIL
BIG FIRST FOR A BABY
23Big first for a baby
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “Shovel user” first gives you its third letter.
STEP
COU__N
24COU__N
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“COU__N” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SI
BIG CELEBRITY
25Big celebrity
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Sri lankan tongue”.
STAR
"CSI" EVIDENCE
26"csi" evidence
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with D. Check the third letter against “Catch”.
DNA
"OMG!"
27"omg!"
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Starts with W; pattern W _ _. “Judge's study” crosses it at the third square.
WOW
WIN
28Win
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Win, nothing more.
W
SERUM ALBUMIN
29Serum albumin
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Serum albumin”.
SA
JAPANESE SOUP BASE
30Japanese soup base
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. “Serum albumin” crosses it at the third square.
MISO
GRADE OPTION
31Grade option
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Grade option”.
B
JUDGE'S STUDY
32Judge's study
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: L _ _. The third square is also part of “Omg!”.
LAW
Crossword Challenge Level 2662 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2662 solved
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