Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2665 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2665 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.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 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 “Refined”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “It's on the tip of your tongue”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Refined”, 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.
REFINED
1Refined
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
P _ _ C _ _ S _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Historic muslim”.
PROCESSED
CAR
2Car
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. “Operation tracker” crosses it at the third square.
AUTO
-ranha
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “ranha” gives the answer. First letter: P.
PI
COUNTRY PLACE
4Country place
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits I _ _. The third square is also part of “Near”.
INN
LARDER
5Larder
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Larder, nothing more.
L
LENTIL OR BEAN
6Lentil or bean
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ U _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Actor's prompt”.
LEGUME
PAIN SENSATION
7Pain sensation
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. “Near” crosses it at the third square.
ACHE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
IT'S ON THE TIP OF YOUR TONGUE
8It's on the tip of your tongue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
P _ _ I _ _ A. Solving “Larder” first gives you its fifth letter.
PAPILLA
ANCIENT SITE
9Ancient site
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
RUIN
OPERATION TRACKER
10Operation tracker
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OT
s---p
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “s---p” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with C.
COO
AFTER D
12After d
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after D.
E
HISTORIC MUSLIM
13Historic muslim
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ A _ _ N. Its fifth letter is shared with “Frozen water spike”.
SARACEN
MAGIC WORD
14Magic word
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits S _ _ L _. “Make a comeback” crosses it at the fourth square.
SPELL
ch--stnut
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “ch--stnut”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ES
LIKE EARLY-MORNING GRASS
16Like early-morning grass
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. “Wire” crosses it at the third square.
DEWY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
INSP__T
17INSP__T
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “INSP__T”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
EC
FROZEN WATER SPIKE
18Frozen water spike
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
I _ _ C _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Historic muslim”.
ICICLE
NEAR
19Near
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. “Lentil or bean” crosses it at the third square.
NIGH
MYTHICAL GIANT
20Mythical giant
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Historic muslim”.
OGRE
ACTOR'S PROMPT
21Actor's prompt
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. The third square is also part of “Pain sensation”.
CUE
MAKE A COMEBACK
22Make a comeback
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
R _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “For fear that”.
RALLY
BLEAK
23Bleak
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: G _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Frozen water spike”.
GRIM
ALTAR SITE
24Altar site
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
APSE
25Picture clue
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “For fear that”.
NOTE
ROUND VOWEL
26Round vowel
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Round vowel”.
O
SAFE HOUSE
27Safe house
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SH
FOR FEAR THAT
28For fear that
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. Solving “Safe house” first gives you its third letter.
LEST
WIRE
29Wire
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Wire.
W
HYDROGEN ISOTOPE
30Hydrogen isotope
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: H _. Solving the picture clue in the inside the grid first gives you its second letter.
HE
Crossword Challenge Level 2665 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2665 solved
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