Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2672 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2672 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
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; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Formal pictures”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “One with a gift”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Formal pictures”, 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.
FORMAL PICTURES
1Formal pictures
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits P _ _ T _ _ I _ _. “Detest deeply” crosses it at the sixth square.
PORTRAITS
LION'S SOUND
2Lion's sound
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. Solving “Aries animal” first gives you its third letter.
ROAR
AFTER N
3After n
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to N; the answer is its next letter.
O
DUE DATE
4Due date
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DD
___ CANNON (SCI-FI WEAPON)
5___ CANNON (SCI-FI WEAPON)
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “___ CANNON (SCI-FI WEAPON)” starts with I.
ION
FLASH
6Flash
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ N _. The fourth square is also part of “Northern lights”.
GLINT
HOOT AND HOLLER
7Hoot and holler
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with Y. Solving “Big fat zero” first gives you its third letter.
YELL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ONE WITH A GIFT
8One with a gift
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
P _ _ D _ _ Y. Its fifth letter is shared with “___ CANNON (SCI-FI WEAPON)”.
PRODIGY
b--t
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “b--t”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
OO
ARIES ANIMAL
10Aries animal
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. “Pulp” crosses it at the third square.
RAM
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Pulp”.
TRAP
AFTER Q
12After q
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
DETEST DEEPLY
13Detest deeply
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Story line”.
ABHOR
b--l
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“b--l”). What is left starts with I.
IL
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with T. “GLYC__INE” crosses it at the third square.
TIE
PESTICIDE APPLIER
16Pesticide applier
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ A _ _ R. Check the fifth letter against “Droll humor”.
SPRAYER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CHARITY
17Charity
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. Solving “Flash” first gives you its third letter.
DOLE
PULP
18Pulp
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Cut”.
MASH
BIG FAT ZERO
19Big fat zero
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. “Hoot and holler” crosses it at the third square.
NIL
STORY LINE
20Story line
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ _. Solving “Detest deeply” first gives you its third letter.
PLOT
NORTHERN LIGHTS
21Northern lights
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Northern lights” to its initials.
NL
DROLL HUMOR
22Droll humor
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
I _ _ N _. “Clause connector” crosses it at the fourth square.
IRONY
CUT
23Cut
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. “Droll humor” crosses it at the third square.
SLIT
DOT ON A SCREEN
24Dot on a screen
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
BLIP
SOFT CAT SOUND
25Soft cat sound
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with P. Solving “Clause connector” first gives you its third letter.
PURR
PARKING SIGN
26Parking sign
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Parking sign”.
P
ADVERSARY
27Adversary
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits F _ _. Check the third letter against “Pesticide applier”.
FOE
SOYBEAN CURD
28Soybean curd
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Adversary”.
TOFU
GLYC__INE
29GLYC__INE
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “GLYC__INE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
ER
CLAUSE CONNECTOR
30Clause connector
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: N _ _. Check the third letter against “Soft cat sound”.
NOR
ACROBAT
31Acrobat
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Acrobat.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 2672 Solved Grid
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