Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2324 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2324 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 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; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Plant eating animal”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2324: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Ports”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Plant eating animal”. 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.
PLANT EATING ANIMAL
1Plant eating animal
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
H _ _ B _ _ O _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “After u”.
HERBIVORE
ELEMENT 18
2Element 18
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Large snake”.
ARGON
ca--ot
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “ca--ot”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RR
___ AND WEAVE
4___ AND WEAVE
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Say “___ AND WEAVE” out loud and the blank fills itself: B _ _.
BOB
___-B: DENTAL BRAND
5___-B: DENTAL BRAND
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Say “___-B: DENTAL BRAND” out loud and the blank fills itself: O _ _ _.
ORAL
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: R.
R
GRAND CANYON ROCK
7Grand canyon rock
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ D _ _ O _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Distress”.
SANDSTONE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PORTS
8Ports
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: H _ _ B _ _ S. “___-B: DENTAL BRAND” crosses it at the fifth square.
HARBORS
AN EDITOR MIGHT CATCH ONE
9An editor might catch one
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with E. The fourth square is also part of “___ AND WEAVE”.
ERROR
ba--e
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “ba--e”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RG
LARGE SNAKE
11Large snake
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits B _ _. Check the third letter against “Sharp angle”.
BOA
ANDEAN EMPIRE
12Andean empire
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. Solving “Sharp angle” first gives you its third letter.
INCA
AFTER U
13After u
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after U.
V
COMMONLY
14Commonly
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Primate type”.
OFTEN
FEEL REMORSE
15Feel remorse
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Sharp angle”.
RUE
mark-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“mark-”). What is left starts with E.
ER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ANOMALY
17Anomaly
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Anomaly, nothing more.
A
DEMOLISH
18Demolish
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Zoom school”.
RAZE
FARM BUILDING
19Farm building
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with B. Its third letter is shared with “Demolish”.
BARN
SHARP ANGLE
20Sharp angle
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against “Commonly”.
ACUTE
G___IATOR
21G___IATOR
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “G___IATOR” and enter only the missing part, starting with L.
LAD
PRIMATE TYPE
22Primate type
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. The third square is also part of “Commonly”.
APE
ZOOM SCHOOL
23Zoom school
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
ZS
RUDELY IGNORE
24Rudely ignore
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. “Barista's container” crosses it at the third square.
SNUB
DISTRESS
25Distress
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Demolish”.
UPSET
PET HAIR
26Pet hair
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
F _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
FUR
OUT
27Out
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Out.
O
REAL LIFE
28Real life
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Real life”.
RL
BARISTA'S CONTAINER
29Barista's container
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
U _ _. Check the third letter against “Grand canyon rock”.
URN
_VENUE
30_VENUE
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_VENUE” go in the grid. First one: A.
A
FIT FOR THE TASK
31Fit for the task
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Real life”.
ABLE
Crossword Challenge Level 2324 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2324 solved
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