Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2377 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2377 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.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Trendy urbanite”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
+s
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“+s”). What is left starts with H.
HEADACHES
AFTER H
2After h
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from H in the alphabet.
I
___ DEE RIVER
3___ DEE RIVER
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “___ DEE RIVER” starts with P.
PEE
SYSTEM RESTORE
4System restore
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “System restore” to its initials.
SR
LARGER THAN A VILLAGE
5Larger than a village
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Wireless interface terminal”.
TOWN
OFFICIAL ORDER
6Official order
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ C _. Its fourth letter is shared with “___ TRAIL IN THE ANDES”.
EDICT
STRIKE BACK
7Strike back
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ A _ _ A _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Ironic”.
RETALIATE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
TRENDY URBANITE
8Trendy urbanite
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
H _ _ S _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of “Larger than a village”.
HIPSTER
BETWEEN D AND F
9Between d and f
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
The letter that sits between D and F.
E
CARD THAT MAY BE "IN THE HOLE"
10Card that may be "in the hole"
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. The third square is also part of “___ DEE RIVER”.
ACE
-stpan
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-stpan”). What is left starts with D.
DU
BIT THAT BONDS
12Bit that bonds
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. “BALL__N” crosses it at the third square.
ATOM
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. C _ _ A _. “Muslim prayer leader” crosses it at the fourth square.
CLOAK
PRONOUN FOR MALE
14Pronoun for male
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits H _. “Tableware” crosses it at the second square.
HE
AHEAD OF, OLD-STYLE
15Ahead of, old-style
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Error rate”.
ERE
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ I _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Drying oven”.
SYRINGE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DIMINISH
17Diminish
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ D _. Check the fourth letter against “Official order”.
ERODE
TABLEWARE
18Tableware
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Begins with C. Check the fifth letter against “Pronoun for male”.
CUTLERY
WIRELESS INTERFACE TERMINAL
19Wireless interface terminal
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Wireless interface terminal”.
WIT
MUSLIM PRAYER LEADER
20Muslim prayer leader
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
IMAM
___ TRAIL IN THE ANDES
21___ TRAIL IN THE ANDES
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Say “___ TRAIL IN THE ANDES” out loud and the blank fills itself: I _ _ _.
INCA
BALL__N
22BALL__N
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “BALL__N” go in the grid. First one: O.
OO
THALLIUM
23Thallium
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with T. “Strike back” crosses it at the second square.
TL
DRYING OVEN
24Drying oven
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with K; pattern K _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Parking area”.
KILN
IRONIC
25Ironic
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Ironic, nothing more.
I
WHEEL TOOTH
26Wheel tooth
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
COG
FLAKY ROCK
27Flaky rock
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits M _ _ _. Solving “Wheel tooth” first gives you its third letter.
MICA
ERROR RATE
28Error rate
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Error rate”.
ER
PARKING AREA
29Parking area
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits L _ _. The third square is also part of “Strike back”.
LOT
IBEX
30Ibex
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Ibex.
I
Crossword Challenge Level 2377 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2377 solved
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