Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2384 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2384, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 13 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 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 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Bought”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Qualification”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Bought”. 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.
BOUGHT
1Bought
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ C _ _ S _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
PURCHASED
OBJECT STORE
2Object store
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Object store” to its initials.
OS
in-
3IN____
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
The image carries “in-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SECT
HIKING PATH
4Hiking path
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Adorable one”.
TRAIL
ALPHABET FOURTH
5Alphabet fourth
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Alphabet fourth”.
D
DECISION POINT
6Decision point
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits O _ _. Solving “Division of a poem” first gives you its third letter.
OPT
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. C _ _ _. Solving “Division of a poem” first gives you its third letter.
CHOP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
QUALIFICATION
8Qualification
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with P. Its fifth letter is shared with “Alphabet fourth”.
POSTDOC
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: U _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
USER
REFLECT
10Reflect
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Reflect starts with the answer.
R
ADORABLE ONE
11Adorable one
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits C _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Hiking path”.
CUTIE
HOME MADE
12Home made
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
HM
can-
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “can-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
APE
14Sum symbol in math
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Use the text “SUM SYMBOL IN MATH” if the picture is unclear. First letter S.
SIGMA
GEN__ATION
15GEN__ATION
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “GEN__ATION” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
ER
OWED MONEY
16Owed money
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Before c”.
DEBT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ACID SCALE UNIT
17Acid scale unit
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the second square.
PH
RELATED TO NERVES
18Related to nerves
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ R _ _. Solving “Music style” first gives you its fourth letter.
NEURAL
DIVISION OF A POEM
19Division of a poem
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
C _ _ T _. The fourth square is also part of “Decision point”.
CANTO
DIAMOND ARBITER
20Diamond arbiter
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Fits U _ _ I _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Sum symbol in math”.
UMPIRE
PARKING SYMBOL
21Parking symbol
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Parking symbol”.
P
OBLI__TE
22OBLI__TE
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “OBLI__TE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with G.
GA
BIG GALOOT
23Big galoot
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. Solving “OBLI__TE” first gives you its third letter.
LUG
R__ION
24R__ION
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “R__ION”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
EG
ENTRY TICKET
25Entry ticket
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Help”.
PASS
MUSIC STYLE
26Music style
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. The third square is also part of “Entry ticket”.
RAP
YOGA BASE
27Yoga base
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Shape: M _ _. Check the third letter against “Owed money”.
MAT
AGENCY
28Agency
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Agency, nothing more.
A
MENTAL HEALTH
29Mental health
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Mental health”.
MH
HELP
30Help
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. “Mental health” crosses it at the third square.
ALMS
BEFORE C
31Before c
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to C; the answer is its previous letter.
B
HEAT SINK
32Heat sink
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
HS
Crossword Challenge Level 2384 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2384 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 2384 with us. Puzzle 2385 is next, with 32 clues on a 8×10 board.