Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2398 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2398 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.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 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; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Flavor boosters”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2398: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Got around”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Flavor boosters”. 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.
FLAVOR BOOSTERS
1Flavor boosters
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ I _ _ V _ _. Solving “Not outside” first gives you its sixth letter.
ADDITIVES
MAKE INVALID
2Make invalid
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: V _ _ _. Solving “Data interface” first gives you its third letter.
VOID
pill-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “pill-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
OW
ICEBOX
4Icebox
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Icebox.
I
DOLLAR-COST AVERAGING
5Dollar-cost averaging
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Dollar-cost averaging”.
DCA
ACTOR LEVY
6Actor levy
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits E _ _ E _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “R__ET”.
EUGENE
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to D _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “R__ET”.
DRESS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
GOT AROUND
8Got around
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ I _ _ D. The fifth square is also part of “Dollar-cost averaging”.
AVOIDED
win-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “win” gives the answer. First letter: D.
DOW
DATA INTERFACE
10Data interface
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Data interface”.
DI
NOT IN USE
11Not in use
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. Solving “In case” first gives you its third letter.
IDLE
BETWEEN 'S' AND 'U'
12Between 's' and 'u'
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Between 's' and 'u'”.
T
NOT OUTSIDE
13Not outside
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ I _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Critique”.
INSIDE
WENT TO POLLS
14Went to polls
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
V _ _ E _. Solving “Critique” first gives you its fourth letter.
VOTED
M__ICAL
15M__ICAL
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “M__ICAL”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
ED
SECOND
16Second
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. The third square is also part of “Can”.
SEC
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SE___ITY
17SE___ITY
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “SE___ITY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with C.
CUR
CRITIQUE
18Critique
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits R _ _ I _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Not outside”.
REVIEW
FURY
19Fury
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. “Actor levy” crosses it at the third square.
RAGE
IN CASE
20In case
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Not outside”.
LEST
R__ET
21R__ET
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “R__ET” go in the grid. First one: E.
ES
TACKED ON
22Tacked on
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Opposite of east”.
ADDED
OLYMPIC SWIMMER JANET
23Olympic swimmer janet
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits E _ _ N _. Solving “Actor levy” first gives you its fourth letter.
EVANS
KNOTTY SWELLING
24Knotty swelling
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. Solving “M__ICAL” first gives you its third letter.
NODE
CLEAR TO SEND
25Clear to send
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Clear to send”.
CTS
AVERAGE GRADE
26Average grade
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Average grade”.
C
SERUM ALBUMIN
27Serum albumin
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Serum albumin”.
SA
OPPOSITE OF EAST
28Opposite of east
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ _. “Serum albumin” crosses it at the third square.
WEST
CAN
29Can
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Can.
C
"___ KAPITAL"
30"___ KAPITAL"
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ KAPITAL” starts with D.
DAS
Crossword Challenge Level 2398 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2398 solved
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