Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2401 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2401 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 6 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 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 “Alienation”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2401: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Luxurious”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Alienation”. 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.
ALIENATION
1Alienation
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ E _ _ E _ _. Solving “After m” first gives you its sixth letter.
OTHERNESS
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with P. Its fourth letter is shared with “Sound's reflection”.
PRICE
URUGUAY
3Uruguay
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with U. Its second letter is shared with “Effort”.
UY
ROMAN FIFTY
4Roman fifty
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Roman fifty”.
L
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. E _ _. Check the third letter against “Dice shape”.
EMU
DUKES AND EARLS
6Dukes and earls
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits N _ _ L _ _. The fourth square is also part of “PARTIC__”.
NOBLES
BABY BIRD'S SOUND
7Baby bird's sound
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits T _ _ E _. “PARTIC__” crosses it at the fourth square.
TWEET
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LUXURIOUS
8Luxurious
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ L _ _ T. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
OPULENT
EFFORT
9Effort
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. “Uruguay” crosses it at the third square.
TRY
-ke
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ke” gives the answer. First letter: H.
HI
SOUND'S REFLECTION
11Sound's reflection
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “History”.
ECHO
-cipe
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-cipe” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RE
AFTER M
13After m
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after M.
N
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
14Ahead of schedule
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “Treat like a baby”.
EARLY
COMPASS POINT
15Compass point
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits S _. The second square is also part of “Bedazzle”.
SW
-saw
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-saw”). What is left starts with S.
SEE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CUT THE GRASS
17Cut the grass
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits M _ _. “Baby bird's sound” crosses it at the third square.
MOW
TREAT LIKE A BABY
18Treat like a baby
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
C _ _ D _ _. “WOW, WHAT ARE THE ___?” crosses it at the fourth square.
CODDLE
DICE SHAPE
19Dice shape
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Dukes and earls”.
CUBE
HISTORY
20History
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of History.
H
PARTIC__
21PARTIC__
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “PARTIC__” and enter only the missing part, starting with L.
LE
PASTORAL POEM
22Pastoral poem
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with I. Solving “WHAT ___ HAVE YOU GOT?” first gives you its fourth letter.
IDYLL
EATING PLAN
23Eating plan
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Dukes and earls”.
DIET
ALTERNATIVE WORD
24Alternative word
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fits O _. Solving “Ahead of schedule” first gives you its second letter.
OR
"WOW, WHAT ARE THE ___?"
25"WOW, WHAT ARE THE ___?"
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “WOW, WHAT ARE THE ___?” starts with O.
ODDS
BEDAZZLE
26Bedazzle
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
AWE
PLEAD FOR
27Plead for
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Begins with B. Solving the picture clue in the inside the grid first gives you its third letter.
BEG
BRAVE
28Brave
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Brave.
B
__ASIDE
29__ASIDE
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
“__ASIDE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SE
"WHAT ___ HAVE YOU GOT?"
30"WHAT ___ HAVE YOU GOT?"
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Say “WHAT ___ HAVE YOU GOT?” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _ _.
ELSE
EVERY
31Every
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Every starts with the answer.
E
32Picture clue
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits L _ _. Check the third letter against “Plead for”.
LEG
Crossword Challenge Level 2401 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2401 solved
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