Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2404 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 34 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2404, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
18 of the 34 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 4 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; 5 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Unexpected events”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2404: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Lay on thick”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Unexpected events”. 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.
UNEXPECTED EVENTS
1Unexpected events
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ P _ _ S _ _. Solving “Brain spark” first gives you its sixth letter.
SURPRISES
LONG PLAY
2Long play
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LP
BIG LOT
3Big lot
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “File”.
ACRE
BETWEEN 'S' AND 'U'
4Between 's' and 'u'
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Between 's' and 'u'”.
T
POSSESSES
5Possesses
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: H _ _. Solving “File” first gives you its third letter.
HAS
USE UP
6Use up
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits E _ _ E _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Electron density”.
EXPEND
ti-
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “ti-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LAY ON THICK
8Lay on thick
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ T _ _ R. Solving “Possesses” first gives you its fifth letter.
SLATHER
c---ake
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “c---ake”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with U.
UPC
RATING
10Rating
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Rating.
R
-ident
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ident”). What is left starts with P.
PRES
REP__SAL
12REP__SAL
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “REP__SAL” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
RI
BRAIN SPARK
13Brain spark
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “ONC_”.
IDEA
SOUTH DAKOTA
14South dakota
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SD
IF NOT
15If not
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Scribe”.
ELSE
lo-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “lo-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with S.
SE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CUT
17Cut
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
AXE
FULL OF SHAME
18Full of shame
Row 3, col 5 · 7 letters · down
Begins with A. “Major general” crosses it at the fifth square.
ASHAMED
FILE
19File
Row 4, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. The third square is also part of “Possesses”.
RASP
PUZZLE
20Puzzle
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Begins with R. The fourth square is also part of “South dakota”.
RIDDLE
SO VERY MUCH
21So very much
Row 4, col 8 · 6 letters · down
Begins with D. Check the fourth letter against “_EALITY”.
DEARLY
ELECTRON DENSITY
22Electron density
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ED
OPINION
23Opinion
Row 5, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Opinion, nothing more.
O
SHARPEN A BLADE
24Sharpen a blade
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with H. “Use up” crosses it at the third square.
HONE
ONC_
25ONC_
Row 6, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “ONC_” go in the grid. First one: E.
E
FOUN__TION
26FOUN__TION
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “FOUN__TION” go in the grid. First one: D.
DA
GEM
27Gem
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Gem starts with the answer.
G
MAJOR GENERAL
28Major general
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
MG
SCRIBE
29Scribe
Row 8, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Scribe.
S
_EALITY
30_EALITY
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_EALITY” go in the grid. First one: R.
R
PRO-MOTION
31Pro-motion
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fits P _. “Blue fish in "finding nemo” crosses it at the second square.
PR
__ATE
32__ATE
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “__ATE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with P.
PL
OXYGEN
33Oxygen
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Oxygen, nothing more.
O
BLUE FISH IN "FINDING NEMO"
34Blue fish in "finding nemo"
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
D _ _ _. Solving “Pro-motion” first gives you its third letter.
DORY
Crossword Challenge Level 2404 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2404 solved
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