Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2405 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2405? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 7 clues are fill-ins, and 6 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Make steady”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Be enough”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Make steady”. 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.
MAKE STEADY
1Make steady
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ B _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Veni, vidi, vici" language”.
STABILIZE
b-s
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
The image carries “b-s”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with U.
U
THICK LAYER
3Thick layer
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
F _ _. The third square is also part of “Create some drama”.
FAT
FIELD MANUAL
4Field manual
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Field manual”.
FM
GREEK "I"
5Greek "i"
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with I. Its third letter is shared with “To be announ-ced”.
IOTA
ANCIENT MEASURE
6Ancient measure
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Past of say”.
CUBIT
WIPE OUT
7Wipe out
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits E _ _ D _ _ A _ _. “_ABBAGE” crosses it at the sixth square.
ERADICATE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BE ENOUGH
8Be enough
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ F _ _ E. “Greek "i” crosses it at the fifth square.
SUFFICE
BETWEEN 'S' AND 'U'
9Between 's' and 'u'
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Between 's' and 'u'”.
T
CREATE SOME DRAMA
10Create some drama
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Thick layer”.
ACT
-nk
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-nk”). What is left starts with B.
BA
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. I _ _ _. “APRIC__” crosses it at the third square.
IRON
"VENI, VIDI, VICI" LANGUAGE
13"veni, vidi, vici" language
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
L _ _ I _. “Grumpy mood” crosses it at the fourth square.
LATIN
sw--mer
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “swmer” gives the answer. First letter: I.
IM
FRO___
15FRO___
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “FRO___” go in the grid. First one: Z.
ZEN
GO HIGHER
16Go higher
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ V _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “BOSSA ___”.
ELEVATE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FRENCH LOVE
17French love
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ U _. Check the fourth letter against “Ancient measure”.
AMOUR
STICKY CANDY
18Sticky candy
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
C _ _ A _ _ L. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
CARAMEL
TO BE ANNOUN-CED
19To be announ-ced
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. The third square is also part of “Wipe out”.
TBA
GRUMPY MOOD
20Grumpy mood
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Veni, vidi, vici" language”.
SNIT
PAST OF SAY
21Past of say
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “Ancient measure”.
SAID
APRIC__
22APRIC__
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “APRIC__” go in the grid. First one: O.
OT
OP__MAL
23OP__MAL
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“OP__MAL” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with T.
TI
BOSSA ___
24BOSSA ___
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Say “BOSSA ___” out loud and the blank fills itself: N _ _ _.
NOVA
_ABBAGE
25_ABBAGE
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_ABBAGE” go in the grid. First one: C.
C
TO___HER
26TO___HER
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “TO___HER” go in the grid. First one: G.
GET
ROBE FOR CAESAR
27Robe for caesar
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “TO___HER”.
TOGA
COMBI__
28COMBI__
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “COMBI__” go in the grid. First one: N.
NE
ANIMAL DOC
29Animal doc
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: V _ _. The third square is also part of “Wipe out”.
VET
VESTRY
30Vestry
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Vestry starts with the answer.
V
Crossword Challenge Level 2405 Solved Grid
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