Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2406 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2406? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Fundamental”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Peaceful”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Fundamental”. 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.
FUNDAMENTAL
1Fundamental
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with I. Check the sixth letter against “Spry”.
INTRINSIC
HANDOUT
2Handout
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Team leader”.
DOLE
YIELD RATIO
3Yield ratio
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Yield ratio”.
YR
AFTER K
4After k
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after K.
L
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: L _ _. Solving “Heroic story” first gives you its third letter.
LIP
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with I. Solving “Chlorine symbol” first gives you its fourth letter.
ICICLE
RINSE OR SPIN
7Rinse or spin
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits C _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Chlorine symbol”.
CYCLE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PEACEFUL
8Peaceful
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
I _ _ L _ _ C. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
IDYLLIC
-th
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-th” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with N.
NOR
TEAM LEADER
10Team leader
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Team leader” to its initials.
TL
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Group of soldiers”.
READ
ARCT_C
12ARCT_C
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “ARCT_C” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
SPRY
13Spry
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with N. Check the fourth letter against “Can be eaten”.
NIMBLE
VOGUE
14Vogue
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
S _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “Can be eaten”.
STYLE
ION CURRENT
15Ion current
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IC
-ckpea
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “ckpea” gives the answer. First letter: C.
CHI
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FROSTY COATING
17Frosty coating
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: I _ _. “Rinse or spin” crosses it at the third square.
ICY
CAN BE EATEN
18Can be eaten
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ B _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Spry”.
EDIBLE
HEROIC STORY
19Heroic story
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
EPIC
GROUP OF SOLDIERS
20Group of soldiers
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Spry”.
ARMY
CHLORINE SYMBOL
21Chlorine symbol
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
C _. Solving “Rinse or spin” first gives you its second letter.
CL
TINY MARK
22Tiny mark
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with F. Check the fourth letter against “Resound”.
FLECK
LONG GUN
23Long gun
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits R _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
RIFLE
NEED TO SCRATCH
24Need to scratch
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Ion current”.
ITCH
SHY, EVASIVE
25Shy, evasive
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shape: C _ _. The third square is also part of “Unlocking tool”.
COY
_ABARET
26_ABARET
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_ABARET”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with C.
C
ELEMENT #2'S SYMBOL
27Element #2's symbol
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with H. The second square is also part of “Unlocking tool”.
HE
RESOUND
28Resound
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. “Element #2's symbol” crosses it at the third square.
ECHO
A_RBRUSH
29A_RBRUSH
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “A_RBRUSH”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
I
UNLOCKING TOOL
30Unlocking tool
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with K; pattern K _ _. “Shy, evasive” crosses it at the third square.
KEY
Crossword Challenge Level 2406 Solved Grid
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