Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2411 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2411? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 8 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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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 “Meant”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2411: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Late meals”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Meant”. 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.
MEANT
1Meant
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ N _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Between e and g”.
SIGNIFIED
MARRIAGE BOND
2Marriage bond
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Word of denial”.
UNION
PACIFIC CREST TRAIL
3Pacific crest trail
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
PCT
gra-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“gra-”). What is left starts with P.
PH
COMMON VOWEL
5Common vowel
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Common vowel”.
E
BACK END
6Back end
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving “Headwear” first gives you its third letter.
REAR
LITTLE DRINK
7Little drink
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: S _ _. “Headwear” crosses it at the third square.
SIP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LATE MEALS
8Late meals
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ P _ _ S. Solving “Common vowel” first gives you its fifth letter.
SUPPERS
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Pacific crest trail”.
INCH
di-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “di” gives the answer. First letter: G.
GIT
WORD OF DENIAL
11Word of denial
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with N. Check the second letter against “Marriage bond”.
NO
PUT IN THE GROUND
12Put in the ground
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits I _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Andean country”.
INTER
BETWEEN E AND G
13Between e and g
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The letter that sits between E and G.
F
RELEASING FORMALLY
14Releasing formally
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ U _ _ G. Solving “Verizon or at&t” first gives you its fifth letter.
ISSUING
j---er
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “j---er”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EST
DATA INTERFACE
16Data interface
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DI
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
REC__VER
17REC__VER
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “REC__VER” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EI
VERIZON OR AT&T
18Verizon or at&t
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ R _ _ R. Solving “Releasing formally” first gives you its fifth letter.
CARRIER
HEADWEAR
19Headwear
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with C. Its third letter is shared with “Little drink”.
CAP
ANDEAN COUNTRY
20Andean country
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ _. Solving “Mistake” first gives you its third letter.
PERU
AVERAGE
21Average
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with P. The third square is also part of “Back end”.
PAR
SOUND CHECK WORD
22Sound check word
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Releasing formally”.
TEST
HEART OR KIDNEY
23Heart or kidney
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Fits O _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “SKEL___L”.
ORGAN
BL_NDE
24BL_NDE
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“BL_NDE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
O
CATCH ___ (START TO GET)
25CATCH ___ (START TO GET)
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “CATCH ___ (START TO GET)”? It fits O _ _ _.
ONTO
MISTAKE
26Mistake
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ O _. Solving “CATCH ___ (START TO GET)” first gives you its fourth letter.
ERROR
SOMEONE SAID IT
27Someone said it
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Someone said it” to its initials.
SSI
SKEL___L
28SKEL___L
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“SKEL___L” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
ETA
IMAGE
29Image
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Image.
I
ANEMIC'S NEED
30Anemic's need
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “CATCH ___ (START TO GET)”.
IRON
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Puzzle 2411 solved
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