Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2419 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2419 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Condense text”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2419: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Isn't quite ready to blow”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Condense text”. 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.
CONDENSE TEXT
1Condense text
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ M _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
SUMMARIZE
IN DOUBT
2In doubt
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Multi-function”.
IFFY
le--n
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “le--n” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with M.
MO
AFTER L
4After l
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from L in the alphabet.
M
BARD'S BEFORE
5Bard's before
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. “Give up” crosses it at the third square.
ERE
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to R _ _ D _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Driving license”.
RUDDER
WHIFF
7Whiff
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ L _. Solving “Driving license” first gives you its fourth letter.
SMELL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ISN'T QUITE READY TO BLOW
8Isn't quite ready to blow
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ M _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “Bard's before”.
SIMMERS
AERIAL ANOMALY
9Aerial anomaly
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: U _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
UFO
MULTI-FUNCTION
10Multi-function
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Multi-function”.
MF
FICTIONAL STORY
11Fictional story
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Inform”.
MYTH
ADJOINING
12Adjoining
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Adjoining, nothing more.
A
paint –
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“paint -”). What is left starts with R.
ROLLER
BAY OR COVE
14Bay or cove
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Alpine dwelling”.
INLET
ZULU TIME
15Zulu time
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Zulu time”.
ZT
GEOLOGIC DIVISION
16Geologic division
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Solving “Before o” first gives you its third letter.
EON
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BACARDI PRODUCT
17Bacardi product
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. The third square is also part of “Whiff”.
RUM
ALPINE DWELLING
18Alpine dwelling
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with C. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
CHALET
GIVE UP
19Give up
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
CEDE
INFORM
20Inform
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
TELL
DRIVING LICENSE
21Driving license
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DL
FRAME JOB
22Frame job
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ U _. Solving “Ballerina's skirt” first gives you its fourth letter.
SETUP
ART STAND
23Art stand
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
EASEL
ABOARD
24Aboard
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Zulu time”.
ONTO
SLICE
25Slice
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
CUT
COPYRIGHT SYMBOL
26Copyright symbol
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Copyright symbol”.
C
TOWARDS
27Towards
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fits T _. Solving the picture clue in the inside the grid first gives you its second letter.
TO
BALLERINA'S SKIRT
28Ballerina's skirt
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. “Towards” crosses it at the third square.
TUTU
BEFORE O
29Before o
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter back from O in the alphabet.
N
30Picture clue
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to P _ _. Solving “Slice” first gives you its third letter.
POT
Crossword Challenge Level 2419 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2419 solved
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