Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2422 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2422 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
11 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want 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 “Luxurious”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Spreads out”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Luxurious”, read top to bottom.
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.
LUXURIOUS
1Luxurious
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ P _ _ O _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Single entity”.
SUMPTUOUS
POWER GRID
2Power grid
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PG
REACTIVE HEAT OUTPUT
3Reactive heat output
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
RHO
ABILITY
4Ability
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Ability starts with the answer.
A
LIKE A NEGLECTED GARDEN
5Like a neglected garden
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: W _ _ D _. Its fourth letter is shared with “WHAT ARE THE ___?”.
WEEDY
RENDERED PORK FAT
6Rendered pork fat
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Carmen," e.g.”.
LARD
NARC'S FIND
7Narc's find
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
S _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “WHAT ARE THE ___?”.
STASH
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SPREADS OUT
8Spreads out
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ A _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “Like a neglected garden”.
SPRAWLS
tro-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “tro-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with U.
UGH
AFTER L
10After l
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to L; the answer is its next letter.
M
-anner
11DI__OMAT
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-anner” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with P.
PL
ABOUT TO CRY
12About to cry
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with T. The fourth square is also part of “Omen”.
TEARY
SINGLE ENTITY
13Single entity
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with U. The third square is also part of “Active intel”.
UNIT
OPTICAL GRID
14Optical grid
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Optical grid”.
OG
KITCHEN TOOL
15Kitchen tool
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits U _ _ N _ _ L. Check the fifth letter against “__HTRAY”.
UTENSIL
-down
16Close
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Picture word minus “down” gives the answer. First letter: S.
SHUT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DIG IN AT DINNER
17Dig in at dinner
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Narc's find”.
EAT
OMEN
18Omen
Row 3, col 5 · 7 letters · down
P _ _ T _ _ T. Solving “Icicle's locale” first gives you its fifth letter.
PORTENT
"CARMEN," E.G.
19"carmen," e.g.
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ R _. “Rendered pork fat” crosses it at the fourth square.
OPERA
EXTENT
20Extent
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Fits L _ _ G _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Optical grid”.
LENGTH
"WHAT ARE THE ___?"
21"WHAT ARE THE ___?"
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “WHAT ARE THE ___?”? It fits O _ _ _.
ODDS
ACTIVE INTEL
22Active intel
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Active intel” to its initials.
AI
HOLIDAY
23Holiday
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Holiday.
H
EAGER
24Eager
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. “Kitchen tool” crosses it at the third square.
AVID
_ROUND
25_ROUND
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “_ROUND” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
A
__HTRAY
26__HTRAY
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “__HTRAY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
AS
27Moose relative
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “MOOSE RELATIVE” point to the same word. It begins with E.
ELK
ICICLE'S LOCALE
28Icicle's locale
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. “Eager” crosses it at the third square.
EAVE
MAK__P
29MAK__P
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“MAK__P” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EU
DATA KERNEL
30Data kernel
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DK
Crossword Challenge Level 2422 Solved Grid
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