Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2423 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2423 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Genetic changes”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Genetic changes”. 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.
GENETIC CHANGES
1Genetic changes
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ A _ _ O _ _. Solving “Detail map” first gives you its sixth letter.
MUTATIONS
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with A. “After that” crosses it at the third square.
ASH
3Onion's kin
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Use the text “ONION'S KIN” if the picture is unclear. First letter L.
LEEK
AFTER K
4After k
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after K.
L
ADAPTIVE DYNAMICS
5Adaptive dynamics
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Adaptive dynamics” to its initials.
AD
6Way to go
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Use the text “WAY TO GO” if the picture is unclear. First letter R.
ROUTE
LOSE WATER
7Lose water
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ Y _ _ A _ _. Check the sixth letter against “_EALITY”.
DEHYDRATE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. M _ _ L _ _ D. Check the fifth letter against “Adaptive dynamics”.
MALLARD
AVAIL ONESELF OF
9Avail oneself of
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with U. Its third letter is shared with “Onion's kin”.
USE
AFTER THAT
10After that
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. “Onion's kin” crosses it at the third square.
THEN
BLOOD TYPE
11Blood type
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Blood type”.
A
TRADE ITEM
12Trade item
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TI
DETAIL MAP
13Detail map
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Likable”.
INSET
"___ TO APOLLO"
14"___ TO APOLLO"
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ TO APOLLO”? It fits O _ _.
ODE
SMALL CUT
15Small cut
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “____IONAL”.
NICK
6-3, IN TENNIS
166-3, in tennis
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. Check the third letter against “____IONAL”.
SET
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FOREST FEMALE
17Forest female
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with D. Solving “Lose water” first gives you its third letter.
DOE
LIKABLE
18Likable
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ _. Solving “College female” first gives you its third letter.
NICE
UNIV. HOSPITAL
19Univ. hospital
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Univ. hospital”.
UH
SHOPPING BAG
20Shopping bag
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. Solving “Detail map” first gives you its third letter.
TOTE
CAT, CUTESILY
21Cat, cutesily
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: K _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against “Way to go”.
KITTY
ART FILM, OFTEN
22Art film, often
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Small cut”.
INDIE
COLLEGE FEMALE
23College female
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Way to go”.
COED
____IONAL
24____IONAL
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
“____IONAL” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SECT
_EALITY
25_EALITY
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_EALITY” go in the grid. First one: R.
R
GIVE IT A WHIRL
26Give it a whirl
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Seedy bread”.
TRY
COCKPIT GUESS, FOR SHORT
27Cockpit guess, for short
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with “Lose water”.
ETA
KILO
28Kilo
Row 8, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Kilo starts with the answer.
K
REAL TIME
29Real time
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Real time” to its initials.
RT
ROPE
30Rope
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Rope, nothing more.
R
SEEDY BREAD
31Seedy bread
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. Check the third letter against “Lose water”.
RYE
Crossword Challenge Level 2423 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2423 solved
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