Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2440 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2440? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
11 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures; 4 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 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “State as condition”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2440: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Minor mistakes”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “State as condition”. 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.
STATE AS CONDITION
1State as condition
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ P _ _ A _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Logic relay”.
STIPULATE
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits L _ _. “Information buffer” crosses it at the third square.
LAB
ROMAN NUMERAL 9
3Roman numeral 9
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Fits I _. Its second letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
IX
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits P _ _ L _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Chubby”.
PIGLET
BEFORE V
5Before v
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter back from V in the alphabet.
U
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits P _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Fancy party”.
PALM
BLAME TAKER
7Blame taker
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ P _ _ O _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Zesty flavor”.
SCAPEGOAT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MINOR MISTAKES
8Minor mistakes
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ P _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Before v”.
SLIPUPS
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Roman numeral 9”.
TAXI
INFORMATION BUFFER
10Information buffer
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Information buffer”.
IB
LETTER AFTER O
11Letter after o
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from O in the alphabet.
P
SAY ALOUD
12Say aloud
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
U _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
UTTER
LOGIC RELAY
13Logic relay
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LR
BE ILL
14Be ill
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. Check the third letter against “A small one is white”.
AIL
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “A small one is white”.
TAIL
PERIODIC TABLE ENTRY
16Periodic table entry
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ M _ _ T. Check the fifth letter against “DR_SS”.
ELEMENT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AIR CHARGE
17Air charge
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Air charge”.
AC
HEARING-RELATED
18Hearing-related
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Zesty flavor”.
AURAL
FANCY PARTY
19Fancy party
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with G. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
GALA
RECEI__
20RECEI__
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“RECEI__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with P.
PT
CHUBBY
21Chubby
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with P. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
PLUMP
COURT EVENT
22Court event
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
T _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
TRIAL
ESTABLISH
23Establish
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Establish.
E
THING, E.G.
24Thing, e.g.
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Uranium atomic”.
NOUN
ZESTY FLAVOR
25Zesty flavor
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. “Thing, e.g.” crosses it at the third square.
TANG
A SMALL ONE IS WHITE
26A small one is white
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. The third square is also part of “Periodic table entry”.
LIE
F___RPLAN
27F___RPLAN
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“F___RPLAN” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with L.
LOO
PA__
28PA__
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “PA__” and enter only the missing part, starting with L.
LM
URANIUM ATOMIC
29Uranium atomic
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
UA
DR_SS
30DR_SS
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “DR_SS”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
E
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