Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2441 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2441 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
11 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Tallied”.
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 “Tallied”. 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.
TALLIED
1Tallied
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits A _ _ O _ _ T _ _. “Subject word” crosses it at the sixth square.
ACCOUNTED
RULE
2Rule
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Solving “Compression ratio” first gives you its third letter.
NORM
ELEMENT YIELD
3Element yield
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Element yield”.
EY
MAJESTY
4Majesty
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Majesty.
M
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to O _ _ A _. Solving “___-3” first gives you its fourth letter.
OSCAR
"NOPE, NOT INTERESTED"
6"nope, not interested"
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. “Pain” crosses it at the third square.
NAH
APPLY
7Apply
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Reverse”.
EXERT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with A. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ANEMONE
SHY, EVASIVE
9Shy, evasive
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. “Element yield” crosses it at the third square.
COY
COMPRESSION RATIO
10Compression ratio
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CR
11___-3
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Picture plus words: “___-3”. The answer opens with O.
OMEGA
BEFORE V
12Before v
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to V; the answer is its previous letter.
U
SUBJECT WORD
13Subject word
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bird down under”.
NOUN
NEX__OOR
14NEX__OOR
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “NEX__OOR” go in the grid. First one: T.
TD
GEOLOGIC DIVISION
15Geologic division
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. The third square is also part of “Negative response”.
EON
16Let fall
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “LET FALL” point to the same word. It begins with D.
DROP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
JAZZ INSTRUMENT
17Jazz instrument
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. “Apply” crosses it at the third square.
SAX
C.I.A. OPERATIVE
18C.i.a. operative
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ N _. Solving “Subject word” first gives you its fourth letter.
AGENT
PAIN
19Pain
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the third letter against “Nope, not interested”.
ACHE
BIRD DOWN UNDER
20Bird down under
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. “Subject word” crosses it at the third square.
EMU
REVERSE
21Reverse
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Reverse, nothing more.
R
DECOR-ATIVE INSERT
22Decor-ative insert
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with I. The fourth square is also part of “Barrel wood”.
INLAY
DESERVE
23Deserve
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with M. Check the fourth letter against “Decor-ative insert”.
MERIT
LANDFILL SMELL
24Landfill smell
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. Solving “Geologic division” first gives you its third letter.
ODOR
NASAL
25Nasal
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · across
Nasal starts with the answer.
N
IGNORE OFTEN
26Ignore often
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Ignore often”.
IO
___ OUT (BARELY MAKE)
27___ OUT (BARELY MAKE)
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “___ OUT (BARELY MAKE)”. Shape: E _ _.
EKE
FLOOR UNIT
28Floor unit
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Decor-ative insert”.
TILE
NEGATIVE RESPONSE
29Negative response
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
N _. Solving “Let fall” first gives you its second letter.
NO
BARREL WOOD
30Barrel wood
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: O _ _. “___ OUT (BARELY MAKE)” crosses it at the third square.
OAK
PLACE
31Place
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Place, nothing more.
P
YIELD EFFICIENCY
32Yield efficiency
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Yield efficiency” to its initials.
YE
Crossword Challenge Level 2441 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2441 solved
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