Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2442 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2442? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
10 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2442: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Flashers at a rock concert”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with S. The sixth square is also part of “Between e and g”.
SASSAFRAS
BELONGING TO THEM
2Belonging to them
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits T _ _ I _. “Little drink” crosses it at the fourth square.
THEIR
BRING IN THE SHEAVES
3Bring in the sheaves
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
REAP
g-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “g” gives the answer. First letter: O.
OAT
BIG DEAL
5Big deal
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
BD
ENIGMA
6Enigma
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Enigma.
E
CAN BE SPLIT
7Can be split
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ A _ _ B _ _. Solving “Acoustic” first gives you its sixth letter.
SEPARABLE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FLASHERS AT A ROCK CONCERT
8Flashers at a rock concert
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. The fifth square is also part of “Big deal”.
STROBES
IN THE LEAD
9In the lead
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ A _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
AHEAD
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bring in the sheaves”.
SEAT
LITTLE DRINK
11Little drink
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. The third square is also part of “Bring in the sheaves”.
SIP
SC__F
12SC__F
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “SC__F”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
AR
BETWEEN E AND G
13Between e and g
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Alphabet check: the single letter between E and G.
F
DUSTUP
14Dustup
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits R _ _ B _ _ B. “Watch out" on signs” crosses it at the fifth square.
RHUBARB
ASSISTED INPUT
15Assisted input
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Assisted input” to its initials.
AI
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. S _ _. The third square is also part of “OPER_”.
SPA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EXAMPLE
17Example
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Example starts with the answer.
E
HISTORICAL PERIOD
18Historical period
Row 3, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. “Pick up on, as a sound” crosses it at the third square.
ERA
EXTENDED PLAY
19Extended play
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EP
"WATCH OUT" ON SIGNS
20"watch out" on signs
Row 4, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Fits B _ _ A _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Dustup”.
BEWARE
HALF A BIKINI
21Half a bikini
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: B _ _. The third square is also part of “Can be split”.
BRA
BINDLE BEARER
22Bindle bearer
Row 5, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with H. The third square is also part of “Dustup”.
HOBO
PICK UP ON, AS A SOUND
23Pick up on, as a sound
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
H _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Historical period”.
HEAR
GOOD__CK
24GOOD__CK
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “GOOD__CK” and enter only the missing part, starting with L.
LU
NOT HIGH
25Not high
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Shape: L _ _. Solving “Watch out" on signs” first gives you its third letter.
LOW
COOL
26Cool
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
H _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
HIP
ACOUSTIC
27Acoustic
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Acoustic.
A
BEAM
28Beam
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with R. Check the third letter against “Cornea's place”.
RAY
MOUTH-RELATED
29Mouth-related
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Beam”.
ORAL
OPER_
30OPER_
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “OPER_”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
A
CORNEA'S PLACE
31Cornea's place
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Solving “Can be split” first gives you its third letter.
EYE
Crossword Challenge Level 2442 Solved Grid
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