Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2445 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2445? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 2 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 the picture clue in the top row.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Coupling”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to P _ _ F _ _ L _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Weapons storehouse”.
PUFFBALLS
DEFINED REGION
2Defined region
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. “Metallic element” crosses it at the third square.
AREA
PART OF 'IN-OUT'
3Part of 'in-out'
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _. Solving “Ashes holder” first gives you its second letter.
IN
RIGHT, BRIEFLY
4Right, briefly
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Right, briefly”.
R
d---er
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “d---er” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
INN
OFFICIAL WITH A SEAL
6Official with a seal
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with N. Its fourth letter is shared with “C__SAL”.
NOTARY
FILLER OF SOME CAVITIES
7Filler of some cavities
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
G _ _ U _. The fourth square is also part of “C__SAL”.
GROUT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
COUPLING
8Coupling
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ R _ _ G. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
PAIRING
ASHES HOLDER
9Ashes holder
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits U _ _. “Part of 'in-out'” crosses it at the third square.
URN
METALLIC ELEMENT
10Metallic element
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits F _. “Defined region” crosses it at the second square.
FE
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to F _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Plane loading platform”.
FARM
BEFORE C
12Before c
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to C; the answer is its previous letter.
B
WEAPONS STOREHOUSE
13Weapons storehouse
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of “Levy”.
ARMORY
BACKSLIDE
14Backslide
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits L _ _ S _. “Levy” crosses it at the fourth square.
LAPSE
wa-
15WA__
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “wa-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LK
SEAM
16Seam
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. “Washing” crosses it at the third square.
SEW
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___'EASTER
17___'EASTER
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___'EASTER”? It fits N _ _.
NOR
LEVY
18Levy
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
I _ _ O _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Weapons storehouse”.
IMPOSE
AVID ABOUT
19Avid about
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “Official with a seal” first gives you its third letter.
INTO
PLANE LOADING PLATFORM
20Plane loading platform
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Weapons storehouse”.
RAMP
C__SAL
21C__SAL
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“C__SAL” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
AU
BIG SPORTS VENUE
22Big sports venue
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against “Covet”.
ARENA
IN PIECES
23In pieces
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ R _. Solving “Official with a seal” first gives you its fourth letter.
APART
LEAF GATHERER
24Leaf gatherer
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
RAKE
"ROGER" IN THE NAVY
25"roger" in the navy
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving “Barley brew” first gives you its third letter.
AYE
AMENITY
26Amenity
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Amenity.
A
VOLUME LEVEL
27Volume level
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Volume level”.
VL
COVET
28Covet
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Volume level”.
ENVY
WASHING
29Washing
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Washing, nothing more.
W
BARLEY BREW
30Barley brew
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the third letter against “Roger" in the navy”.
ALE
Crossword Challenge Level 2445 Solved Grid
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