Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2472 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2472 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 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 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Broken chords”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Collected”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Broken chords”, read top to bottom.
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.
BROKEN CHORDS
1Broken chords
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the sixth letter against “Tour leader”.
ARPEGGIOS
LOTS
2Lots
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Private network”.
MANY
ADAPTIVE YIELD
3Adaptive yield
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Adaptive yield”.
AY
SOMEONE SAID IT
4Someone said it
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SSI
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
One word for the picture, starting with S.
S
CALENDAR ITEM
6Calendar item
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “London's land: abbr.” first gives you its fourth letter.
EVENT
PULL WITH EFFORT
7Pull with effort
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Solving “Aha!" elicitor” first gives you its third letter.
DRAG
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
COLLECTED
8Collected
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ S _ _ D. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
AMASSED
SUNBEAMS
9Sunbeams
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Adaptive yield”.
RAYS
PRIVATE NETWORK
10Private network
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Private network”.
PN
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with E. Check the third letter against “Revise”.
EYE
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Look at the picture and fit it to G.
G
TOUR LEADER
13Tour leader
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
G _ _ D _. Check the fourth letter against “Brains' gains”.
GUIDE
SHORT-TERM SPAN
14Short-term span
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with I. Check the fifth letter against “Sandy landscape”.
INTERIM
locom--ive
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “locom--ive” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OT
FAMILY BOYS
16Family boys
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “_OTICE”.
SONS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
VIRTUAL REALITY
17Virtual reality
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Virtual reality” to its initials.
VR
SANDY LANDSCAPE
18Sandy landscape
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ E _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Tour leader”.
DESERT
"AHA!" ELICITOR
19"aha!" elicitor
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Calendar item”.
IDEA
REVISE
20Revise
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. “Tour leader” crosses it at the third square.
EDIT
LONDON'S LAND: ABBR.
21London's land: abbr.
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “Pull with effort”.
ENG
BRAINS' GAINS
22Brains' gains
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
I _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Basic unit of matter”.
IDEAS
____URBED
23____URBED
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fill the gap in “____URBED”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with D.
DIST
TO OR TOWARD
24To or toward
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with U. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
UNTO
JANE AUSTEN NOVEL
25Jane austen novel
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Basic unit of matter”.
EMMA
GRAT_
26GRAT_
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “GRAT_” go in the grid. First one: E.
E
CHARGE CARRIER
27Charge carrier
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
I _ _. The third square is also part of “__TURAL”.
ION
BASIC UNIT OF MATTER
28Basic unit of matter
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Solving “Charge carrier” first gives you its third letter.
ATOM
_OTICE
29_OTICE
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “_OTICE” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
N
__TURAL
30__TURAL
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “__TURAL”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
NA
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