Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2473 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2473 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.
12 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 7 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Examining closely”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2473: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Befitting”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Examining closely”. 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.
EXAMINING CLOSELY
1Examining closely
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with A. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the sixth square.
ANALYZING
JUDGES' GROUP
2Judges' group
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
PANEL
awa-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“awa-”). What is left starts with R.
RD
AFTER N
4After n
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to N; the answer is its next letter.
O
"___ LOVE YOU"
5"___ LOVE YOU"
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Say “___ LOVE YOU” out loud and the blank fills itself: P _ _.
PSI
DISCOUNT STORE
6Discount store
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ L _ _. Solving “E__CTRODE” first gives you its fourth letter.
OUTLET
FAST PACE
7Fast pace
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
S _ _ E _. “E__CTRODE” crosses it at the fourth square.
SPEED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BEFITTING
8Befitting
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ O _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “___ LOVE YOU”.
APROPOS
lemo---e
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “lemo---e” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with N.
NAD
ARTIFICIAL NETWORK
10Artificial network
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Artificial network” to its initials.
AN
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “_RAGILITY”.
LEFT
YARD LINE
12Yard line
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Yard line”.
YL
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Name the object in the picture. Z.
Z
INSIDE LAYER
14Inside layer
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “THE ROLLING ______”.
INNER
wi-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “wi” gives the answer. First letter: N.
NE
CAUGHT
16Caught
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with G. Check the third letter against “Tea”.
GOT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___PORT
17___PORT
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___PORT” and enter only the missing part, starting with S.
SUP
THE ROLLING ______
18THE ROLLING ______
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
The missing word in “THE ROLLING ______” starts with S.
STONES
WEB LOCATION
19Web location
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. “Discount store” crosses it at the third square.
SITE
_RAGILITY
20_RAGILITY
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
“_RAGILITY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with F.
F
E__CTRODE
21E__CTRODE
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “E__CTRODE” go in the grid. First one: L.
LE
CURRENT CARRIERS
22Current carriers
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with W. Check the fourth letter against “Place to sit”.
WIRES
HAD TO PAY
23Had to pay
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. Its third letter is shared with “Discount store”.
OWED
H__GER
24H__GER
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“H__GER” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with U.
UN
SINGLE ENTITY
25Single entity
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Current carriers”.
UNIT
NEAR-EARTH OBJECT
26Near-earth object
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
NEO
OVER THE COUNTER
27Over the counter
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OTC
BLOOD TYPE
28Blood type
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Blood type”.
O
__ROBICS
29__ROBICS
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__ROBICS” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
AE
PLACE TO SIT
30Place to sit
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “__ROBICS”.
SEAT
TEA
31Tea
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Tea.
T
SHORT TIME
32Short time
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Over the counter”.
SEC
Crossword Challenge Level 2473 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2473 solved
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