Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2486 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2486 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 13 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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 “Treelike growth”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Follow-up shot”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Treelike growth”, 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.
TREELIKE GROWTH
1Treelike growth
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ N _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Cool”.
BRANCHING
b--rd
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “brd” gives the answer. First letter: O.
OA
FAIRY TALE FOE
3Fairy tale foe
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. “Marsh plant” crosses it at the third square.
OGRE
SKETCHY
4Sketchy
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
S _ _ D _. Check the fourth letter against “Requir-ing help”.
SEEDY
BEFORE U
5Before u
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter back from U in the alphabet.
T
WEEK___
6WEEK___
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “WEEK___” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
END
ca--on
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “ca--on”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RB
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FOLLOW-UP SHOT
8Follow-up shot
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ S _ _ R. Solving “Before u” first gives you its fifth letter.
BOOSTER
INTENSE ANGER
9Intense anger
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Fairy tale foe”.
RAGE
BLOOD TYPE
10Blood type
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Blood type”.
A
REQUIR-ING HELP
11Requir-ing help
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ D _. “Sketchy” crosses it at the fourth square.
NEEDY
CONTROL NODE
12Control node
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CN
COOL
13Cool
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with H. Its third letter is shared with “Please”.
HIP
14Ice house
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Picture plus words: “ICE HOUSE”. The answer opens with I.
IGLOO
NANOMETER
15Nanometer
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits N _. Its second letter is shared with “Mystery”.
NM
16Museum section
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “MUSEUM SECTION” point to the same word. It begins with G.
GALLERY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NOTA BENE
17Nota bene
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NB
UGLY SIGHT
18Ugly sight
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
E _ _ S _ _ E. Solving “Ice house” first gives you its fifth letter.
EYESORE
MARSH PLANT
19Marsh plant
Row 4, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Ugly sight”.
REED
MYSTERY
20Mystery
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
E _ _ G _ _. Solving “Ice house” first gives you its fourth letter.
ENIGMA
MORE THAN ENOUGH
21More than enough
Row 4, col 8 · 6 letters · down
P _ _ N _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Notice”.
PLENTY
_URE
22_URE
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “_URE” and enter only the missing part, starting with P.
P
LIVE EASY
23Live easy
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LE
SHOUT
24Shout
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Y _ _ _. “Live easy” crosses it at the third square.
YELL
PLEASE
25Please
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Begins with P. Its second letter is shared with “Ice house”.
PL
SPOT
26Spot
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. Solving “More than enough” first gives you its third letter.
SEE
WISE BIRD
27Wise bird
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Fits O _ _. Check the third letter against “Museum section”.
OWL
NOTICE
28Notice
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Notice starts with the answer.
N
D__ECTIVE
29D__ECTIVE
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “D__ECTIVE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
IR
LEGAL ORDER
30Legal order
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: W _ _ _. Solving “D__ECTIVE” first gives you its third letter.
WRIT
LITER SYMBOL
31Liter symbol
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Liter symbol”.
L
Crossword Challenge Level 2486 Solved Grid
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