Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2494 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2494? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 32 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; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 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 2494: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Good and evil, e.g.”. 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
Describe the picture in one word that fits D _ _ M _ _ I _ _. Solving “Choice morsel” first gives you its sixth letter.
DRUMSTICK
BASIC DESIRE
2Basic desire
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
U _ _ _. “That's awful” crosses it at the third square.
URGE
TOP GRADE
3Top grade
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Top grade”.
A
LIGHT TRANSPORT
4Light transport
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Light transport”.
LT
BURNING FEELING
5Burning feeling
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits I _ _. Check the third letter against “Time period”.
IRE
KIND OF LIMIT
6Kind of limit
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Time period”.
TERM
ACHE FOR
7Ache for
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _ R _. Solving “Not mrs.” first gives you its fourth letter.
YEARN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
GOOD AND EVIL, E.G.
8Good and evil, e.g.
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits D _ _ L _ _ Y. Its fifth letter is shared with “Burning feeling”.
DUALITY
ho--or
9HO__OR
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “ho--or”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RR
"THAT'S AWFUL"
10"that's awful"
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
U _ _. “Not soft” crosses it at the third square.
UGH
HONEY WINE
11Honey wine
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. “Not soft” crosses it at the third square.
MEAD
AFTER R
12 after r
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after R.
S
CHOICE MORSEL
13Choice morsel
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with T. “Owed money” crosses it at the fourth square.
TIDBIT
INFRARED LIGHT
14Infrared light
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _. The second square is also part of “Ferrous material”.
IR
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: C _ _. Its third letter is shared with “__MEN”.
COW
BE SURE OF
16Be sure of
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with K. Solving “__MEN” first gives you its third letter.
KNOW
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ELM OR OAK
17Elm or oak
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Kind of limit”.
TREE
NOT SOFT
18Not soft
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
H _ _ _. “Color on apples” crosses it at the third square.
HARD
TIME PERIOD
19Time period
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Ache for”.
ERA
OWED MONEY
20Owed money
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. “Choice morsel” crosses it at the third square.
DEBT
NOT MRS.
21Not mrs.
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _. Solving “Ache for” first gives you its second letter.
MR
EARTH MATERIAL
22Earth material
Row 5, col 6 · 4 letters · down
D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Journey”.
DIRT
COLOR ON APPLES
23Color on apples
Row 6, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. “Earth material” crosses it at the third square.
RED
FERROUS MATERIAL
24Ferrous material
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
IRON
NOBLY
25Nobly
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Nobly.
N
ROW
26Row
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “___ TIME (COURSE SLOT)”.
TIER
27Picture clue
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with P. Its third letter is shared with “ST__NGE”.
PEA
JOURNEY
28Journey
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Row”.
TRIP
__MEN
29__MEN
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__MEN” and enter only the missing part, starting with W.
WO
___ TIME (COURSE SLOT)
30___ TIME (COURSE SLOT)
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ TIME (COURSE SLOT)”? It fits T _ _.
TEE
WARNING
31Warning
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Warning.
W
ST__NGE
32ST__NGE
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“ST__NGE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with R.
RA
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