Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2380 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2380 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 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.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Duplicating”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ T _ _ E _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the sixth square.
CASTANETS
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with O. “Speed run” crosses it at the third square.
OGRE
wi-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “wi-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with P.
PE
AFTER X
4After x
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after X.
Y
SYMBOLIC
5Symbolic
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
I _ _ N _ _. “Mortise insert” crosses it at the fourth square.
ICONIC
ANNOYER
6Annoyer
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. “Firm image” crosses it at the third square.
NAG
GET TALLER
7Get taller
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with G. Solving “Firm image” first gives you its third letter.
GROW
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
DUPLICATING
8Duplicating
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ Y _ _ G. “Symbolic” crosses it at the fifth square.
COPYING
CAUSE OF WRINKLING
9Cause of wrinkling
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
AGE
SPEED RUN
10Speed run
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Speed run” to its initials.
SR
MORTISE INSERT
11Mortise insert
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Bring down”.
TENON
ALWAYS
12Always
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Always.
A
ho--y
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “ho--y” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with N.
NE
ARABIAN PRINCE
14Arabian prince
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “Drink cooler”.
EMIR
FACIAL SPASM
15Facial spasm
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits T _ _. “Drink cooler” crosses it at the third square.
TIC
ALGORITHM PART
16Algorithm part
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Drink cooler”.
STEP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PERSONAL VEHICLE
17Personal vehicle
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits C _ _. The third square is also part of “Get taller”.
CAR
BRING DOWN
18Bring down
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits L _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Sound return”.
LOWER
FIRM IMAGE
19Firm image
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. “Annoyer” crosses it at the third square.
LOGO
BRILLIA__
20BRILLIA__
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “BRILLIA__” go in the grid. First one: N.
NT
WARNING
21Warning
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Warning starts with the answer.
W
HOUSE HAUNTER
22House haunter
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with G. “Avail” crosses it at the fourth square.
GHOST
SMALL BRANCH
23Small branch
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Symbolic”.
TWIG
SEND FORTH
24Send forth
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Facial spasm”.
EMIT
SHOP WINDOW SIGN
25Shop window sign
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. Solving “Avail” first gives you its third letter.
OPEN
SOUND RETURN
26Sound return
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “House haunter”.
ECHO
DRINK COOLER
27Drink cooler
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Algorithm part”.
ICE
ORIGINAL POSTER
28Original poster
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Original poster” to its initials.
OP
_NLOCK
29_NLOCK
Row 8, col 6 · 1 letter · down
“_NLOCK” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with U.
U
AVAIL
30Avail
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _. Solving “Shop window sign” first gives you its third letter.
USE
PREMIER
31Premier
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Premier.
P
THERMAL NOISE
32Thermal noise
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TN
Crossword Challenge Level 2380 Solved Grid
Hide the letters to check your own board against the empty grid.
Next puzzles
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 23818×10 · 29 clues · 3 picturesLongest answer runs 9 letters, and 1 clue is a fill-in-the-blank.See hints and answersCrossword Challenge Puzzle 23828×10 · 30 clues · 4 picturesLongest answer runs 9 letters, and 3 clues are fill-in-the-blanks.See hints and answers
Puzzle 2380 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 2380 with us. Puzzle 2381 is next, with 29 clues on a 8×10 board.