Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2382 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2382 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 2 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 “Adult male horses”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Adult male horses”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
ADULT MALE HORSES
1Adult male horses
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ L _ _ O _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Part of the foot”.
STALLIONS
SMURF WITH A WHITE BEARD
2Smurf with a white beard
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits P _ _ _. Solving “Active players” first gives you its third letter.
PAPA
RESOURCE GROUP
3Resource group
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RG
OPTIONAL
4Optional
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Optional.
O
"I'M SO OVER ALL THIS"
5"i'm so over all this"
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits U _ _. “Bangkok native” crosses it at the third square.
UGH
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _ C _ _. Solving “O__AVE” first gives you its fourth letter.
TEACUP
AFFLICT
7Afflict
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “O__AVE” first gives you its fourth letter.
SMITE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
brussels –
8BRUSSELS _____
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Picture word minus “brussels ” gives the answer. First letter: S.
SPROUTS
laser –
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “laser -” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
TAG
ACTIVE PLAYERS
10Active players
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AP
UNFUNNY, AS A JOKE
11Unfunny, as a joke
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Spray”.
LAME
AFTER K
12After k
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to K; the answer is its next letter.
L
PART OF THE FOOT
13Part of the foot
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with I. The fourth square is also part of “Trial user”.
INSTEP
NOT INNER
14Not inner
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Trial user”.
OUTER
NORTH KOREA
15North korea
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NK
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with S. Check the third letter against “_BSURD”.
SEA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PRECIOUS STONE
17Precious stone
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
G _ _. Solving “Afflict” first gives you its third letter.
GEM
TRIAL USER
18Trial user
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits T _ _ T _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Part of the foot”.
TESTER
BANGKOK NATIVE
19Bangkok native
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
THAI
SPRAY
20Spray
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. “Part of the foot” crosses it at the third square.
MIST
O__AVE
21O__AVE
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “O__AVE” and enter only the missing part, starting with C.
CT
HOSPITAL FLUID
22Hospital fluid
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ U _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Red gemstone”.
SERUM
CONCERN
23Concern
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ISSUE
ATOMIC BOMB
24Atomic bomb
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “North korea”.
NUKE
PLACE FOR PHYS ED
25Place for phys ed
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _. The third square is also part of “Go to your room!" sayer”.
GYM
GEM
26Gem
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Gem starts with the answer.
G
BODY ODOUR
27Body odour
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
BO
RED GEMSTONE
28Red gemstone
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Body odour”.
RUBY
_BSURD
29_BSURD
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “_BSURD”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
A
"GO TO YOUR ROOM!" SAYER
30"go to your room!" sayer
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with M. Check the third letter against “Place for phys ed”.
MOM
Crossword Challenge Level 2382 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2382 solved
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