Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2386 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2386, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
11 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “From the south”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2386: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Citation”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “From the south”. 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.
FROM THE SOUTH
1From the south
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ T _ _ R _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
SOUTHERLY
DESIRE
2Desire
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ _. “User guide” crosses it at the third square.
URGE
la-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “la-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with M.
MB
AFTER L
4After l
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after L.
M
BOTTLE'S FOE
5Bottle's foe
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with O. Its fourth letter is shared with “Dovetail part”.
OPENER
va---la
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “vala” gives the answer. First letter: N.
NIL
___-EVALUATION
7___-EVALUATION
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “___-EVALUATION”? It fits S _ _ _.
SELF
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CITATION
8Citation
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ M _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “Bottle's foe”.
SUMMONS
f---idden
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“f---idden”). What is left starts with O.
ORB
USER GUIDE
10User guide
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UG
DOVETAIL PART
11Dovetail part
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ O _. “Chewing aid” crosses it at the fourth square.
TENON
BEFORE I
12Before i
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to I; the answer is its previous letter.
H
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _. The second square is also part of “Italian "bye”.
EC
ROLLING IN MONEY
14Rolling in money
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. “Pc's "brain” crosses it at the third square.
RICH
KID'S SEAT ON SANTA
15Kid's seat on santa
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. Solving “Pc's "brain” first gives you its third letter.
LAP
RELATED TO YOU
16Related to you
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: Y _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Pc's "brain”.
YOUR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EASY AS ___
17EASY AS ___
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “EASY AS ___”. Shape: P _ _.
PIE
CHEWING AID
18Chewing aid
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with T. Solving “Wooded plant” first gives you its fourth letter.
TOOTH
REVEAL
19Reveal
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
TELL
NOT GOING
20Not going
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Not going”.
NG
FIX
21Fix
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Fix, nothing more.
F
SHOW EMOTION
22Show emotion
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. “Expert level” crosses it at the fourth square.
REACT
ATTENDEE
23Attendee
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Bottle's foe”.
GOER
ITALIAN "BYE"
24Italian "bye"
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Kid's seat on santa”.
CIAO
ALL PAID UP
25All paid up
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Expert level”.
EVEN
WOODED PLANT
26Wooded plant
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Show emotion”.
TREE
PC'S "BRAIN"
27Pc's "brain"
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Shape: C _ _. “Related to you” crosses it at the third square.
CPU
FL__OR
28FL__OR
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “FL__OR” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
AV
_DJUST
29_DJUST
Row 8, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_DJUST” go in the grid. First one: A.
A
EXPERT LEVEL
30Expert level
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Solving “All paid up” first gives you its third letter.
ACE
RAMP
31Ramp
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Ramp.
R
CHES__UT
32CHES__UT
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “CHES__UT” go in the grid. First one: T.
TN
Crossword Challenge Level 2386 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2386 solved
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