Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2390 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2390 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Utterly amazed”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Very difficult”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Utterly amazed”. 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.
UTTERLY AMAZED
1Utterly amazed
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ S _ _ U _ _. Solving “Sale made again” first gives you its sixth letter.
AWESTRUCK
FRESH START
2Fresh start
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. “Energy density” crosses it at the third square.
REDO
DATA BUS
3Data bus
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Data bus”.
DB
FIFTH VOWEL
4Fifth vowel
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Fifth vowel”.
U
LEAD-IN TO "TOWN" OR "GANG"
5Lead-in to "town" or "gang"
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
O _ _. Check the third letter against “Pull with effort”.
OUR
FUNCTIONAL
6Functional
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
U _ _ B _ _. The fourth square is also part of “GLO__LE”.
USABLE
SMOOTH TRANSITION
7Smooth transition
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “GLO__LE” first gives you its fourth letter.
SEGUE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
VERY DIFFICULT
8Very difficult
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ U _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “Lead-in to "town" or "gang”.
ARDUOUS
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits W _ _. Check the third letter against “Data bus”.
WEB
ENERGY DENSITY
10Energy density
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Energy density”.
ED
A BIT
11A bit
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Ship's pole”.
SOME
BEFORE U
12Before u
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to U; the answer is its previous letter.
T
SALE MADE AGAIN
13Sale made again
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ A _ _. Solving “Go away” first gives you its fourth letter.
RESALE
EXTREME
14Extreme
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: U _ _ R _. “Go away” crosses it at the fourth square.
ULTRA
COUNTER-STRIKE
15Counter-strike
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Counter-strike”.
CS
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with K. The third square is also part of “After f”.
KEG
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FUNCTION
17Function
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with U. Check the third letter against “Smooth transition”.
USE
GO AWAY
18Go away
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits D _ _ A _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Sale made again”.
DEPART
PULL WITH EFFORT
19Pull with effort
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Functional”.
DRAG
SHIP'S POLE
20Ship's pole
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits M _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Sale made again”.
MAST
GLO__LE
21GLO__LE
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “GLO__LE” and enter only the missing part, starting with B.
BU
BAGEL CHOICE
22Bagel choice
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Row”.
PLAIN
IPHONE MAKER
23Iphone maker
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ L _. “Functional” crosses it at the fourth square.
APPLE
"WHAT ___ IS NEW"
24"WHAT ___ IS NEW"
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “WHAT ___ IS NEW”. Shape: E _ _ _.
ELSE
CREATIVE CLASS
25Creative class
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Check the third letter against “Badminton court divider”.
ART
FIRST VOWEL
26First vowel
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “First vowel”.
A
ELECTRIC EEL
27Electric eel
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EE
ROW
28Row
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with “Electric eel”.
TIER
AFTER F
29After f
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from F in the alphabet.
G
30Badminton court divider
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Picture plus words: “BADMINTON COURT DIVIDER”. The answer opens with N.
NET
Crossword Challenge Level 2390 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2390 solved
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