Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2399 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2399 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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 “Exoskeleton animal”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Quarreling”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Exoskeleton animal”. 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.
EXOSKELETON ANIMAL
1Exoskeleton animal
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
A _ _ H _ _ P _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Opulent”.
ARTHROPOD
LIFT UP
2Lift up
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “High school”.
RAISE
leg---g
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “leg---g” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with G.
GIN
r--er
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “rer” gives the answer. First letter: U.
UL
THIRD VOWEL
5Third vowel
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Third vowel”.
I
ACTIONS AT AUCTIONS
6Actions at auctions
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bustle”.
NODS
CARAMEL OR HOT FUDGE, BASICALLY
7Caramel or hot fudge, basically
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits G _ _. Check the third letter against “Bustle”.
GOO
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
QUARRELING
8Quarreling
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
A _ _ U _ _ G. Its fifth letter is shared with “Third vowel”.
ARGUING
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to R _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
RAIL
ALTOIDS CONTAINER
10Altoids container
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
TIN
HIGH SCHOOL
11High school
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “High school” to its initials.
HS
ALLUDE (TO)
12Allude (to)
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
R _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Court clown”.
REFER
OPULENT
13Opulent
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Opulent starts with the answer.
O
ANNOYING INSECT
14Annoying insect
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. “Big comm-otion” crosses it at the third square.
PEST
LOOK AT
15Look at
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
O _ _ E _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “MINIATU__”.
OBSERVE
bir--ath
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “bir--ath” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with D.
DB
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DOUBLE O
17Double o
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits O _. Check the second letter against “Caramel or hot fudge, basically”.
OO
SUBTLE GLOW
18Subtle glow
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the third letter against “Allude (to)”.
AURA
BUSTLE
19Bustle
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Solving “Caramel or hot fudge, basically” first gives you its third letter.
ADO
COURT CLOWN
20Court clown
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with J; pattern J _ _ T _ _. “Annoying insect” crosses it at the fourth square.
JESTER
___TICE
21___TICE
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
“___TICE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with J.
JUS
BIG COMM-OTION
22Big comm-otion
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Annoying insect”.
FUSS
CUT AT A SLANT
23Cut at a slant
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ E _. Solving “Look at” first gives you its fourth letter.
BEVEL
MUSICAL NOTE
24Musical note
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Musical note”.
B
HAND OVER
25Hand over
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Look at”.
GIVE
GAS BILL INFO
26Gas bill info
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits U _ _ G _. “Hand over” crosses it at the fourth square.
USAGE
FLOW BACK
27Flow back
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
EBB
FOUR, IN ROME
28Four, in rome
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with I. Its second letter is shared with “Cut at a slant”.
IV
MINIATU__
29MINIATU__
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “MINIATU__” go in the grid. First one: R.
RE
STAGGER
30Stagger
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. “Hand over” crosses it at the third square.
REEL
Crossword Challenge Level 2399 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2399 solved
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