Crossword Challenge Puzzle 24 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 24? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 30 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; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 24: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Place to live”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with H. Its sixth letter is shared with “After q”.
HAIRDRYER
NOT INNER
2Not inner
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Real estate”.
OUTER
t-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“t-”). What is left starts with U.
UNA
STANDARD TIME
4Standard time
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ST
ICON
5Icon
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Icon.
I
CLOSE BY
6Close by
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. Solving “BAL___” first gives you its third letter.
NEAR
WORKOUT PLACE
7Workout place
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits G _ _. Check the third letter against “BAL___”.
GYM
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PLACE TO LIVE
8Place to live
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with H. Its fifth letter is shared with “Icon”.
HOUSING
SISTER OF PARENT
9Sister of parent
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
AUNT
gu---r
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “gur” gives the answer. First letter: I.
ITA
REAL ESTATE
11Real estate
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RE
NIGHT VISION
12Night vision
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with D. Solving “Place for plants” first gives you its fourth letter.
DREAM
AFTER Q
13 after q
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
HOUSE ADJUNCT
14House adjunct
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits Y _ _ _. “Hearing organs” crosses it at the third square.
YARD
CORE NATURE
15Core nature
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with E. “Not available” crosses it at the fifth square.
ESSENCE
-ino
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ino” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EARLY YEARS
17Early years
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Early years” to its initials.
EY
NOT FULLY
18Not fully
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Night vision”.
SEMI
BAL___
19BAL___
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “BAL___” go in the grid. First one: S.
SAM
PLACE FOR PLANTS
20Place for plants
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ D _ _. The fourth square is also part of “House adjunct”.
GARDEN
GERMANY ACRONYM
21Germany acronym
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: G _ _. The third square is also part of “Close by”.
GER
HEARING ORGANS
22Hearing organs
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “House adjunct”.
EARS
VIDEO GAME STAGE
23Video game stage
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
L _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Core nature”.
LEVEL
LABOR
24Labor
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Labor starts with the answer.
L
RELIGIOUS GROUP
25Religious group
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Solving “Core nature” first gives you its third letter.
SECT
STAND UP
26Stand up
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Religious group”.
ARISE
VOLCANIC RESIDUE
27Volcanic residue
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
ASH
EXPECTED VALUE
28Expected value
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Expected value” to its initials.
EV
NOT AVAILABLE
29Not available
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Not available”.
NA
ABRR. FOR NATIONAL
30Abrr. for national
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. Check the third letter against “Religious group”.
NATL
Crossword Challenge Level 24 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 24 solved
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