Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2402 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2402 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
13 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 4 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; 3 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 “Not biased”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Earnings”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Not biased”, read top to bottom.
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.
NOT BIASED
1Not biased
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with I. Check the sixth letter against “Sweet potato or yam”.
IMPARTIAL
AFTER M
2After m
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after M.
N
CERTIFICATE ABBR.
3Certificate abbr.
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ _. “Chaste” crosses it at the third square.
CERT
FOURTH VOWEL
4Fourth vowel
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Fourth vowel”.
O
co-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “co-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with M.
MB
-ser
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “-ser”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ERA
TRAIL RIDER'S ACCESSORY
7Trail rider's accessory
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ D _ _ B _ _. “Exhort” crosses it at the sixth square.
SADDLEBAG
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
EARNINGS
8Earnings
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits I _ _ O _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
INCOMES
AFTER L
9After l
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after L.
M
CHASTE
10Chaste
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
P _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Certificate abbr.”.
PURE
AS IS PROPER
11As is proper
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ L _. “WHAT ___ IS NEW?” crosses it at the fourth square.
APTLY
seaho--e
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“seaho--e”). What is left starts with R.
RS
SWEET POTATO OR YAM
13Sweet potato or yam
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ E _. “WHAT ___ IS NEW?” crosses it at the fourth square.
TUBER
f---fly
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “f---fly”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
IRE
LAB GEL
15Lab gel
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “Smile” first gives you its third letter.
AGAR
SMALL ARCTIC RODENT
16Small arctic rodent
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with L. Its fifth letter is shared with “Important”.
LEMMING
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BLU_
17BLU_
Row 3, col 3 · 1 letter · across
“BLU_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
E
RAPID INCREASE
18Rapid increase
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ U _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
UPSURGE
TOP PIECE
19Top piece
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with B. “Trail rider's accessory” crosses it at the third square.
BRA
"WHAT ___ IS NEW?"
20"WHAT ___ IS NEW?"
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “WHAT ___ IS NEW?”? It fits E _ _ _.
ELSE
B__MINTON
21B__MINTON
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “B__MINTON” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
AD
PLAY AREA
22Play area
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Y _ _ _. Solving “Sweet potato or yam” first gives you its third letter.
YARD
VITAMIN __
23VITAMIN __
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
The missing word in “VITAMIN __” starts with D.
D
IN
24In
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of In.
I
SET TO WIND
25Set to wind
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving “In” first gives you its third letter.
SAIL
SMILE
26Smile
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits B _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Lab gel”.
BEAM
EXHORT
27Exhort
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Exhort starts with the answer.
E
BARISTA'S DISPENSER
28Barista's dispenser
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: U _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Small arctic rodent”.
URN
ADD SOUND
29Add sound
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with D. “Trail rider's accessory” crosses it at the third square.
DUB
RUN MATCH
30Run match
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Run match” to its initials.
RM
LIB__RY
31LIB__RY
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“LIB__RY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with R.
RA
IMPORTANT
32Important
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Important, nothing more.
I
Crossword Challenge Level 2402 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2402 solved
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