Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2403 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2403 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.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 5 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 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Becoming worse”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Bright-colored blooms”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Becoming worse”, 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.
BECOMING WORSE
1Becoming worse
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with D. “Norse related” crosses it at the sixth square.
DECLINING
ZONE
2Zone
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
AREA
HUMAN RESOURCES
3Human resources
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
HR
CLOTHING SIZE
4Clothing size
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Clothing size”.
L
ATOMIC CHARGE
5Atomic charge
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
I _ _. Check the third letter against “Tree stump”.
ION
LANGUAGE OF EGYPT
6Language of egypt
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ B _ _. Solving “MINI__S” first gives you its fourth letter.
ARABIC
FLOWING CHANGE
7Flowing change
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. The fourth square is also part of “MINI__S”.
SEGUE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BRIGHT-COLORED BLOOMS
8Bright-colored blooms
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
D _ _ L _ _ S. “Atomic charge” crosses it at the fifth square.
DAHLIAS
b---y
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “b---y” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
ERR
corni-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “corni-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with C.
CE
FOOT-WEAR TIE
11Foot-wear tie
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. Solving “Hair spiral” first gives you its third letter.
LACE
sk-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The image carries “sk-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
I
NORSE RELATED
13Norse related
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with N. The fourth square is also part of “E-mailer”.
NORDIC
BAY OR HARBOR
14Bay or harbor
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ E _. “E-mailer” crosses it at the fourth square.
INLET
ce-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “ce-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with N.
NT
-se
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-se”). What is left starts with G.
GOO
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BANK DEPOSIT, OF SORTS
17Bank deposit, of sorts
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with O. Its third letter is shared with “Flowing change”.
ORE
E-MAILER
18E-mailer
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits S _ _ D _ _. Solving “Norse related” first gives you its fourth letter.
SENDER
TREE STUMP
19Tree stump
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. Check the third letter against “Language of egypt”.
SNAG
HAIR SPIRAL
20Hair spiral
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ _. “Norse related” crosses it at the third square.
CURL
MINI__S
21MINI__S
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “MINI__S” and enter only the missing part, starting with B.
BU
MYTHICAL GIANT
22Mythical giant
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ A _. Solving “Police operation” first gives you its fourth letter.
TITAN
LET LOOSE
23Let loose
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
U _ _ I _. Solving “Language of egypt” first gives you its fourth letter.
UNTIE
SUSPICIOUS OF
24Suspicious of
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
ONTO
STRANGE BEHAVIOR
25Strange behavior
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shape: O _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Agreeing gesture”.
ODD
BLOOD TYPE
26Blood type
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Blood type”.
O
INPUT/OUTPUT
27Input/output
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Input/output” to its initials.
IO
POLICE OPERATION
28Police operation
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. Check the third letter against “Input/output”.
RAID
TEMP_
29TEMP_
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
“TEMP_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
O
AGREEING GESTURE
30Agreeing gesture
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. “Strange behavior” crosses it at the third square.
NOD
Crossword Challenge Level 2403 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2403 solved
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