Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2407 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2407, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Tucked away”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Surpasses”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Tucked away”. 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.
TUCKED AWAY
1Tucked away
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with E. Its sixth letter is shared with “Certain power”.
ENSCONCED
tu--do
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “tu--do”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with X.
XE
PLAY GROUP
3Play group
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “City waste system”.
CAST
BUILD UP
4Build up
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Trap or net” first gives you its fourth letter.
ERECT
EVICT
5Evict
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Evict starts with the answer.
E
COLOR, AS AN EASTER EGG
6Color, as an easter egg
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits D _ _. Check the third letter against “City waste system”.
DYE
IN PAIN
7In pain
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. “City waste system” crosses it at the third square.
SORE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SURPASSES
8Surpasses
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ E _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “Evict”.
EXCEEDS
ALMOST HERE
9Almost here
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. “Play group” crosses it at the third square.
NEAR
AFTER R
10 after r
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to R; the answer is its next letter.
S
11Trap or net
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Use the text “TRAP OR NET” if the picture is unclear. First letter C.
CATCH
s--th
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“s--th”). What is left starts with O.
OU
CERTAIN POWER
13Certain power
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: N _ _. Check the third letter against “__NOR”.
NTH
PICKED
14Picked
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
C _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against “Signal data stream”.
CHOSE
vid-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “vid-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EO
WEARING CLOTHES
16Wearing clothes
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ S _ _ D. The fifth square is also part of “In view of”.
DRESSED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EVER__NE
17EVER__NE
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“EVER__NE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with Y.
YO
IN VIEW OF
18In view of
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Fits W _ _ R _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Picked”.
WHEREAS
CITY WASTE SYSTEM
19City waste system
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with S. “Color, as an easter egg” crosses it at the fourth square.
SEWER
BOOK WRITER
20Book writer
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
A _ _ H _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Picked”.
AUTHOR
FIFTH VOWEL
21Fifth vowel
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Fifth vowel”.
E
MAG__TISM
22MAG__TISM
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “MAG__TISM” go in the grid. First one: N.
NE
"PERFECT" NUMBER
23"perfect" number
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. “MAG__TISM” crosses it at the third square.
TEN
__NOR
24__NOR
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “__NOR”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with H.
HO
GLANCED AT
25Glanced at
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. “Brave action” crosses it at the third square.
EYED
CA___R
26CA___R
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“CA___R” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with R.
REE
SIGNAL DATA STREAM
27Signal data stream
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Signal data stream” to its initials.
SDS
YOGA
28Yoga
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Yoga, nothing more.
Y
MINIATU__
29MINIATU__
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “MINIATU__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
RE
BRAVE ACTION
30Brave action
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “MINIATU__”.
DARE
EAR
31Ear
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Ear, nothing more.
E
Crossword Challenge Level 2407 Solved Grid
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