Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2412 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2412 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Reduce in rank”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Long-lasting, as goods”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Reduce in rank”, 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.
REDUCE IN RANK
1Reduce in rank
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ N _ _ A _ _. Solving “Thin, as a voice” first gives you its sixth letter.
DOWNGRADE
LA____TE
2LA____TE
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “LA____TE” go in the grid. First one: U.
UREA
AFTER Q
3 after q
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
ACTIVE BUFFER
4Active buffer
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Active buffer”.
AB
ze-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “ze” gives the answer. First letter: B.
BRA
BIG IN SIZE
6Big in size
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with L. Its fourth letter is shared with “Leave now”.
LARGE
REPEAT PERFOR-MANCE
7Repeat perfor-mance
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits E _ _ O _ _. “Leave now” crosses it at the fourth square.
ENCORE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LONG-LASTING, AS GOODS
8Long-lasting, as goods
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
D _ _ A _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
DURABLE
RADIAT__
9RADIAT__
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “RADIAT__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
OR
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits W _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Venom”.
WEB
FINGER'S END
11Finger's end
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. The third square is also part of “Venom”.
NAIL
AFTER F
12After f
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to F; the answer is its next letter.
G
THIN, AS A VOICE
13Thin, as a voice
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ D _. The fourth square is also part of “Rich source”.
REEDY
LE__ER
14LE__ER
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
“LE__ER” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
AD
au---nce
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“au---nce”). What is left starts with D.
DIE
GRAIN ALCOHOL
16Grain alcohol
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with E. “String stuff” crosses it at the fifth square.
ETHANOL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FIBER SOURCE
17Fiber source
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
B _ _ _. “Big in size” crosses it at the third square.
BRAN
VENOM
18Venom
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with B. Solving “Solitary person” first gives you its third letter.
BILE
ARROW'S PATH
19Arrow's path
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Solving “Repeat perfor-mance” first gives you its third letter.
ARC
RICH SOURCE
20Rich source
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. The third square is also part of “Thin, as a voice”.
LODE
LEAVE NOW
21Leave now
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _. “Repeat perfor-mance” crosses it at the second square.
GO
STRING STUFF
22String stuff
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Celestial sphere”.
NYLON
SOLITARY PERSON
23Solitary person
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ E _. “Big in size” crosses it at the fourth square.
LONER
REVISE TEXT
24Revise text
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
EDIT
AFTER D
25After d
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to D; the answer is its next letter.
E
TO AND ___
26TO AND ___
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Say “TO AND ___” out loud and the blank fills itself: F _ _.
FRO
SMALL MAGICAL HELPER
27Small magical helper
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. “TO AND ___” crosses it at the third square.
ELF
EVENT HANDLER
28Event handler
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Event handler” to its initials.
EH
BASE LINE
29Base line
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
BL
CELESTIAL SPHERE
30Celestial sphere
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. The third square is also part of “Base line”.
ORB
MEDI_
31MEDI_
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
“MEDI_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 2412 Solved Grid
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