Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2413 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2413? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Halts”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Physical height”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Halts”, 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.
HALTS
1Halts
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ P _ _ G _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Concurred”.
STOPPAGES
GRAB
2Grab
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with “Okay abbr.”.
TAKE
be--le
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “bele” gives the answer. First letter: A.
AG
BEFORE U
4Before u
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right before U.
T
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. U _ _. Check the third letter against “Past of say”.
USA
LIFTED UP
6Lifted up
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with R. “PARADI__” crosses it at the fourth square.
RAISED
FINISHED
7Finished
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the fourth letter against “PARADI__”.
ENDED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PHYSICAL HEIGHT
8Physical height
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ T _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
STATURE
laser –
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “laser -”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with T.
TAG
OKAY ABBR.
10Okay abbr.
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits O _. The second square is also part of “Grab”.
OK
ANNOYING INSECT
11Annoying insect
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Certain”.
PEST
AFTER O
12 after o
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from O in the alphabet.
P
CONCURRED
13Concurred
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of “Avenue”.
AGREED
COLOR FOR CORRECT LETTERS
14Color for correct letters
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits G _ _ E _. Solving “Avenue” first gives you its fourth letter.
GREEN
coff-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “coff” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EE
PREFIX FOR 'ONYM'
16Prefix for 'onym'
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with “_EARBY”.
SYN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___ SALVADOR
17___ SALVADOR
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ SALVADOR”? It fits S _ _.
SAN
AVENUE
18Avenue
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ E _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Concurred”.
STREET
PAST OF SAY
19Past of say
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. Check the third letter against “Lifted up”.
SAID
CERTAIN
20Certain
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. “Concurred” crosses it at the third square.
SURE
PARADI__
21PARADI__
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “PARADI__” go in the grid. First one: S.
SE
DNA UNITS
22Dna units
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ E _. “Get dewy-eyed” crosses it at the fourth square.
GENES
PUSHED TO DO
23Pushed to do
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
U _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Lifted up”.
URGED
DULL HUE
24Dull hue
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits G _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
GREY
ACE'S STAT
25Ace's stat
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “Marine habitat”.
ERA
ELITE
26Elite
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Elite.
E
ACOUSTIC EMISSION
27Acoustic emission
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AE
GET DEWY-EYED
28Get dewy-eyed
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Acoustic emission”.
TEAR
_EARBY
29_EARBY
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
“_EARBY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
N
MARINE HABITAT
30Marine habitat
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. Check the third letter against “Ace's stat”.
SEA
Crossword Challenge Level 2413 Solved Grid
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