Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2415 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2415 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.
8 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want 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 “Working”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “1st or 2nd, e.g.”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Working”. 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.
WORKING
1Working
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
O _ _ R _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Rank or grade”.
OPERATING
"THE ___ & STIMPY SHOW"
2"THE ___ & STIMPY SHOW"
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “THE ___ & STIMPY SHOW”? It fits R _ _.
REN
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: D _ _ R _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Wet weather”.
DEGREE
IMPACT RATING
4Impact rating
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IR
BEFORE O
5Before o
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to O; the answer is its previous letter.
N
ORG.
6Org.
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Local sidereal time”.
ASSN
BACK MUSCLE, BRIEFLY
7Back muscle, briefly
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits L _ _. Check the third letter against “Local sidereal time”.
LAT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
1ST OR 2ND, E.G.
81st or 2nd, e.g.
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
O _ _ I _ _ L. Its fifth letter is shared with “Before o”.
ORDINAL
GAZE
9Gaze
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
PEER
LONDON'S LAND: ABBR.
10London's land: abbr.
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ENG
AFTER Q
11 after q
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. A _ _ R _. “It takes a bow” crosses it at the fourth square.
ALERT
RANK OR GRADE
13Rank or grade
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
TIER
ol--e
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “ol--e” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IV
SOCIALIZE WITH A PURPOSE
15Socialize with a purpose
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with N. “Point of service” crosses it at the fifth square.
NETWORK
-ter
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ter”). What is left starts with G.
GRA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DI__GREE
17DI__GREE
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “DI__GREE” go in the grid. First one: S.
SA
ON FIRE
18On fire
Row 3, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
LIT
LOCAL SIDEREAL TIME
19Local sidereal time
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
LST
IT TAKES A BOW
20It takes a bow
Row 4, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ O _. “Unlock” crosses it at the fourth square.
ARROW
WET WEATHER
21Wet weather
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Solving “On fire” first gives you its third letter.
RAIN
HEPATOLOGIST'S STUDY
22Hepatologist's study
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
L _ _ E _. “Socialize with a purpose” crosses it at the fourth square.
LIVER
CAPTAIN AND OTHERS
23Captain and others
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ K _. The fourth square is also part of “Socialize with a purpose”.
RANKS
RADIANT
24Radiant
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Radiant starts with the answer.
R
ANDEAN COUNTRY
25Andean country
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits P _ _ _. “Socialize with a purpose” crosses it at the third square.
PERU
CA__BILITY
26CA__BILITY
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “CA__BILITY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with P.
PA
POINT OF SERVICE
27Point of service
Row 7, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Point of service”.
POS
UNLOCK
28Unlock
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Andean country”.
OPEN
TEACHING ASSISTANT
29Teaching assistant
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Teaching assistant”.
TA
SUSPICIOUS, SLANG
30Suspicious, slang
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. Solving “Captain and others” first gives you its third letter.
SUS
Crossword Challenge Level 2415 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2415 solved
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