Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2417 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 34 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2417, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
18 of the 34 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 6 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Certainty”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2417: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Befitting”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Certainty”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
CERTAINTY
1Certainty
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits A _ _ U _ _ N _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “A lot of farmland”.
ASSURANCE
PENALTY KICK
2Penalty kick
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
PK
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Field crop”.
RICE
OTTER
4Otter
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Otter, nothing more.
O
pass---t
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “pass---t”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with P.
POR
DEED HOLDERS
6Deed holders
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
O _ _ E _ _. “R__OURCE” crosses it at the fourth square.
OWNERS
SIERRA LEONE
7Sierra leone
Top row 7/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BEFITTING
8Befitting
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ O _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
APROPOS
BIATHLON NEED
9Biathlon need
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
SKI
AFTER R
10 after r
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from R in the alphabet.
S
ABSTAINER'S OPPOSITE
11Abstainer's opposite
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with U. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
USER
-ok
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-ok” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RO
A LOT OF FARMLAND
13A lot of farmland
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “_OOT” first gives you its third letter.
ACRE
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with N. Solving “Like some media” first gives you its second letter.
NI
"TAKE _____"
15"TAKE _____"
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “TAKE _____”? It fits C _ _ _.
CARE
-even
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-even”). What is left starts with E.
EL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
WISE BIRD
17Wise bird
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
O _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Sierra leone”.
OWL
ARRANGED
18Arranged
Row 3, col 5 · 7 letters · down
O _ _ E _ _ D. The fifth square is also part of “Reaction yield”.
ORDERED
FIELD CROP
19Field crop
Row 4, col 3 · 4 letters · across
C _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
CORN
LIKE SOME MEDIA
20Like some media
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ I _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
SOCIAL
ABILITIES
21Abilities
Row 4, col 8 · 6 letters · down
Begins with S. The fourth square is also part of “Load”.
SKILLS
R__OURCE
22R__OURCE
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “R__OURCE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
ES
_POLOGY
23_POLOGY
Row 5, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “_POLOGY” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
A
NOT LIGHT
24Not light
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. Solving “Deed holders” first gives you its third letter.
DARK
_OOT
25_OOT
Row 6, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_OOT” go in the grid. First one: R.
R
RAI__N
26RAI__N
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “RAI__N” and enter only the missing part, starting with S.
SI
YEN
27Yen
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Yen, nothing more.
Y
REACTION YIELD
28Reaction yield
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RY
REVERSE
29Reverse
Row 8, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Reverse, nothing more.
R
LOAD
30Load
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Load.
L
MILLIGRAM
31Milligram
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with M. The second square is also part of “Loyal pets”.
MG
MACHINE LEARNING
32Machine learning
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ML
BR_WSE
33BR_WSE
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
“BR_WSE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
O
LOYAL PETS
34Loyal pets
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. Its third letter is shared with “Milligram”.
DOGS
Crossword Challenge Level 2417 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2417 solved
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