Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2420 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2420, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
11 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 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 “Floating in air”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Positions”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Floating in air”. 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.
FLOATING IN AIR
1Floating in air
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ P _ _ D _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “ORA__UTAN”.
SUSPENDED
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _. “Album makeup” crosses it at the third square.
TWO
ARRAIGN
3Arraign
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Arraign.
A
4Not positive
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
Picture plus words: “NOT POSITIVE”. The answer opens with N.
NEGATIVE
THROW
5Throw
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ _. “Album makeup” crosses it at the third square.
CAST
flow-
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “flow” gives the answer. First letter: E.
ER
CAGY
7Cagy
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits S _ _. “Yes” crosses it at the third square.
SLY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
POSITIONS
8Positions
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ N _ _ S. “Throw” crosses it at the fifth square.
STANCES
UNDER WATER
9Under water
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UW
ALBUM MAKEUP
10Album makeup
Left column 3/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with S. Check the fourth letter against “Not positive”.
SONGS
BETWEEN "O" AND "Q"
11Between "o" and "q"
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Between "o" and "q”.
P
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “___TALGIC”.
EAST
ORA__UTAN
13ORA__UTAN
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
“ORA__UTAN” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
NG
TRAVEL BY CAR
14Travel by car
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ V _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not positive”.
DRIVE
BETWEEN D AND F
15Between d and f
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Alphabet check: the single letter between D and F.
E
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with D. Check the third letter against “DAS ___ GUT!”.
DOT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BRITISH TITLE HOLDER
17British title holder
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
EARL
___TALGIC
18___TALGIC
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “___TALGIC” go in the grid. First one: N.
NOS
YES
19Yes
Row 4, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Yes starts with the answer.
Y
EX___E
20EX___E
Row 4, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “EX___E” and enter only the missing part, starting with H.
HAL
COURT RECITATION
21Court recitation
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Throw”.
OATH
ADJUSTED GROSS REVENUE
22Adjusted gross revenue
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Adjusted gross revenue”.
AGR
RENT
23Rent
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ S _. “Appears to be” crosses it at the fourth square.
LEASE
ACTIVE LAYER
24Active layer
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AL
ANTLERED ANIMAL
25Antlered animal
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Appears to be”.
DEER
AIMLESS
26Aimless
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Solving “EX___E” first gives you its third letter.
IDLE
"DAS ___ GUT!"
27"DAS ___ GUT!"
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “DAS ___ GUT!” starts with I.
IST
B_CKUP
28B_CKUP
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “B_CKUP” go in the grid. First one: A.
A
__RTGAGE
29__RTGAGE
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “__RTGAGE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with M.
MO
APPEARS TO BE
30Appears to be
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits S _ _ M _. The fourth square is also part of “__RTGAGE”.
SEEMS
OFFICIAL
31Official
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Official, nothing more.
O
EGGS OF FISH
32Eggs of fish
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Rent”.
ROE
Crossword Challenge Level 2420 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2420 solved
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