Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2444 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2444? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Neat and tidy”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Musical intervals”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Neat and tidy”, 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.
NEAT AND TIDY
1Neat and tidy
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
O _ _ A _ _ Z _ _. “Camera card contents” crosses it at the sixth square.
ORGANIZED
+s
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
The image carries “+s”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with C.
COWS
TRANSFER ENGINE
3Transfer engine
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Transfer engine”.
TE
ACROSS
4Across
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Across.
A
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with V. “Begin to wake up” crosses it at the third square.
VET
HAS BEING
6Has being
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits E _ _ S _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “DI__STER”.
EXISTS
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “DI__STER”.
SPRAY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MUSICAL INTERVALS
8Musical intervals
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with O. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
OCTAVES
CANAPÉ TOPPER
9Canapé topper
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. “Transfer engine” crosses it at the third square.
ROE
GET WELL
10Get well
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Get well”.
GW
ASSISTANT ABBR.
11Assistant abbr.
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. “Length of a bridge” crosses it at the third square.
ASST
COMPASS POINT
12Compass point
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Compass point”.
N
CAMERA CARD CONTENTS
13Camera card contents
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with I. Check the fourth letter against “Levels”.
IMAGES
AREAS
14Areas
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: Z _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Levels”.
ZONES
gall--n
15GALL__N
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“gall--n”). What is left starts with E.
EO
DATA-DRIVEN TESTING
16Data-driven testing
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DDT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___ENSE
17___ENSE
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“___ENSE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EXP
LEVELS
18Levels
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
S _ _ G _ _. “Camera card contents” crosses it at the fourth square.
STAGES
BEGIN TO WAKE UP
19Begin to wake up
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving “Has being” first gives you its third letter.
STIR
LENGTH OF A BRIDGE
20Length of a bridge
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Camera card contents”.
SPAN
DI__STER
21DI__STER
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“DI__STER” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SA
TAKES A BREAK
22Takes a break
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
R _ _ T _. The fourth square is also part of “Cease action”.
RESTS
HIT THE CLUBS
23Hit the clubs
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with P. Its fourth letter is shared with “Has being”.
PARTY
HAPPY OR SAD FEELING
24Happy or sad feeling
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
M _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
MOOD
MILES PER HOUR
25Miles per hour
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
MPH
_USICALLY
26_USICALLY
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_USICALLY” go in the grid. First one: M.
M
OCEAN CITY
27Ocean city
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Ocean city”.
OC
CEASE ACTION
28Cease action
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. “Ocean city” crosses it at the third square.
STOP
_ANGO
29_ANGO
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
“_ANGO” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with T.
T
SMART CHOICE HABIT
30Smart choice habit
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Smart choice habit”.
SCH
Crossword Challenge Level 2444 Solved Grid
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