Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2446 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2446? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 13 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks 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; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Massaging”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: R _ _ P _ _ R _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Letter after d”.
RASPBERRY
FATHER'S BROTHER
2Father's brother
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
UNCLE
BACK-GROUND
3Back-ground
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
BG
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to B _ _ W _ _ S _. Check the fifth letter against “Computer data”.
BLOWFISH
CHARGED PARTICLE
5Charged particle
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
I _ _. Check the third letter against “CATCH ___ (START TO GET)”.
ION
BEFORE O
6Before o
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter back from O in the alphabet.
N
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to G _ _ M _. Solving “Input method” first gives you its fourth letter.
GNOME
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MASSAGING
8Massaging
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ B _ _ G. Check the fifth letter against “Charged particle”.
RUBBING
___-AMERICAN
9___-AMERICAN
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___-AMERICAN”. Shape: A _ _ L _.
ANGLO
SMART CARD
10Smart card
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SC
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Opinion”.
PLOW
MUL__RRY
12MUL__RRY
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
“MUL__RRY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with B.
BE
LETTER AFTER D
13Letter after d
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to D; the answer is its next letter.
E
BUMP IN ONE'S SALARY
14Bump in one's salary
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
RAISE
RUGGED LANDSCAPE
15Rugged landscape
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Rugged landscape” to its initials.
RL
"ABSOLUTELY!"
16"absolutely!"
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with Y. The third square is also part of “_HUTTER”.
YES
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BEFORE O
17Before o
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter back from O in the alphabet.
N
FLOOR COVERING
18Floor covering
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. “Computer data” crosses it at the third square.
TILE
CATCH ___ (START TO GET)
19CATCH ___ (START TO GET)
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “CATCH ___ (START TO GET)”? It fits O _ _ _.
ONTO
OPINION
20Opinion
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Opinion, nothing more.
O
INPUT METHOD
21Input method
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IM
MODEL OF PERFECTION
22Model of perfection
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with I. Check the fourth letter against “Cause of low visibility”.
IDEAL
COMPUTER DATA
23Computer data
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with F. The third square is also part of “Floor covering”.
FILE
TIME INDEX
24Time index
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TI
OCEAN'S DAILY RHYTHM
25Ocean's daily rhythm
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Model of perfection”.
TIDE
HOPPY DRINK
26Hoppy drink
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. “Absolutely!” crosses it at the third square.
ALE
BEER BARREL
27Beer barrel
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shape: K _ _. The picture clue in the inside the grid crosses it at the third square.
KEG
REMA_E
28REMA_E
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “REMA_E” and enter only the missing part, starting with K.
K
ZONE ALARM
29Zone alarm
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Zone alarm” to its initials.
ZA
CAUSE OF LOW VISIBILITY
30Cause of low visibility
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with H. Solving “Zone alarm” first gives you its third letter.
HAZE
_HUTTER
31_HUTTER
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
“_HUTTER” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
S
jet –
32Delay
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “jet -”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LAG
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