Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2449 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2449? All 33 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 15 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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 5 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 the picture clue in the left column, 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
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ P _ _ E _ _. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
SHIPWRECK
ATOMIC SYMBOL 2
2Atomic symbol 2
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _. Check the second letter against “Get better”.
HE
HOME'S EDGE
3Home's edge
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “Short stay”.
EAVE
"WANTED" POSTER NAME
4"wanted" poster name
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Formal request”.
ALIAS
AFTER U
5After u
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to U; the answer is its next letter.
V
ALCHEMIC MIXTURE
6Alchemic mixture
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
E _ _ X _ _. “BO__R” crosses it at the fourth square.
ELIXIR
FILL UP
7Fill up
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Short stay”.
SATE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with S. Its fifth letter is shared with “After u”.
SHEAVES
GET BETTER
9Get better
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
H _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Home's edge”.
HEAL
AFTER H
10After h
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from H in the alphabet.
I
FORMAL REQUEST
11Formal request
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with P. “Home's edge” crosses it at the third square.
PLEA
-lf
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-lf” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with W.
WO
body sc-
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“body sc-”). What is left starts with R.
RUB
PERFORM
14Perform
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ C _. “Crow's call” crosses it at the fourth square.
ENACT
COMPUTER GRAPHICS
15Computer graphics
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Computer graphics” to its initials.
CG
MAIN TERM
16Main term
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with K. Check the fifth letter against “AVIATI_N”.
KEYWORD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
__NDSLIDE
17__NDSLIDE
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “__NDSLIDE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with L.
LA
SHY
18Shy
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Shy, nothing more.
S
SHORT STAY
19Short stay
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with V. Solving “Alchemic mixture” first gives you its fourth letter.
VISIT
AIRPORT AREA
20Airport area
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Begins with L. Solving “Perform” first gives you its fourth letter.
LOUNGE
BO__R
21BO__R
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “BO__R” go in the grid. First one: X.
XE
MEDICAL BAG
22Medical bag
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
K _ _. Solving “Perform” first gives you its third letter.
KIT
WINTER ACTIVITY
23Winter activity
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “Alchemic mixture”.
SKI
PLAY__CK
24PLAY__CK
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “PLAY__CK” and enter only the missing part, starting with B.
BA
GENEROUS AND NICE
25Generous and nice
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with K; pattern K _ _ _. “Quick note” crosses it at the third square.
KIND
ANNOY
26Annoy
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Generous and nice”.
IRK
CROW'S CALL
27Crow's call
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Begins with C. Check the third letter against “Main term”.
CAW
AL_VE
28AL_VE
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “AL_VE” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
I
QUICK RESPONSE
29Quick response
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
QR
BLOOD TYPE
30Blood type
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Blood type”.
A
YARDAGE
31Yardage
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Yardage, nothing more.
Y
QUICK NOTE
32Quick note
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Quick note”.
QN
AVIATI_N
33AVIATI_N
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “AVIATI_N”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
O
Crossword Challenge Level 2449 Solved Grid
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