Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2451 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2451 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 4 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2451: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Seaplane float”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: P _ _ S _ _ M _ _. Solving “After l” first gives you its sixth letter.
PERSIMMON
EGG-SHAPED
2Egg-shaped
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ T _. Solving “Bacon slice” first gives you its fourth letter.
OVATE
gasoli-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “gasoli-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NE
SKILL-BUILDING PRACTICE
4Skill-building practice
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ I _ _ N _. Solving “Old-fashioned "not” first gives you its fifth letter.
TRAINING
SOUND OF SURPRISE
5Sound of surprise
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Sound of surprise”.
O
OPTIMAL INPUT KEY
6Optimal input key
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OIK
FOUL
7Foul
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with N. “Tumble” crosses it at the fourth square.
NASTY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SEAPLANE FLOAT
8Seaplane float
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ T _ _ N. The fifth square is also part of “Sound of surprise”.
PONTOON
"WELL, DID YOU ___?!"
9"WELL, DID YOU ___?!"
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Say “WELL, DID YOU ___?!” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _ _.
EVER
t--p
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “t--p” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RA
BACON SLICE
11Bacon slice
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Skill-building practice”.
STRIP
f--ld
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “f--ld” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IE
AFTER L
13After l
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to L; the answer is its next letter.
M
DEFINITION
14Definition
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ N _ _ G. “Relating to space” crosses it at the fifth square.
MEANING
OPTICAL CORE
15Optical core
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Optical core” to its initials.
OC
NEON ORBITAL HABITAT
16Neon orbital habitat
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NOH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FINANC__L
17FINANC__L
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “FINANC__L” go in the grid. First one: I.
IA
RELATING TO SPACE
18Relating to space
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Fits S _ _ T _ _ L. Its fifth letter is shared with “Definition”.
SPATIAL
CALLS FOR
19Calls for
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Optimal input key”.
ASKS
'ARE'
20'are'
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “'are'”.
R
TUMBLE
21Tumble
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Tumble.
T
SPAN
22Span
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ G _. Its fourth letter is shared with “To assess”.
RANGE
OLD-FASHIONED "NOT"
23Old-fashioned "not"
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. Solving “Span” first gives you its third letter.
NARY
VIRGINIA
24Virginia
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
V _. Its second letter is shared with “Definition”.
VA
LIFE, IN ROME
25Life, in rome
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ _. Solving “Relating to space” first gives you its third letter.
VITA
EARTH-FRIENDLY PREFIX
26Earth-friendly prefix
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. The third square is also part of “Neon orbital habitat”.
ECO
GRADIENT ENERGY DENSITY
27Gradient energy density
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
GED
TO ASSESS
28To assess
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
G _ _ _. Solving “Span” first gives you its third letter.
GAGE
HUMAN
29Human
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Human, nothing more.
H
WAS AHEAD
30Was ahead
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits L _ _. “Gradient energy density” crosses it at the third square.
LED
Crossword Challenge Level 2451 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2451 solved
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