Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2452 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2452? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
12 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 7 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 “Shrill sound”, 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 _ _ F _ _ A _ _. “AN_THER” crosses it at the sixth square.
SURFBOARD
WEEPER
2Weeper
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
C _ _ E _. “Big affair” crosses it at the fourth square.
CRIER
RELAY NODE
3Relay node
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RN
AFTER D
4After d
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after D.
E
"LADY" OF THE LEA
5"lady" of the lea
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. “Listen to” crosses it at the third square.
EWE
– longue
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Picture word minus “ longue” gives the answer. First letter: C.
CHAISE
+s
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
The image carries “+s”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with H.
HORNS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SHRILL SOUND
8Shrill sound
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ E _ _ H. The fifth square is also part of “Lady" of the lea”.
SCREECH
CATERER'S VESSEL
9Caterer's vessel
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits U _ _. Solving “Relay node” first gives you its third letter.
URN
RHODE ISLAND ABBR.
10Rhode island abbr.
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: R _. Solving “Weeper” first gives you its second letter.
RI
BIG AFFAIR
11Big affair
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “PES_”.
FETE
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. B _. Solving “Weeper” first gives you its second letter.
BR
AN_THER
13AN_THER
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “AN_THER” go in the grid. First one: O.
O
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with A. “Jewish language” crosses it at the fourth square.
AUGER
RIGHT SIDE
15Right side
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RS
FORBID___
16FORBID___
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “FORBID___” go in the grid. First one: D.
DEN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
"DOCTOR ___"
17"DOCTOR ___"
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “DOCTOR ___” starts with W.
WHO
JEWISH LANGUAGE
18Jewish language
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
H _ _ R _ _. “Basic desire” crosses it at the fourth square.
HEBREW
LISTEN TO
19Listen to
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
HEAR
PES_
20PES_
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
“PES_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with T.
T
INDIANA
21Indiana
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with I. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the second square.
IN
CONSENT
22Consent
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. “Seven days” crosses it at the fourth square.
AGREE
LOW VOICE
23Low voice
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
B _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
BASS
A__UST
24A__UST
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “A__UST”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with U.
UG
BASIC DESIRE
25Basic desire
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
U _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Consent”.
URGE
"___ YOUR HEAD"
26"___ YOUR HEAD"
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ YOUR HEAD”? It fits U _ _.
USE
JUST MAKE, WITH "OUT"
27Just make, with "out"
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Ahead of, in verse”.
EKE
ELEVATOR
28Elevator
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Elevator starts with the answer.
E
CLIPP__S
29CLIPP__S
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “CLIPP__S” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
ER
SEVEN DAYS
30Seven days
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
W _ _ _. Check the third letter against “CLIPP__S”.
WEEK
NORTH DIRECTION
31North direction
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “North direction”.
N
AHEAD OF, IN VERSE
32Ahead of, in verse
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Check the third letter against “Just make, with "out”.
ERE
Crossword Challenge Level 2452 Solved Grid
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