Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2456 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2456 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 3 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 “Seafarer”, 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
Name the object in the picture. M _ _ K _ _ E _ _. “Checked” crosses it at the sixth square.
MUSKETEER
ASSOCIATION ABBR.
2Association abbr.
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Stainless steel”.
ASSN
st--tching
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “st--tching”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RE
SINGLE LETTER
4Single letter
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Single letter”.
I
NOTHING
5Nothing
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Minor mistake”.
NIL
MODIFIED
6Modified
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ T _ _. Solving “Technical issue” first gives you its fourth letter.
EDITED
FAST-MOVING
7Fast-moving
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits R _ _ I _. Solving “Technical issue” first gives you its fourth letter.
RAPID
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SEAFARER
8Seafarer
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ I _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with “Nothing”.
MARINER
BRING INTO PLAY
9Bring into play
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: U _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
USE
STAINLESS STEEL
10Stainless steel
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SS
WAS AWARE OF
11Was aware of
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with K; pattern K _ _ _. “Comfort level” crosses it at the third square.
KNEW
FIFTH LETTER
12Fifth letter
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Fifth letter”.
E
CHECKED
13Checked
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
T _ _ T _ _. The fourth square is also part of “On-off device”.
TESTED
CHOSEN FEW
14Chosen few
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ C _. Its fourth letter is shared with “On-off device”.
ELECT
r--pect
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “r--pect”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ES
COLOR OF RUBIES
16Color of rubies
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. “A_MIT” crosses it at the third square.
RED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CONF___NT
17CONF___NT
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“CONF___NT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
IDA
ON-OFF DEVICE
18On-off device
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ T _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Checked”.
SWITCH
MINOR MISTAKE
19Minor mistake
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Modified”.
SLIP
COMFORT LEVEL
20Comfort level
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Checked”.
EASE
TECHNICAL ISSUE
21Technical issue
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TI
OLYMPIC RACE UNIT
22Olympic race unit
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits M _ _ E _. “Aid” crosses it at the fourth square.
METER
DIRECTED (AT)
23Directed (at)
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _. Solving “Modified” first gives you its fourth letter.
AIMED
ASIDE FROM THAT
24Aside from that
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
ELSE
PARTS PER BILLION
25Parts per billion
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
PPB
PAC
26Pac
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Pac starts with the answer.
P
STAR__T
27STAR__T
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “STAR__T”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with L.
LI
AID
28Aid
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: H _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “STAR__T”.
HELP
A_MIT
29A_MIT
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “A_MIT” go in the grid. First one: D.
D
30Picture clue
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits R _ _. The third square is also part of “Parts per billion”.
RIB
Crossword Challenge Level 2456 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2456 solved
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