Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2458 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2458 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 30 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; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Acting job”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Letter sounds”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Acting job”. 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.
ACTING JOB
1Acting job
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ T _ _ Y _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “In the know”.
PORTRAYAL
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: H _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Red light”.
HOLE
OCEAN ZONE
3Ocean zone
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Ocean zone”.
OZ
NOT OLD
4Not old
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
N _ _. The third square is also part of “Bailiff's concern”.
NEW
IDYLLIC
5Idyllic
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Idyllic, nothing more.
I
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _ V _. Check the fourth letter against “Adam's madam”.
CHIVE
VENUE
7Venue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. “Bailiff's concern” crosses it at the third square.
SITE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LETTER SOUNDS
8Letter sounds
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ N _ _ S. “Idyllic” crosses it at the fifth square.
PHONICS
EXUDE
9Exude
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. Check the third letter against “Ocean zone”.
OOZE
RED LIGHT
10Red light
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Red light”.
RL
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “At a distance”.
TEA
BETWEEN Q AND S
12Between q and s
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The letter that sits between Q and S.
R
IN THE KNOW
13In the know
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ R _. “It's given to a waiter” crosses it at the fourth square.
AWARE
ON-FIELD GAIN
14On-field gain
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _ D _ _ E. “Go back over” crosses it at the fifth square.
YARDAGE
-gle
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-gle”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AN
CREEPY STARE
16Creepy stare
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. The third square is also part of “CAS_”.
LEER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HELLO BRIEFLY
17Hello briefly
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits H _. Solving “Venue” first gives you its second letter.
HI
GO BACK OVER
18Go back over
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ E _ _. The fourth square is also part of “In the know”.
REREAD
BAILIFF'S CONCERN
19Bailiff's concern
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: W _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
WRIT
AT A DISTANCE
20At a distance
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “In the know”.
AFAR
ADAM'S MADAM
21Adam's madam
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “Venue”.
EVE
IT'S GIVEN TO A WAITER
22It's given to a waiter
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Make changes to”.
ORDER
ANTERIOR
23Anterior
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: F _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Go back over”.
FORE
DRAW TO AN END
24Draw to an end
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: W _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
WANE
-or
25____OR
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
The image carries “-or”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with M.
METE
MENTION
26Mention
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Mention.
M
GLOBAL INTERFACE GRID
27Global interface grid
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Global interface grid” to its initials.
GIG
MAKE CHANGES TO
28Make changes to
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. Solving “Global interface grid” first gives you its third letter.
EDIT
CAS_
29CAS_
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “CAS_” go in the grid. First one: E.
E
GOLDEN ERA
30Golden era
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
GE
Crossword Challenge Level 2458 Solved Grid
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