Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2459 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2459 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 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; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Relating to microbes”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Like shakespeare's othello”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Relating to microbes”. 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.
RELATING TO MICROBES
1Relating to microbes
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ R _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Bundle”.
MICROBIAL
BRUTE
2Brute
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
OGRE
FOURTH VOWEL
3Fourth vowel
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Fourth vowel”.
O
RIGHT FIELD
4Right field
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Right field” to its initials.
RF
m-
5Type
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “m-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
ILK
CAPTURE
6Capture
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ Z _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Zero gravity”.
SEIZE
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with H. Its fourth letter is shared with “Zero gravity”.
HANGER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LIKE SHAKESPEARE'S OTHELLO
8Like shakespeare's othello
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits M _ _ R _ _ H. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
MOORISH
S__HT
9S__HT
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “S__HT”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
IG
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _. “Knitting material” crosses it at the third square.
CRY
LIBRARY BYWORD
11Library byword
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Knitting material”.
READ
OPULENT
12Opulent
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Opulent.
O
BUNDLE
13Bundle
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: B _ _ C _. Check the fourth letter against “Air passage”.
BUNCH
m--ing
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ming” gives the answer. First letter: I.
IN
CASH MACHINE
15Cash machine
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “HAR__NY”.
ATM
MEMBER OF A HEIST CREW
16Member of a heist crew
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits L _ _ K _ _ T. Solving “Picture” first gives you its fifth letter.
LOOKOUT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
JUMPING INSECT
17Jumping insect
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ _. “Capture” crosses it at the third square.
FLEA
KNITTING MATERIAL
18Knitting material
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Indian currency”.
YARN
COUSINS, E.G.
19Cousins, e.g.
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits K _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
KIN
AIR PASSAGE
20Air passage
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Bundle”.
DUCT
ZERO GRAVITY
21Zero gravity
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Zero gravity” to its initials.
ZG
PICTURE
22Picture
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with P. The fourth square is also part of “Color of sand”.
PHOTO
INDIAN CURRENCY
23Indian currency
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Capture”.
RUPEE
"DO ___ OTHERS AS YOU"
24"DO ___ OTHERS AS YOU"
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Say “DO ___ OTHERS AS YOU” out loud and the blank fills itself: U _ _ _.
UNTO
BEFORE S
25Before s
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to S; the answer is its previous letter.
R
GREEK T
26Greek t
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. The third square is also part of “Member of a heist crew”.
TAU
TIME ON TASK
27Time on task
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Time on task” to its initials.
TOT
HAR__NY
28HAR__NY
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “HAR__NY” and enter only the missing part, starting with M.
MO
NICE TRY
29Nice try
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Nice try”.
NT
COLOR OF SAND
30Color of sand
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. “Nice try” crosses it at the third square.
TAN
ICEPIC_
31ICEPIC_
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “ICEPIC_” go in the grid. First one: K.
K
Crossword Challenge Level 2459 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2459 solved
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