Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2471 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2471 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.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 6 clues are pictures, and 4 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; 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 “Life history”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Guiding lights”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Life history”, read top to bottom.
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.
LIFE HISTORY
1Life history
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits B _ _ G _ _ P _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Year-book”.
BIOGRAPHY
DIFFERENT
2Different
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
ELSE
spe-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “spe” gives the answer. First letter: A.
AK
AFTER B
4After b
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after B.
C
ADMIT, WITH "UP"
5Admit, with "up"
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: O _ _. “Ancient andean” crosses it at the third square.
OWN
FIVE-CENT COIN
6Five-cent coin
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
N _ _ K _ _. Solving “NAP__N” first gives you its fourth letter.
NICKEL
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “NAP__N”.
STAIR
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
GUIDING LIGHTS
8Guiding lights
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
B _ _ C _ _ S. Solving “Admit, with "up” first gives you its fifth letter.
BEACONS
VARIETY
9Variety
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits I _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ILK
nach-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “nach-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
OS
MICROBE
11Microbe
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with G. Solving “Step on a ladder” first gives you its third letter.
GERM
AFTER Q
12 after q
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
YEAR-BOOK
13Year-book
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ U _ _. Solving “Call into question” first gives you its fourth letter.
ANNUAL
-bank
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
The image carries “-bank”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with P.
PIGGY
HIGH NOISE
15High noise
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
HN
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with Y. Its third letter is shared with “Net”.
YEN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
WIRELESS INTERFACE TERMINAL
17Wireless interface terminal
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
WIT
CALL INTO QUESTION
18Call into question
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits I _ _ U _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Year-book”.
IMPUGN
ANCIENT ANDEAN
19Ancient andean
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “Five-cent coin” first gives you its third letter.
INCA
STEP ON A LADDER
20Step on a ladder
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Year-book”.
RUNG
NAP__N
21NAP__N
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “NAP__N” go in the grid. First one: K.
KI
CHECK WRITER
22Check writer
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
P _ _ E _. “Throat area” crosses it at the fourth square.
PAYER
HIGH BERTH
23High berth
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits U _ _ E _. “Five-cent coin” crosses it at the fourth square.
UPPER
HIGH GYMNASTIC SCORE
24High gymnastic score
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “High noise”.
NINE
BLUE EXPANSE
25Blue expanse
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Fits S _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the inside the grid.
SKY
SUN
26Sun
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Sun, nothing more.
S
COGNITIVE ANALYSIS
27Cognitive analysis
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Cognitive analysis” to its initials.
CA
THROAT AREA
28Throat area
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Cognitive analysis”.
NECK
NET
29Net
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Net.
N
x-
30Picture clue
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“x-”). What is left starts with R.
RAY
Crossword Challenge Level 2471 Solved Grid
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