Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2476 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2476 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.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Observer”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Show of courage”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Observer”, 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.
OBSERVER
1Observer
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ T _ _ D _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Maritime”.
BYSTANDER
RADAR
2Radar
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Radar.
R
___-EN-PROVENCE
3___-EN-PROVENCE
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “___-EN-PROVENCE” starts with A.
AIX
VOICE NOTE
4Voice note
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Voice note”.
VN
A COUPLE OF CHIPS, SAY
5A couple of chips, say
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Price marker”.
ANTE
END OF LIFE
6End of life
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits D _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against “Test model”.
DEATH
BIOTIC ENTITIES
7Biotic entities
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
O _ _ A _ _ S _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Ion”.
ORGANISMS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SHOW OF COURAGE
8Show of courage
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ V _ _ O. Check the fifth letter against “A couple of chips, say”.
BRAVADO
AFTER X
9After x
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from X in the alphabet.
Y
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _. Solving “___-EN-PROVENCE” first gives you its third letter.
SAX
bo--le
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “bole” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TT
IN ADDITION
12In addition
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Silicon valley”.
ALSO
MARITIME
13Maritime
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
N _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Floating craft”.
NAVAL
DOWN NOTE
14Down note
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Down note”.
DN
M___LLIC
15M___LLIC
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “M___LLIC” go in the grid. First one: E.
ETA
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: R _ _ I _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Credit advance”.
RATINGS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___ TUBE
17___ TUBE
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ TUBE”? It fits I _ _ E _.
INNER
1996 OLYMPICS HOST
181996 olympics host
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Fits A _ _ A _ _ A. Its fifth letter is shared with “Down note”.
ATLANTA
PRICE MARKER
19Price marker
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. Solving “Biotic entities” first gives you its third letter.
TAG
FLOATING CRAFT
20Floating craft
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Maritime”.
BOAT
TEST MODEL
21Test model
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ _. “End of life” crosses it at the third square.
BETA
SILICON VALLEY
22Silicon valley
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Silicon valley” to its initials.
SV
HIGH NOISE
23High noise
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
HN
CREDIT ADVANCE
24Credit advance
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. “Target” crosses it at the third square.
LOAN
ION
25Ion
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Ion.
I
BACON SOURCE
26Bacon source
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
P _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
PIG
AT THE MOST
27At the most
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. “Bacon source” crosses it at the third square.
TOPS
AIR TRAFFIC
28Air traffic
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AT
TARGET
29Target
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. The third square is also part of “Biotic entities”.
AIM
FIRST PERSON PRONOUN
30First person pronoun
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “First person pronoun”.
I
Crossword Challenge Level 2476 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2476 solved
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