Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2485 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2485? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
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; 2 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 “Value-based”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Persistent”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Value-based”. 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.
VALUE-BASED
1Value-based
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ M _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “After s”.
NORMATIVE
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with A. Its fourth letter is shared with “Mister”.
AWARD
GRAPH EVENT DETECTOR
3Graph event detector
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Graph event detector” to its initials.
GED
kin--om
4DIN__ONG
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “kin--om” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with G.
GD
AFTER H
5After h
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to H; the answer is its next letter.
I
IT MAY BE PROPER
6It may be proper
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. Solving “EN___E” first gives you its third letter.
NOUN
-denia
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “-denia”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with G.
GAR
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PERSISTENT
8Persistent
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with N. The fifth square is also part of “After h”.
NAGGING
HAD A BILL, STILL
9Had a bill, still
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. The third square is also part of “Graph event detector”.
OWED
RAPID ACCESS DATA
10Rapid access data
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
RAD
MISTER
11Mister
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _. The second square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
MR
MATURE PERSON
12Mature person
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Its fourth letter is shared with “Good supply”.
ADULT
AFTER S
13After s
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after S.
T
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “On top of”.
IRON
TAKE A RISK
15Take a risk
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with V. Its fifth letter is shared with “Q__CK”.
VENTURE
FORMER PARTNER
16Former partner
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits E _. The second square is also part of “King, in old rome”.
EX
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FERRYB__T
17FERRYB__T
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “FERRYB__T” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
OA
FACTS
18Facts
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Mature person”.
DATA
EN___E
19EN___E
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “EN___E” go in the grid. First one: D.
DUR
GOOD SUPPLY
20Good supply
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
P _ _ N _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
PLENTY
FRYING TOOL
21Frying tool
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits P _ _. Solving “It may be proper” first gives you its third letter.
PAN
ON TOP OF
22On top of
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
U _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
UPON
TROJAN WAR BEAUTY
23Trojan war beauty
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Shape: H _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Take a risk”.
HELEN
HARMFUL
24Harmful
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Harmful starts with the answer.
H
SINGER VIKKI
25Singer vikki
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits C _ _ _. Solving “Take a risk” first gives you its third letter.
CARR
ABSENCE OF WAR
26Absence of war
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits P _ _ C _. Check the fourth letter against “Singer vikki”.
PEACE
KING, IN OLD ROME
27King, in old rome
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with R. Its third letter is shared with “Former partner”.
REX
PACINO OR GORE
28Pacino or gore
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
A _. Solving “Trojan war beauty” first gives you its second letter.
AL
Q__CK
29Q__CK
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “Q__CK” go in the grid. First one: U.
UA
KNITTER'S BALL
30Knitter's ball
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: Y _ _ _. “Singer vikki” crosses it at the third square.
YARN
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