Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2487 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2487? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
12 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks 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; 7 clues are fill-ins, and 6 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Clock sound”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
+s
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “+s” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
TRIANGLES
IN-EDUCATION
2In-education
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “In-education” to its initials.
IE
FLORENCE FAREWELL
3Florence farewell
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. “Passage” crosses it at the third square.
CIAO
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: K _ _ F _. Solving “In the air” first gives you its fourth letter.
KNIFE
BETWEEN H AND J
5Between h and j
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
The letter that sits between H and J.
I
IT'S NOTHING IN SOCCER
6It's nothing in soccer
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with N. The third square is also part of “Passage”.
NIL
ATTENDEE
7Attendee
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Passage”.
GOER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CLOCK SOUND
8Clock sound
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. “Between h and j” crosses it at the fifth square.
TICKING
LEAD A HORSE
9Lead a horse
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Solving “Florence farewell” first gives you its third letter.
REIN
B_OSPHERE
10B_OSPHERE
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “B_OSPHERE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
I
IN THE AIR
11In the air
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ALOFT
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: N _. Check the second letter against “Floor plan”.
NA
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: G _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Milligram”.
GYM
REASONING
14Reasoning
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
L _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Feverish”.
LOGIC
EXCHANGE UNIT
15Exchange unit
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Exchange unit”.
EU
BRILLIANT
16Brilliant
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Impassive”.
STELLAR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
RAD__
17RAD__
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “RAD__” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
IO
IMPASSIVE
18Impassive
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Fits S _ _ I _ _ L. “Reasoning” crosses it at the fifth square.
STOICAL
PASSAGE
19Passage
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “It's nothing in soccer”.
AISLE
FLOOR PLAN
20Floor plan
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ O _ _. “Reasoning” crosses it at the fourth square.
LAYOUT
WATE_
21WATE_
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “WATE_” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
R
GE__LEMAN
22GE__LEMAN
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “GE__LEMAN” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NT
GEOLOGIC PERIOD
23Geologic period
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “GE__LEMAN”.
EON
MILLIGRAM
24Milligram
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _. The second square is also part of “Reasoning”.
MG
DIVINER, E.G.
25Diviner, e.g.
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “After midnight, say”.
SEER
"___ SHOW TIME!"
26"___ SHOW TIME!"
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ SHOW TIME!”. Shape: I _ _.
ITS
FEVERISH
27Feverish
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Fits I _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Brilliant”.
ILL
_XIT
28_XIT
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “_XIT” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
E
MU__BLE
29MU__BLE
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “MU__BLE” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
TA
AFTER MIDNIGHT, SAY
30After midnight, say
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. Solving “MU__BLE” first gives you its third letter.
LATE
EVIDENCE
31Evidence
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Evidence.
E
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