Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2490 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2490 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Chill”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2490: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Era-defining”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Chill”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
CHILL
1Chill
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ Y _ _ I _ _. Solving “Beginning” first gives you its sixth letter.
EASYGOING
-kup
2Short for picture
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-kup”). What is left starts with P.
PIC
KIND OF HYGIENE
3Kind of hygiene
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Evidence of healing”.
ORAL
ROMAN HUNDRED
4Roman hundred
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Roman hundred”.
C
-rt
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “-rt”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with H.
HU
POPLAR TREE
6Poplar tree
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. Its fourth letter is shared with “Career officer”.
ASPEN
BAD LOOK
7Bad look
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. “HAP__NING” crosses it at the third square.
LEER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ERA-DEFINING
8Era-defining
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ C _ _ L. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
EPOCHAL
___ BALL (TERRIBLE BASKETBALL SHOT)
9___ BALL (TERRIBLE BASKETBALL SHOT)
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ BALL (TERRIBLE BASKETBALL SHOT)” starts with A.
AIR
EVIDENCE OF HEALING
10Evidence of healing
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with “Kind of hygiene”.
SCAB
YEAH
11Yeah
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Yeah starts with the answer.
Y
GOVERNMENT ISSUE
12Government issue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
GI
BEGINNING
13Beginning
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with O. Its fourth letter is shared with “Vampire's act”.
ONSET
m-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “m” gives the answer. First letter: I.
ILK
IT'S AT YOUR FINGERTIP
15It's at your fingertip
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. “Read quickly” crosses it at the third square.
NAIL
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to G _ _ N _ _ T. The fifth square is also part of “_RROW”.
GYMNAST
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EXPEND
17Expend
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits U _ _. Solving “Bad look” first gives you its third letter.
USE
VAMPIRE'S ACT
18Vampire's act
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Five pairs”.
BITE
HAP__NING
19HAP__NING
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“HAP__NING” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with P.
PE
GREEK SALAD CHEESE
20Greek salad cheese
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits F _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Beginning”.
FETA
CAREER OFFICER
21Career officer
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Poplar tree”.
LIFER
FINE FURNITURE FEATURE
22Fine furniture feature
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits I _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “It's at your fingertip”.
INLAY
FIVE PAIRS
23Five pairs
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. The third square is also part of “Poplar tree”.
TEN
READ QUICKLY
24Read quickly
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “It's at your fingertip” first gives you its third letter.
SKIM
MOUTH FLUID
25Mouth fluid
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. “University of iowa” crosses it at the third square.
SPIT
SMILE
26Smile
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Smile, nothing more.
S
INFECTED FLUID
27Infected fluid
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with P. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
PUS
PHONE PROGRAM
28Phone program
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. “Mouth fluid” crosses it at the third square.
APP
LANE ABBR.
29Lane abbr.
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Shape: L _. The second square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
LN
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
30University of iowa
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
U _. “Mouth fluid” crosses it at the second square.
UI
_RROW
31_RROW
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “_RROW” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 2490 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2490 solved
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