Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2492 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2492 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 4 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 “Qualification”, 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: P _ _ T _ _ T _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Social security”.
PROTESTER
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. O _ _. The third square is also part of “Circle the earth”.
OAR
AFTER R
3 after r
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to R; the answer is its next letter.
S
1,000,000,000,000
41,000,000,000,000
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ L _ _ O _. Solving “Countess's mate” first gives you its fifth letter.
TRILLION
BE OVERLY FOND
5Be overly fond
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
D _ _ _. Solving “Circle the earth” first gives you its third letter.
DOTE
OPTICAL SENSOR
6Optical sensor
Top row 6/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Optical sensor”.
OS
100-YEAR PERIOD
7100-year period
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ T _ _ A _ _. “Clickable symbol” crosses it at the sixth square.
CENTENARY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
QUALIFICATION
8Qualification
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ T _ _ C. Solving “Be overly fond” first gives you its fifth letter.
POSTDOC
RECOVERY AGENT
9Recovery agent
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Recovery agent” to its initials.
RA
10Circle the earth
Left column 3/9 · 5 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “CIRCLE THE EARTH” point to the same word. It begins with O.
ORBIT
LETTER AFTER S
11Letter after s
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from S in the alphabet.
T
COUNTESS'S MATE
12Countess's mate
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Pub or tavern”.
EARL
SOCIAL SECURITY
13Social security
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Social security”.
SS
SEVERE SPASM
14Severe spasm
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ O _. “1,000,000,000,000” crosses it at the fourth square.
THROE
MOST COMMON VOWEL
15Most common vowel
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Most common vowel”.
E
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to R _ _. Solving “Set up” first gives you its third letter.
RUG
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
THORNY FLOWER
17Thorny flower
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Optical sensor”.
ROSE
PUB OR TAVERN
18Pub or tavern
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fits B _ _. Solving “Countess's mate” first gives you its third letter.
BAR
BA_KCARD
19BA_KCARD
Row 4, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “BA_KCARD” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
N
REGIONAL HEALTH OFFICE
20Regional health office
Row 4, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Regional health office” to its initials.
RHO
DANGER SIGNAL
21Danger signal
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “Regional health office” first gives you its fourth letter.
ALERT
FIRE RESIDUE
22Fire residue
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. “Severe spasm” crosses it at the third square.
ASH
PRONOUN FOR MALE
23Pronoun for male
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
H _. Check the second letter against “100-year period”.
HE
PENNY
24Penny
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Closer to the center”.
CENT
CLICKABLE SYMBOL
25Clickable symbol
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Regional health office”.
ICON
SET UP
26Set up
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
RIG
_VENUE
27_VENUE
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_VENUE” go in the grid. First one: A.
A
INT__FACE
28INT__FACE
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “INT__FACE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
ER
CLOSER TO THE CENTER
29Closer to the center
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “INT__FACE”.
INNER
_PSIDE
30_PSIDE
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_PSIDE” go in the grid. First one: U.
U
GIVE IT A GO
31Give it a go
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. Check the third letter against “100-year period”.
TRY
Crossword Challenge Level 2492 Solved Grid
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