Crossword Challenge Puzzle 424 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 424? All 28 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 8 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; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 424: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Harm payments”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with D. Its sixth letter is shared with “Geometry line”.
DRUMSTICK
NORTHERN LIGHTS
2Northern lights
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ O _ _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
AURORA
METAL INERT GAS
3Metal inert gas
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Metal inert gas” to its initials.
MIG
AGAIN
4Again
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Solving “Pressing need” first gives you its third letter.
ANEW
-rass
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Picture word minus “rass” gives the answer. First letter: G.
G
BUMP INTO
6Bump into
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ O _ _ T _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Geometry line”.
ENCOUNTER
FARM PEN
7Farm pen
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: S _ _. Check the third letter against “Pressing need”.
STY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
HARM PAYMENTS
8Harm payments
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
D _ _ A _ _ S. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
DAMAGES
DESTROY
9Destroy
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. “Metal inert gas” crosses it at the third square.
RUIN
PRESSING NEED
10Pressing need
Left column 3/9 · 7 letters · across
U _ _ E _ _ Y. Check the fifth letter against “Bumps”.
URGENCY
-ney
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ney”). What is left starts with M.
MO
___ LANKA
12___ LANKA
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ LANKA” starts with S.
SRI
GEOMETRY LINE
13Geometry line
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
T _ _ G _ _ T. The fifth square is also part of “Bumps”.
TANGENT
INSPIRE
14Inspire
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Inspire.
I
15Dice finely
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “DICE FINELY” point to the same word. It begins with C.
CHOP
KEY-BOARD
16Key-board
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
KB
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NUCLEAR TEST
17Nuclear test
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Nuclear test”.
NT
BUMPS
18Bumps
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits N _ _ E _. “Geometry line” crosses it at the fourth square.
NODES
ROMANCE
19Romance
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _. Solving “Bump into” first gives you its third letter.
WOO
LIKING
20Liking
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. Solving “Sense of flavor” first gives you its third letter.
INTO
THINGS
21Things
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Fits I _ _ M _. The fourth square is also part of “Electro-magnetic”.
ITEMS
DARK UI
22Dark ui
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: D _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Things”.
DUI
OPENINGS
23Openings
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with G. The third square is also part of “Dice finely”.
GAPS
SENSE OF FLAVOR
24Sense of flavor
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ T _. The fourth square is also part of “Bump into”.
TASTE
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
25Happy birthday
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Happy birthday” to its initials.
HB
ELECTRO-MAGNETIC
26Electro-magnetic
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Electro-magnetic” to its initials.
EM
ME, MYSELF
27Me, myself
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Me, myself”.
I
GENTLE-MEN
28Gentle-men
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bump into”.
SIRS
Crossword Challenge Level 424 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 424 solved
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