Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2230 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2230 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 3 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Court system”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Court system”, read top to bottom.
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.
COURT SYSTEM
1Court system
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: J _ _ I _ _ A _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the sixth square.
JUDICIARY
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
2United states of america
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits U _ _. The third square is also part of “Calendar day”.
USA
MADE OF METAL
3Made of metal
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ A _ _ I _. “Phoned” crosses it at the fifth square.
METALLIC
AFTER O
4 after o
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from O in the alphabet.
P
f-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “f-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
IG
"THE MATRIX" ROLE
6"the matrix" role
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits N _ _. The third square is also part of “Openai”.
NEO
QUITE PLEASED
7Quite pleased
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Openai”.
GLAD
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to J _ _ P _ _ G. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
JUMPING
CONSUME
9Consume
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _. “Made of metal” crosses it at the third square.
USE
CALENDAR DAY
10Calendar day
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. “Made of metal” crosses it at the third square.
DATE
AFTER H
11After h
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from H in the alphabet.
I
PHONED
12Phoned
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ L _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Extra energy life”.
CALLED
m-
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “m-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
ILL
LARGEST CONTINENT
14Largest continent
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Solving “Made of metal” first gives you its third letter.
ASIA
RADAR
15Radar
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Radar.
R
YES / NO
16Yes / no
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Yes / no” to its initials.
YN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
THICK LIQUID
17Thick liquid
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Quite pleased”.
GEL
EXTRA ENERGY LIFE
18Extra energy life
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
EEL
OPENAI
19Openai
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: O _. Solving “Quite pleased” first gives you its second letter.
OA
ANTI___TIC
20ANTI___TIC
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “ANTI___TIC” go in the grid. First one: S.
SEP
ATOMIC ENERGY SCALE
21Atomic energy scale
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Atomic energy scale”.
AES
F___EHOOD
22F___EHOOD
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
“F___EHOOD” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
ALS
DIGITAL
23Digital
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Digital.
D
BE UNSURE
24Be unsure
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
D _ _ B _. Check the fourth letter against “Black card suit”.
DOUBT
NOT AS MUCH
25Not as much
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Black card suit”.
LESS
___YGON
26___YGON
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “___YGON” go in the grid. First one: P.
POL
G___XY
27G___XY
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “G___XY” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
ALA
UNREAL ENGINE
28Unreal engine
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
UE
UPPER-CASE
29Upper-case
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
UC
BLACK CARD SUIT
30Black card suit
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits C _ _ B _. Check the fourth letter against “Be unsure”.
CLUBS
NEW
31New
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of New.
N
PLAYS A ROLE
32Plays a role
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Be unsure”.
ACTS
Crossword Challenge Level 2230 Solved Grid
Hide the letters to check your own board against the empty grid.
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Puzzle 2230 solved
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