Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2237 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2237 of Crossword Challenge gives you 33 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 15 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 8 clues are fill-ins, and 8 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Made larger”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2237: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Rather than”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Made larger”. 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.
MADE LARGER
1Made larger
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ R _ _ S _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
INCREASED
NEXT EPISODE
2Next episode
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Next episode” to its initials.
NE
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Study a subject”.
SALT
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Price”.
TREES
AFTER D
5After d
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from D in the alphabet.
E
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with A. The fourth square is also part of “Inner you”.
AFRICA
NOT ALLOW
7Not allow
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Study a subject”.
DENY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
RATHER THAN
8Rather than
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
I _ _ T _ _ D. “After d” crosses it at the fifth square.
INSTEAD
ADJACENT TO
9Adjacent to
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
NEAR
AVERAGE GRADE
10Average grade
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Average grade”.
C
PRICE
11Price
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
RATE
EASY COME
12Easy come
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EC
he---r
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “her” gives the answer. First letter: A.
ATE
VIEW OR SCENE
14View or scene
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ H _. Check the fourth letter against “Cool”.
SIGHT
si--e
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“si--e”). What is left starts with E.
EV
IN SPITE OF
16In spite of
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits D _ _ P _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “B_OLOGY”.
DESPITE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FINITE ELEMENT
17Finite element
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
FE
_PPLE
18_PPLE
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “_PPLE” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
A
STUDY A SUBJECT
19Study a subject
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ R _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
LEARN
NOT PASSIVE
20Not passive
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ I _ _. Check the fourth letter against “View or scene”.
ACTIVE
INNER YOU
21Inner you
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Inner you” to its initials.
IY
C___RACT
22C___RACT
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “C___RACT”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
ONT
___KET
23___KET
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
“___KET” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SOC
EASY GAME
24Easy game
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EG
ZERO QUANTITY
25Zero quantity
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. Solving “S__ERGY” first gives you its third letter.
NONE
FI___CIAL
26FI___CIAL
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “FI___CIAL”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
NAN
COOL
27Cool
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Shape: H _ _. Solving “In spite of” first gives you its third letter.
HIP
ORBIT
28Orbit
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Orbit, nothing more.
O
YOUR TURN
29Your turn
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
YT
A_RPLANE
30A_RPLANE
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · across
“A_RPLANE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
I
_OLARIUM
31_OLARIUM
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_OLARIUM” go in the grid. First one: S.
S
S__ERGY
32S__ERGY
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “S__ERGY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with Y.
YN
B_OLOGY
33B_OLOGY
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
“B_OLOGY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
I
Crossword Challenge Level 2237 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2237 solved
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