Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2238 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2238 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 6 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Well regarded”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2238: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Achieved”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Well regarded”. 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.
WELL REGARDED
1Well regarded
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
R _ _ U _ _ B _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “OMEG_”.
REPUTABLE
OUR PLANET
2Our planet
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ T _. Solving “Universal time” first gives you its fourth letter.
EARTH
CARD THAT MAY BE "IN THE HOLE"
3Card that may be "in the hole"
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. Check the third letter against “Before event”.
ACE
-op
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-op” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with C.
CH
BEFORE I
5Before i
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to I; the answer is its previous letter.
H
DEMONIC
6Demonic
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “LOOK WHAT I ___!” first gives you its third letter.
EVIL
-o bird
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-o bird”). What is left starts with D.
DOD
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ACHIEVED
8Achieved
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with R. Solving “Before i” first gives you its fifth letter.
REACHED
EVERY ONE
9Every one
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. Solving “Card that may be "in the hole” first gives you its third letter.
EACH
BEFORE EVENT
10Before event
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with P. Solving “Card that may be "in the hole” first gives you its third letter.
PRE
UNIVERSAL TIME
11Universal time
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Universal time”.
UT
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits T _ _ E _. “Dna carrier” crosses it at the fourth square.
THREE
OMEG_
13OMEG_
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “OMEG_”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
A
STARTING POINT
14Starting point
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with B. Check the third letter against “ALL _____!" (COURT PHRASE)”.
BASE
C___NT
15C___NT
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “C___NT”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with L.
LIE
w--ding
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“w--ding”). What is left starts with E.
ED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DI__RCE
17DI__RCE
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“DI__RCE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with V.
VO
HOMEOWNER'S PROOF
18Homeowner's proof
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits D _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
DEED
"LOOK WHAT I ___!"
19"LOOK WHAT I ___!"
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “LOOK WHAT I ___!” starts with D.
DID
DNA CARRIER
20Dna carrier
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. Solving “Home of bollywood” first gives you its third letter.
GENE
JELLY-LIKE MATERIAL
21Jelly-like material
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _. “Demonic” crosses it at the third square.
GEL
"ALL _____!" (COURT PHRASE)
22"ALL _____!" (COURT PHRASE)
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Say “ALL _____!" (COURT PHRASE)” out loud and the blank fills itself: R _ _ _.
RISE
23Picture clue
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to P _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “'it is'”.
PAUSE
PREMIER
24Premier
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Premier.
P
ABBR. IN A FOOTNOTE
25Abbr. in a footnote
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “'it is'”.
IBID
HOME OF BOLLYWOOD
26Home of bollywood
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits I _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Abbr. in a footnote”.
INDIA
A HELPING HAND
27A helping hand
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
AID
__SINESS
28__SINESS
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__SINESS” go in the grid. First one: B.
BU
TRADE ITEM
29Trade item
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TI
'IT IS'
30'it is'
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the inside the grid.
TIS
LETTER AFTER V
31Letter after v
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to V; the answer is its next letter.
W
NOT NARROW
32Not narrow
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ _. “Abbr. in a footnote” crosses it at the third square.
WIDE
Crossword Challenge Level 2238 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2238 solved
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