Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2301 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2301 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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 “Artworks on canvas”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2301: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Actors or athletes”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Artworks on canvas”. 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.
ARTWORKS ON CANVAS
1Artworks on canvas
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits P _ _ N _ _ N _ _. “Model of perfection” crosses it at the sixth square.
PAINTINGS
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Integrated neural grid”.
LINE
MEDI_
3MEDI_
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “MEDI_”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
A
YIELD THRESHOLD
4Yield threshold
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Yield threshold” to its initials.
YT
gen---tor
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “gen---tor”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ERA
OPPOSITE OF LEFT
6Opposite of left
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ H _. Check the fourth letter against “TEC__ICAL”.
RIGHT
FUNDED BY
7Funded by
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ N _ _ R _ _. “_BEY” crosses it at the sixth square.
SPONSORED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ACTORS OR ATHLETES
8Actors or athletes
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ Y _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
PLAYERS
ASSISTED INPUT
9Assisted input
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AI
INTEGRATED NEURAL GRID
10Integrated neural grid
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ING
ALMOST
11Almost
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Entrance to a field”.
NEAR
BETWEEN 'S' AND 'U'
12Between 's' and 'u'
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Between 's' and 'u'”.
T
MODEL OF PERFECTION
13Model of perfection
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits I _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Follow the script”.
IDEAL
NO IDEA
14No idea
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NI
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with G. Its third letter is shared with “__DERATOR”.
GEM
CEASED MOVING
16Ceased moving
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ P _ _ D. Check the fifth letter against “Slumber”.
STOPPED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
JOURNEY
17Journey
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. “Opposite of left” crosses it at the third square.
TRIP
ENTRANCE TO A FIELD
18Entrance to a field
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. Solving “Exams” first gives you its third letter.
GATE
BACK, IN A WAY
19Back, in a way
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. “Funded by” crosses it at the third square.
AGO
FOLLOW THE SCRIPT
20Follow the script
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Model of perfection”.
READ
TEC__ICAL
21TEC__ICAL
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“TEC__ICAL” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with H.
HN
SLUMBER
22Slumber
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. The fourth square is also part of “Wool provider”.
SLEEP
EXAMS
23Exams
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with T. Its fourth letter is shared with “Opposite of left”.
TESTS
WEIGHT-LOSS PROGRAM
24Weight-loss program
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
DIET
_BEY
25_BEY
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_BEY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
O
AMAZE
26Amaze
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Ceased moving”.
AWE
LETTER STARTER
27Letter starter
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Amaze”.
DEAR
__DERATOR
28__DERATOR
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__DERATOR” and enter only the missing part, starting with M.
MO
WOOL PROVIDER
29Wool provider
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Funded by”.
EWE
PREMIUM
30Premium
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Premium.
P
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Puzzle 2301 solved
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