Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2312 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2312 is an 8×10 board with 29 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 29 answers are one or two letters long. 3 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 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Argumentative”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “False excuse”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Argumentative”, 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.
ARGUMENTATIVE
1Argumentative
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ E _ _ C _ _. Solving “After h” first gives you its sixth letter.
POLEMICAL
RUSSIAN CURRENCY
2Russian currency
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
R _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “Stately shade tree”.
RUBLE
-gnog
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “-gnog”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EG
WHAT "T" STANDS FOR IN BTW
4What "t" stands for in btw
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with T. Check the third letter against “Sound's reflection”.
THE
CHISEL, IN A WAY
5Chisel, in a way
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Sound's reflection”.
ETCH
fa-
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
The image carries “fa-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with X.
X
DENTAL PAIN
7Dental pain
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with T. Check the sixth letter against “Princess's crown”.
TOOTHACHE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FALSE EXCUSE
8False excuse
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ T _ _ T. The fifth square is also part of “Chisel, in a way”.
PRETEXT
SHOULD DO
9Should do
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with O. The fourth square is also part of “What "t" stands for in btw”.
OUGHT
a--um
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“a--um”). What is left starts with L.
LB
STATELY SHADE TREE
11Stately shade tree
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “Slogan”.
ELM
CAT'S SOUND
12Cat's sound
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits M _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Slogan”.
MEOW
AFTER H
13After h
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to H; the answer is its next letter.
I
DELIVER DINNER
14Deliver dinner
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with C. Solving “Brandish” first gives you its fourth letter.
CATER
FORMALLY END
15Formally end
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ L _ _ H. The fifth square is also part of “Opera melody”.
ABOLISH
LONG SLEEVE
16Long sleeve
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
_STRICH
17_STRICH
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “_STRICH” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
O
60 MINUTES
1860 minutes
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with H. “Univ. hospital” crosses it at the third square.
HOUR
SOUND'S REFLECTION
19Sound's reflection
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “60 minutes” first gives you its third letter.
ECHO
SLOGAN
20Slogan
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Deliver dinner”.
MOTTO
NOT COLD
21Not cold
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: H _ _. Check the third letter against “Dental pain”.
HOT
BRANDISH
22Brandish
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with W. The fourth square is also part of “Formally end”.
WIELD
UNIV. HOSPITAL
23Univ. hospital
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Univ. hospital” to its initials.
UH
OPERA MELODY
24Opera melody
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving “Formally end” first gives you its third letter.
ARIA
PRINCESS'S CROWN
25Princess's crown
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits T _ _ R _. Solving “60 minutes” first gives you its fourth letter.
TIARA
"SIX-PACK"
26"six-pack"
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. The third square is also part of “Long sleeve”.
ABS
BEFORE D
27Before d
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter back from D in the alphabet.
C
TIN'S SYMBOL
28Tin's symbol
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _. Solving “One for whom "hello" is "hej” first gives you its second letter.
SN
ONE FOR WHOM "HELLO" IS "HEJ"
29One for whom "hello" is "hej"
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Tin's symbol”.
DANE
Crossword Challenge Level 2312 Solved Grid
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