Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2320 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2320? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Election bid”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Mysterious in meaning”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Election bid”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
ELECTION BID
1Election bid
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ D _ _ A _ _. Solving “After c” first gives you its sixth letter.
CANDIDACY
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. R _ _ N _. Solving “Digital network” first gives you its fourth letter.
RHINO
UNTIL NOW
3Until now
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Y _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
YET
PHASE MODULATION
4Phase modulation
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Phase modulation” to its initials.
PM
TOPIC
5Topic
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Topic.
T
NOT IN USE
6Not in use
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. “Layer of wood” crosses it at the third square.
IDLE
BREAK DOWN IN TEARS
7Break down in tears
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. The third square is also part of “Layer of wood”.
CRY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MYSTERIOUS IN MEANING
8Mysterious in meaning
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits C _ _ P _ _ C. Solving “Topic” first gives you its fifth letter.
CRYPTIC
QUIET COUGH
9Quiet cough
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Until now”.
AHEM
infi---y
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“infi---y”). What is left starts with N.
NIT
DIGITAL NETWORK
11Digital network
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Digital network” to its initials.
DN
CHARGED, CHEM
12Charged, chem
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
I _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Comic delivery”.
IONIC
AFTER C
13After c
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after C.
D
OPPOSING
14Opposing
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
A _ _ I _ _ T. Check the fifth letter against “Pie nut”.
AGAINST
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with C. Solving “Not far” first gives you its third letter.
CORN
__UNG
16__UNG
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
“__UNG” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with Y.
YO
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
17Dominican republic
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DR
PIE NUT
18Pie nut
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
P _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “In-box contents”.
PECAN
LAYER OF WOOD
19Layer of wood
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits P _ _. Solving “Break down in tears” first gives you its third letter.
PLY
COMIC DELIVERY
20Comic delivery
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
T _ _ I _ _. Solving “Opposing” first gives you its fourth letter.
TIMING
TOTAL ENERGY EXCHANGE
21Total energy exchange
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TEE
NOT FAR
22Not far
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. Solving “Opposing” first gives you its third letter.
NEAR
CHANGE
23Change
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Limited edition”.
ALTER
B_DGE
24B_DGE
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “B_DGE” go in the grid. First one: A.
A
WATER-SURROUNDED LAND
25Water-surrounded land
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Limited edition”.
ISLE
IN-BOX CONTENTS
26In-box contents
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Water-surrounded land”.
EMAIL
LA___N
27LA___N
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “LA___N” and enter only the missing part, starting with G.
GOO
LIMITED EDITION
28Limited edition
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Limited edition” to its initials.
LE
OFFICIAL
29Official
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Official starts with the answer.
O
ATTENDEE
30Attendee
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. “Water-surrounded land” crosses it at the third square.
GOER
Crossword Challenge Level 2320 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2320 solved
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