Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2328 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2328 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Trade embargoes”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Not in debt”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Trade embargoes”, 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.
TRADE EMBARGOES
1Trade embargoes
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ C _ _ O _ _. “Released” crosses it at the sixth square.
SANCTIONS
BUCKEYE STATE
2Buckeye state
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. “No idea” crosses it at the third square.
OHIO
GRANO__
3GRANO__
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “GRANO__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with L.
LA
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Look at the picture and fit it to V.
V
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Engineering group”.
EYE
HAD TO HAVE
6Had to have
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ D _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “__NGER”.
NEEDED
DOG BISCUIT, E.G.
7Dog biscuit, e.g.
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with T. The fourth square is also part of “__NGER”.
TREAT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT IN DEBT
8Not in debt
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ V _ _ T. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
SOLVENT
BRAIN-STORMER'S CRY
9Brain-stormer's cry
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Check the third letter against “GRANO__”.
AHA
NO IDEA
10No idea
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NI
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Launder”.
COWS
BEFORE U
12Before u
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter back from U in the alphabet.
T
RELEASED
13Released
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with I. Check the fourth letter against “Problems”.
ISSUED
NOT THIS OR THAT
14Not this or that
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with O. “Problems” crosses it at the fourth square.
OTHER
lasag-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “lasag-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NA
SKILL TIER RATING
16Skill tier rating
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
STR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LAW___
17LAW___
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “LAW___” and enter only the missing part, starting with Y.
YER
PROBLEMS
18Problems
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ U _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Released”.
ISSUES
ENGINEERING GROUP
19Engineering group
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Had to have”.
IEEE
LAUNDER
20Launder
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits W _ _ _. “Released” crosses it at the third square.
WASH
__NGER
21__NGER
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“__NGER” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with D.
DA
HOSPITAL FLUID
22Hospital fluid
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ U _. “____ORT” crosses it at the fourth square.
SERUM
GOOD THING
23Good thing
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ E _. “Had to have” crosses it at the fourth square.
ASSET
DATA POINT
24Data point
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
STAT
FITTING OR PROPER
25Fitting or proper
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. Check the third letter against “Faced”.
APT
ASK
26Ask
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Ask.
A
__RMIT
27__RMIT
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__RMIT” and enter only the missing part, starting with P.
PE
____ORT
28____ORT
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “____ORT” and enter only the missing part, starting with S.
SUPP
RUNOFF
29Runoff
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Runoff.
R
FACED
30Faced
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits M _ _. Solving “Fitting or proper” first gives you its third letter.
MET
Crossword Challenge Level 2328 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2328 solved
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