Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2332 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2332 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures; 5 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 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Signal receptors”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Signal receptors”, 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.
SIGNAL RECEPTORS
1Signal receptors
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ E _ _ E _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Sea journey”.
RECEIVERS
ABOVE
2Above
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Dove's sound”.
ATOP
ARCT_C
3ARCT_C
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “ARCT_C”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
I
LOCAL OSCILLATOR
4Local oscillator
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Local oscillator” to its initials.
LO
IT CLIMBS THE WALLS
5It climbs the walls
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: I _ _. Solving “Assent” first gives you its third letter.
IVY
CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT
6Can't live without
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ _. “Assent” crosses it at the third square.
NEED
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: G _ _ Z _. The fourth square is also part of “Danger zone”.
GRAZE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: R _ _ L _ _ G. Check the fifth letter against “It climbs the walls”.
RAILING
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to E _. Solving “Above” first gives you its second letter.
ET
DOVE'S SOUND
10Dove's sound
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. “Like hands after eating chips” crosses it at the third square.
COO
"ILIAD" OR "AENEID," E.G.
11"iliad" or "aeneid," e.g.
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Like hands after eating chips”.
EPIC
THIRD VOWEL
12Third vowel
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Third vowel”.
I
SEA JOURNEY
13Sea journey
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits V _ _ A _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Jacket”.
VOYAGE
ENERGY BAND
14Energy band
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EB
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: R _ _. “Foreign national” crosses it at the third square.
REF
HARMONY, BRIEFLY
16Harmony, briefly
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Foreign national”.
SYNC
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MORE THAN
17More than
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Can't live without”.
OVER
LIKE HANDS AFTER EATING CHIPS
18Like hands after eating chips
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. Solving “___KOUT” first gives you its third letter.
OILY
ASSENT
19Assent
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Y _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
YEA
JACKET
20Jacket
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
C _ _ _. “Sea journey” crosses it at the third square.
COAT
DANGER ZONE
21Danger zone
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Danger zone”.
DZ
BRUTISH SORT
22Brutish sort
Row 5, col 6 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. Solving “Catch” first gives you its third letter.
OGRE
___KOUT
23___KOUT
Row 6, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___KOUT” and enter only the missing part, starting with L.
LOO
FOLLOW ORDERS
24Follow orders
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
OBEY
ENERGY SYMBOL
25Energy symbol
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Energy symbol”.
E
___ OF SALISBURY
26___ OF SALISBURY
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Say “___ OF SALISBURY” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _ _.
EARL
ASK TOO MANY QUESTIONS, SAY
27Ask too many questions, say
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Fits P _ _. Check the third letter against “Love you”.
PRY
CATCH
28Catch
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “___ OF SALISBURY”.
TRAP
FOREIGN NATIONAL
29Foreign national
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
FN
RASPB___Y
30RASPB___Y
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “RASPB___Y” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
ERR
CAB
31Cab
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Cab.
C
LOVE YOU
32Love you
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Love you” to its initials.
LY
Crossword Challenge Level 2332 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2332 solved
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