Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2334 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2334 of Crossword Challenge gives you 29 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. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Doorways”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Runs out”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Doorways”, 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.
DOORWAYS
1Doorways
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ R _ _ C _ _. Check the sixth letter against “V-shaped cut”.
ENTRANCES
E___TENCE
2E___TENCE
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “E___TENCE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with X.
XIS
BETWEEN "O" AND "Q"
3Between "o" and "q"
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Between "o" and "q”.
P
sw--mer
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “sw--mer”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
IM
DECISIVE DEFEAT
5Decisive defeat
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Ultra terrain utility”.
ROUT
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. E _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Consumed food”.
ENTER
RELIABILITY
7Reliability
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ N _ _ E _ _. Check the sixth letter against “ADVA_CE”.
SOUNDNESS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
RUNS OUT
8Runs out
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ I _ _ S. Solving “Decisive defeat” first gives you its fifth letter.
EXPIRES
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to N _. Its second letter is shared with “E___TENCE”.
NI
TOTAL SYSTEM KINETICS
10Total system kinetics
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Total system kinetics”.
TSK
AFTER Q
11 after q
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
MOUNTAIN RANGE
12Mountain range
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Held onto”.
ALPS
V-SHAPED CUT
13V-shaped cut
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ C _. Solving “Trip up a mountain” first gives you its fourth letter.
NOTCH
CONTROL CENTER
14Control center
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Control center” to its initials.
CC
BREAD-WINNERS
15Bread-winners
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits E _ _ N _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “High-altitude energy”.
EARNERS
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Reactive output”.
SLOT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NOT STEREO
17Not stereo
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
M _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
MONO
HELD ONTO
18Held onto
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with K. Solving “Mountain range” first gives you its third letter.
KEPT
ULTRA TERRAIN UTILITY
19Ultra terrain utility
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UTU
TRIP UP A MOUNTAIN
20Trip up a mountain
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with A. The fourth square is also part of “Relax”.
ASCENT
CONSUMED FOOD
21Consumed food
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ E _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
EATEN
REGIONAL
22Regional
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with L. Its fourth letter is shared with “Bread-winners”.
LOCAL
RETRY DELAY
23Retry delay
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Retry delay” to its initials.
RD
HIGH-ALTITUDE ENERGY
24High-altitude energy
Row 6, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “High-altitude energy”.
HAE
ADVA_CE
25ADVA_CE
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “ADVA_CE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
N
HINDU TITLE OF RESPECT
26Hindu title of respect
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
S _ _. Solving the picture clue in the inside the grid first gives you its third letter.
SRI
RELAX
27Relax
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “Hindu title of respect” first gives you its third letter.
EASE
REACTIVE OUTPUT
28Reactive output
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RO
f--t
29TENN__
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “f--t”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
IS
Crossword Challenge Level 2334 Solved Grid
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