Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2340 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2340 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. 3 clues are pictures; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Of no value”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Loss by decay”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Of no value”. 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.
OF NO VALUE
1Of no value
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: W _ _ T _ _ E _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Flexible”.
WORTHLESS
BREATHLESS WONDER
2Breathless wonder
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
AWE
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
SEER
BEFORE U
4Before u
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right before U.
T
ADAPTIVE FILTER
5Adaptive filter
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AF
GRANTED
6Granted
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Part of a stairway”.
GIVEN
RADICAL ACTIVIST
7Radical activist
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with E. Its sixth letter is shared with “Mackinaw”.
EXTREMIST
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LOSS BY DECAY
8Loss by decay
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ T _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Adaptive filter”.
WASTAGE
BE BEHIND, IN A WAY
9Be behind, in a way
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: O _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
OWE
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. R _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
REEL
BETWEEN 'S' AND 'U'
11Between 's' and 'u'
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Between 's' and 'u'”.
T
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: H _. Check the second letter against “Like some waves”.
HT
FLEXIBLE
13Flexible
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with L. Check the fourth letter against “Not heavy”.
LITHE
MAKE CHANGES TO
14Make changes to
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Ocean motion”.
EDIT
FEELING BLUE
15Feeling blue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. The third square is also part of “Ocean motion”.
SAD
DECEPTIVE DEXTERITY
16Deceptive dexterity
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. Check the fifth letter against “Good game”.
SLEIGHT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
REPAIR
17Repair
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
F _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Radical activist”.
FIX
NOT HEAVY
18Not heavy
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits L _ _ H _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Flexible”.
LIGHT
VERMONT
19Vermont
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits V _. The second square is also part of “Radical activist”.
VT
"LET'S ___"
20"LET'S ___"
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “LET'S ___” starts with S.
SEE
PART OF A STAIRWAY
21Part of a stairway
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits R _ _ E _. “Granted” crosses it at the fourth square.
RISER
LIKE SOME WAVES
22Like some waves
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ A _. “Feeling blue” crosses it at the fourth square.
TIDAL
UNIT OF HEREDITY
23Unit of heredity
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: G _ _ _. “Granted” crosses it at the third square.
GENE
OCEAN MOTION
24Ocean motion
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. “Feeling blue” crosses it at the third square.
TIDE
MACKINAW
25Mackinaw
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Mackinaw.
M
CASUAL NO
26Casual no
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
N _ _. Solving “Deceptive dexterity” first gives you its third letter.
NAH
PIA__ST
27PIA__ST
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “PIA__ST” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NI
GOOD GAME
28Good game
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Good game”.
GG
FUEL TYPE
29Fuel type
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Radical activist”.
GAS
IODINE
30Iodine
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Iodine.
I
Crossword Challenge Level 2340 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2340 solved
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