Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2344 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2344 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.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Vitamins and minerals”.
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 “Vitamins and minerals”, 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.
VITAMINS AND MINERALS
1Vitamins and minerals
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ R _ _ N _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
NUTRIENTS
BRING TO A CLOSE
2Bring to a close
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
END
WATCH TIME
3Watch time
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
WT
MOVING
4Moving
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ I _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Essential”.
MOBILE
AFTER N
5After n
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from N in the alphabet.
O
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Animal house”.
OKRA
NOT STRAIGHT
7Not straight
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits N _ _ L _ _ E _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Gain profit”.
NONLINEAR
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to N _ _ M _ _ N. Check the fifth letter against “After n”.
NEWMOON
"DO ___ OTHERS AS YOU"
9"DO ___ OTHERS AS YOU"
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “DO ___ OTHERS AS YOU”? It fits U _ _ _.
UNTO
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with T. Solving “Bring to a close” first gives you its second letter.
TD
BETWEEN Q AND S
11Between q and s
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The letter that sits between Q and S.
R
PASTORAL POEM
12Pastoral poem
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits I _ _ L _. Solving “Moving” first gives you its fourth letter.
IDYLL
amb-
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “amb” gives the answer. First letter: E.
ER
ANNOYER
14Annoyer
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. “Horse command” crosses it at the third square.
NAG
ROW OF SEATS
15Row of seats
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Horse command”.
TIER
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with S. Check the fifth letter against “BA_ERY”.
SNEAKER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
KICK OFF
17Kick off
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Kick off” to its initials.
KO
BOOK OF MAPS
18Book of maps
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ A _. “Gain profit” crosses it at the fourth square.
ATLAS
ANIMAL HOUSE
19Animal house
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
B _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
BARN
VECTOR YIELD
20Vector yield
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
VY
ESSENTIAL
21Essential
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ A _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
VITAL
EMPTY A SINK
22Empty a sink
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits D _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Row of seats”.
DRAIN
_TSELF
23_TSELF
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_TSELF” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
DECREE
24Decree
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. “LUL__BY” crosses it at the third square.
RULE
GAIN PROFIT
25Gain profit
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Decree”.
EARN
HORSE COMMAND
26Horse command
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
G _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
GEE
LEGAL ACTION
27Legal action
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. “Not straight” crosses it at the third square.
SUE
ORCHEST__
28ORCHEST__
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
“ORCHEST__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with R.
RA
LUL__BY
29LUL__BY
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “LUL__BY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with L.
LA
BA_ERY
30BA_ERY
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “BA_ERY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with K.
K
Crossword Challenge Level 2344 Solved Grid
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