Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2383 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 29 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2383, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 29 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; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Recover”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. R _ _ A _ _ I _ _. Solving “Drift” first gives you its sixth letter.
REPAIRING
PRECEDING EVENT
2Preceding event
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
EVE
LETTER AFTER B
3Letter after b
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after B.
C
koa-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “koa-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with L.
LA
BEFORE'S OPPOSITE
5Before's opposite
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ E _. “Gladiator's place” crosses it at the fourth square.
AFTER
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Bridge limit unit”.
IRON
MONASTIC HOUSE
7Monastic house
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ A _ _ E _ _. Solving “Connec-ticut” first gives you its sixth letter.
MONASTERY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
RECOVER
8Recover
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ L _ _ M. Check the fifth letter against “Before's opposite”.
RECLAIM
EXPOSURE VALUE
9Exposure value
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Exposure value”.
EV
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: P _ _. Check the third letter against “Grandma”.
PEN
ACCESS
11Access
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Access starts with the answer.
A
INSIDE LAYER
12Inside layer
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. Its fourth letter is shared with “Channel surfer's need”.
INNER
DRIFT
13Drift
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. “Grandma” crosses it at the third square.
ROAM
FOUR IN ROME
14Four in rome
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits I _. “Author's creation” crosses it at the second square.
IV
NOR'S PARTNER
15Nor's partner
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits N _ _ T _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with “Beverly hills”.
NEITHER
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Input usage”.
GLUE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ICONIC ROUNDED HAIRDO
17Iconic rounded hairdo
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
AFRO
GRANDMA
18Grandma
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. Solving “Inside layer” first gives you its third letter.
NANA
BRIDGE LIMIT UNIT
19Bridge limit unit
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. The third square is also part of “Monastic house”.
TON
CHANNEL SURFER'S NEED
20Channel surfer's need
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with R. Check the fourth letter against “Clarinet cousin”.
REMOTE
GLADIATOR'S PLACE
21Gladiator's place
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ARENA
AUTHOR'S CREATION
22Author's creation
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with N. Check the fourth letter against “Nor's partner”.
NOVEL
_OLARIUM
23_OLARIUM
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“_OLARIUM” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
S
LIKE MANY DORMS
24Like many dorms
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Nor's partner”.
COED
CONNEC-TICUT
25Connec-ticut
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Connec-ticut”.
CT
BEVERLY HILLS
26Beverly hills
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
BH
CLARINET COUSIN
27Clarinet cousin
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Like many dorms”.
OBOE
INPUT USAGE
28Input usage
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IU
STU__
29STU__
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “STU__” go in the grid. First one: D.
DY
Crossword Challenge Level 2383 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2383 solved
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