Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2231 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2231, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 7 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 6 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Final touches”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2231: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Final touches”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
FINAL TOUCHES
1Final touches
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits F _ _ I _ _ I _ _. Solving “Human user interface” first gives you its sixth letter.
FINISHING
IN THE OFFICE
2In the office
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
ITO
MOST LIKED
3Most liked
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
Fits F _ _ O _ _ T _. Its fifth letter is shared with “Season after winter”.
FAVORITE
BEFORE U
4Before u
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter back from U in the alphabet.
T
pull-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “pull-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EY
CAVE-DWELLING FISH
6Cave-dwelling fish
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Latency time”.
EEL
ABBR. FOR NATIONAL
7Abbr. for national
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Latency time”.
NATL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits F _ _ T _ _ N. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
FIFTEEN
INFO TRANSFER ARRAY
9Info transfer array
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ITA
BRILLIANT STAR
10Brilliant star
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Most liked”.
NOVA
AFTER H
11After h
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from H in the alphabet.
I
SEASON AFTER WINTER
12Season after winter
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits S _ _ I _ _. The fourth square is also part of “ORG___ZER”.
SPRING
HUMAN USER INTERFACE
13Human user interface
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Human user interface” to its initials.
HUI
"___ EACH LIFE SOME…"
14"___ EACH LIFE SOME…"
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Say “___ EACH LIFE SOME…” out loud and the blank fills itself: I _ _ _.
INTO
AFTER M
15After m
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after M.
N
GENERAL YARD
16General yard
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “General yard”.
GY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
YEAH, EXACTLY ALRIGHT
17Yeah, exactly alright
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
YEA
ORG___ZER
18ORG___ZER
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
“ORG___ZER” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
ANI
LATENCY TIME
19Latency time
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LT
C___ISTENT
20C___ISTENT
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
“C___ISTENT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
ONS
PR___UN
21PR___UN
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “PR___UN”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
ONO
AMUSE WITH WORDS
22Amuse with words
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _. The third square is also part of “___ EACH LIFE SOME…”.
PUN
A_ERT
23A_ERT
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“A_ERT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with L.
L
NOT BOYS
24Not boys
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “Soon in the day”.
GIRLS
-ics
25____ICIAN
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-ics” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with P.
PHYS
DRINK SLOWLY
26Drink slowly
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the inside the grid.
SIP
BOAT EQUIPMENT
27Boat equipment
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Shape: O _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the inside the grid.
OAR
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
28Relative humidity
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RH
__BOT
29__BOT
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__BOT” go in the grid. First one: R.
RO
SOON IN THE DAY
30Soon in the day
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ L _. Solving “Not boys” first gives you its fourth letter.
EARLY
YEAR
31Year
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Year starts with the answer.
Y
c----bow
32C____WALK
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Picture word minus “cbow” gives the answer. First letter: R.
ROSS
Crossword Challenge Level 2231 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2231 solved
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