Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2233 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2233? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
12 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 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 “Set up”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Romantic partners”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Set up”, 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.
SET UP
1Set up
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
C _ _ F _ _ U _ _. Solving “Letter after f” first gives you its sixth letter.
CONFIGURE
PROPERTY HOLDER
2Property holder
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with O. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
OWNER
l--ch box
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “l--ch box” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with U.
UN
AFTER O
4After o
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after O.
P
TELL AN UNTRUTH
5Tell an untruth
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits L _ _. Solving “Fresh start” first gives you its third letter.
LIE
FIRST IN LINE TO THE THRONE
6First in line to the throne
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with E. “BOUNT__US” crosses it at the fourth square.
ELDEST
SAILING BOAT
7Sailing boat
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “BOUNT__US”.
SLOOP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ROMANTIC PARTNERS
8Romantic partners
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
C _ _ P _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Tell an untruth”.
COUPLES
HAVE AS PROPERTY
9Have as property
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
OWN
NO NAME
10No name
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “No name” to its initials.
NN
ca----ria
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Picture word minus “caria” gives the answer. First letter: F.
FETE
INSTANT REWARD
12Instant reward
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IR
LETTER AFTER F
13Letter after f
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to F; the answer is its next letter.
G
FLIP UPSIDE
14Flip upside
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ N _. The fourth square is also part of “Take back”.
UPEND
b--sh
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “b--sh” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RU
ENERGY BUFFER BANK
16Energy buffer bank
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EBB
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SICK
17Sick
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: I _ _. Check the third letter against “Sailing boat”.
ILL
TAKE BACK
18Take back
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits R _ _ A _ _. The fourth square is also part of “THIS ___ BE!”.
RECANT
FRESH START
19Fresh start
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “First in line to the throne”.
REDO
_YPHOON
20_YPHOON
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_YPHOON” go in the grid. First one: T.
T
BOUNT__US
21BOUNT__US
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “BOUNT__US”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
EO
NEEDLESS
22Needless
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
U _ _ U _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Big brass”.
UNDUE
EDGE
23Edge
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “First in line to the throne”.
CUSP
__NTRAL
24__NTRAL
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__NTRAL” and enter only the missing part, starting with C.
CE
"THIS ___ BE!"
25"THIS ___ BE!"
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “THIS ___ BE!” starts with C.
CANT
BRITISH BAR
26British bar
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
P _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Energy buffer bank”.
PUB
BOOK___K
27BOOK___K
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “BOOK___K” go in the grid. First one: M.
MAR
MOON
28Moon
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Moon.
M
__RCODE
29__RCODE
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__RCODE” and enter only the missing part, starting with B.
BA
BIG BRASS
30Big brass
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with “__RCODE”.
TUBA
MUSICAL NOTE
31Musical note
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Musical note”.
B
HEARING ORGAN
32Hearing organ
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Solving “BOOK___K” first gives you its third letter.
EAR
Crossword Challenge Level 2233 Solved Grid
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