Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2234 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2234, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Cab fare device”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Clothes makers”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Cab fare device”. 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.
CAB FARE DEVICE
1Cab fare device
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ I _ _ T _ _. Check the sixth letter against “After d”.
TAXIMETER
HOME
2Home
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ D _. Solving “NO ___" ("DON'T ASK ME")” first gives you its fourth letter.
ABODE
starf--h
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “starf--h” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IS
AFTER K
4After k
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to K; the answer is its next letter.
L
n-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “n” gives the answer. First letter: O.
ODE
CREDIT SCORE
6Credit score
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with R. Check the fourth letter against “MOTORB__E”.
RATING
CIGARETTE OUTPUT
7Cigarette output
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. Check the fourth letter against “MOTORB__E”.
SMOKE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CLOTHES MAKERS
8Clothes makers
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits T _ _ L _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
TAILORS
"SIX-PACK"
9"six-pack"
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ABS
HUGS AND KISSES
10Hugs and kisses
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits X _. The second square is also part of “Home”.
XO
"NO ___" ("DON'T ASK ME")
11"NO ___" ("DON'T ASK ME")
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “NO ___" ("DON'T ASK ME")”. Shape: I _ _ _.
IDEA
-lon
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-lon”). What is left starts with M.
ME
AFTER D
13After d
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from D in the alphabet.
E
"RAINBOW" FISH
14"rainbow" fish
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ U _. Solving “Home cleaning device” first gives you its fourth letter.
TROUT
ENTRY NUMBER
15Entry number
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EN
CRUDE
16Crude
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. Solving “After v” first gives you its third letter.
RAW
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
RESERVOIR BARRIER
17Reservoir barrier
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with D. Check the third letter against “Cigarette output”.
DAM
HOME CLEANING DEVICE
18Home cleaning device
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with V. Solving “Step on a ladder” first gives you its fourth letter.
VACUUM
FORBID ACTION
19Forbid action
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: V _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Credit score”.
VETO
ENRICH
20Enrich
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Enrich starts with the answer.
E
MOTORB__E
21MOTORB__E
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “MOTORB__E” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
IK
SILLY STUNT
22Silly stunt
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ I _. “Stole fur” crosses it at the fourth square.
ANTIC
SUGAR PLANT
23Sugar plant
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Credit score”.
CANE
B__THER
24B__THER
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “B__THER” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
RO
STEP ON A LADDER
25Step on a ladder
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Silly stunt”.
RUNG
GENE MATERIAL
26Gene material
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving “Crude” first gives you its third letter.
RNA
BLUE HUE
27Blue hue
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
S _ _. The third square is also part of “Blubber”.
SKY
SCHOOL
28School
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
School starts with the answer.
S
NEW RELEASE
29New release
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NR
STOLE FUR
30Stole fur
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “New release”.
MINK
AFTER V
31After v
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to V; the answer is its next letter.
W
BLUBBER
32Blubber
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: C _ _. “Blue hue” crosses it at the third square.
CRY
Crossword Challenge Level 2234 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2234 solved
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