Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2293 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2293 is an 8×10 board with 29 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 29 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; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Clearly stated”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Test items”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Clearly stated”. 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.
CLEARLY STATED
1Clearly stated
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ C _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “____ FLINTSTONE”.
SPECIFIED
qu-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“qu-”). What is left starts with A.
AIL
LETTER AFTER L
3Letter after l
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from L in the alphabet.
M
POLITICALLY CORRECT
4Politically correct
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
PC
BE STRAIGHT
5Be straight
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits L _ _ E _. Solving “Chosen” first gives you its fourth letter.
LEVEL
turm-
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Picture word minus “turm” gives the answer. First letter: E.
ERIC
LEGALLY REQUIRED
7Legally required
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ T _ _ O _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Austria”.
STATUTORY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
TEST ITEMS
8Test items
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ P _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Be straight”.
SAMPLES
-ckle
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-ckle”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with P.
PI
ENERGY LINK INTERFACE
10Energy link interface
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Energy link interface”.
ELI
BEFORE D
11Before d
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right before D.
C
PERFECT STANDARD
12Perfect standard
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Female group”.
IDEAL
____ FLINTSTONE
13____ FLINTSTONE
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “____ FLINTSTONE” starts with F.
FRED
INSTANT ACTION
14Instant action
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Instant action”.
IA
ROMAN RULER
15Roman ruler
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ E _ _ R. “Nuclear reactor” crosses it at the fifth square.
EMPEROR
BEAVER PROJECTS
16Beaver projects
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Post meridiem”.
DAMS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CERTIFICATE ABBR.
17Certificate abbr.
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
C _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
CERT
ENGINEERING GROUP
18Engineering group
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Perfect standard”.
IEEE
BY WAY OF
19By way of
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with V. The third square is also part of “Legally required”.
VIA
FEMALE GROUP
20Female group
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ I _ _. Check the fourth letter against “___ THE WILD”.
LADIES
CHOSEN
21Chosen
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ C _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ELECT
THEATER GENRE
22Theater genre
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ M _. Solving “Roman ruler” first gives you its fourth letter.
DRAMA
_GLY
23_GLY
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_GLY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with U.
U
BIT OF SCIENCE
24Bit of science
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Roman ruler”.
ATOM
AUSTRIA
25Austria
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the second letter against “Legally required”.
AT
NUCLEAR REACTOR
26Nuclear reactor
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NR
"___ THE WILD"
27"___ THE WILD"
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ THE WILD”. Shape: I _ _ _.
INTO
POST MERIDIEM
28Post meridiem
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PM
AR__
29AR__
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “AR__” go in the grid. First one: M.
MY
Crossword Challenge Level 2293 Solved Grid
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