Crossword Challenge Puzzle 23 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 23 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Cultural practice”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Land-form”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Cultural practice”. 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.
CULTURAL PRACTICE
1Cultural practice
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
T _ _ D _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Place of worship”.
TRADITION
REPEAT PERFOR-MANCE
2Repeat perfor-mance
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ O _ _. Solving “Evade an attack” first gives you its fourth letter.
ENCORE
SOUTH AFRICAN CURRENCY
3South african currency
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Facial blemish”.
RAND
AFTER Q
4After q
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
MORNING HOURS
5Morning hours
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
A _. Solving “Cow sound” first gives you its second letter.
AM
ATOMIC CHARGE
6Atomic charge
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits I _ _. The third square is also part of “Nevada”.
ION
7Fictional book
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Picture plus words: “FICTIONAL BOOK”. The answer opens with N.
NOVEL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LAND-FORM
8Land-form
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. “Morning hours” crosses it at the fifth square.
TERRAIN
RIBO-NUCLEIC ACID
9Ribo-nucleic acid
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Ribo-nucleic acid”.
RNA
10Facial blemish
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “FACIAL BLEMISH” point to the same word. It begins with A.
ACNE
EVADE AN ATTACK
11Evade an attack
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
D _ _ G _. Solving “Pyramids' location” first gives you its fourth letter.
DODGE
IRIDIUM
12Iridium
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with I. “Repeat perfor-mance” crosses it at the second square.
IR
13Place of worship
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Picture plus words: “PLACE OF WORSHIP”. The answer opens with T.
TEMPLE
ROMAN NUMERAL ONE
14Roman numeral one
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Roman numeral one”.
I
HAVE TITLE TO
15Have title to
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: O _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Adult male”.
OWN
NORTH CAROLINA
16North carolina
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NC
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
COW SOUND
17Cow sound
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with M. Check the third letter against “Fictional book”.
MOO
PYRAMIDS' LOCATION
18Pyramids' location
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ P _. The fourth square is also part of “Place of worship”.
EGYPT
NEVADA
19Nevada
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with N. “Fictional book” crosses it at the second square.
NV
SNAKELIKE FISH
20Snakelike fish
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. “Place of worship” crosses it at the third square.
EEL
EFFORT
21Effort
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Effort starts with the answer.
E
CITRUS FRUIT
22Citrus fruit
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Fits L _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Negative word”.
LEMON
SCREAM OUT
23Scream out
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits Y _ _ _. “Citrus fruit” crosses it at the third square.
YELL
ADULT MALE
24Adult male
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fits M _ _. “Have title to” crosses it at the third square.
MAN
ALL TIME DAILY
25All time daily
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “All time daily”.
ATD
NEXT TO
26Next to
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _. Its second letter is shared with “Pyramids' location”.
AT
TOILET
27Toilet
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Fits W _. Solving “North carolina” first gives you its second letter.
WC
MASSA-CHUSETTS
28Massa-chusetts
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
M _. The second square is also part of “All time daily”.
MA
SODIUM
29Sodium
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shape: N _. “Beach grit” crosses it at the second square.
NA
NEGATIVE WORD
30Negative word
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “All time daily”.
NOT
AFTER R
31After r
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from R in the alphabet.
S
32Beach grit
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Use the text “BEACH GRIT” if the picture is unclear. First letter S.
SAND
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Puzzle 23 solved
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