Crossword Challenge Puzzle 230 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 230 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Defender”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Not public”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Defender”. 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.
DEFENDER
1Defender
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ T _ _ T _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Trim”.
PROTECTOR
JOG
2Jog
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits R _ _. Solving “Not off” first gives you its third letter.
RUN
p-
33
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“p-”). What is left starts with I.
IG
VISIBLE
4Visible
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Visible, nothing more.
V
DODGE
5Dodge
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ I _. “Former” crosses it at the fourth square.
AVOID
SPANISH BULL
6Spanish bull
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Harbor”.
TORO
INTENSELY
7Intensely
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits E _ _ R _ _ E _ _. “Kilo-meter” crosses it at the sixth square.
EXTREMELY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT PUBLIC
8Not public
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with P. Its fifth letter is shared with “Dodge”.
PRIVATE
99
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. R _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
RUG
NOT OFF
10Not off
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
O _. “Jog” crosses it at the second square.
ON
AFTER S
11After s
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from S in the alphabet.
T
ABATED
12Abated
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the fourth letter against “Make ready”.
EASED
TRIM
13Trim
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits C _ _ _. “_____ PARTICLE” crosses it at the third square.
CLIP
TEA TIME
14Tea time
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TT
OIL
15Oil
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Oil starts with the answer.
O
1616
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Comp. science”.
ROSE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___ POP
17___ POP
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ POP” out loud and the blank fills itself: V _ _.
VOX
MAKE READY
18Make ready
Row 3, col 5 · 7 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ P _ _ E. “Pimples” crosses it at the fifth square.
PREPARE
HARBOR
19Harbor
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
P _ _ _. “Spanish bull” crosses it at the third square.
PORT
_____ PARTICLE
20_____ PARTICLE
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “_____ PARTICLE”? It fits P _ _.
PSI
FORMER
21Former
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with P. Solving “Spanish bull” first gives you its fourth letter.
PRIOR
PC KEY
22Pc key
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. “Tea time” crosses it at the third square.
ALT
EAT
23Eat
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Eat.
E
HAD A HUNCH
24Had a hunch
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits K _ _ _. Solving “Sadistic” first gives you its third letter.
KNEW
KILO-METER
25Kilo-meter
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Kilo-meter”.
KM
__PCAKE
26__PCAKE
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “__PCAKE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with C.
CU
PIMPLES
27Pimples
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Solving “Had a hunch” first gives you its third letter.
ACNE
COMP. SCIENCE
28Comp. science
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Comp. science”.
CS
SADISTIC
29Sadistic
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits C _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Had a hunch”.
CRUEL
OBEY
30Obey
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Obey starts with the answer.
O
sno-
3131
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “sno-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with W.
WY
Crossword Challenge Level 230 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 230 solved
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