Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2300 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2300 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 6 clues are fill-ins, and 6 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Total employees”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Eager”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Total employees”, 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.
TOTAL EMPLOYEES
1Total employees
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with W. The sixth square is also part of “Express an opinion”.
WORKFORCE
AM_ABLY
2AM_ABLY
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “AM_ABLY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
I
BIG BRUTE
3Big brute
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits L _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
LUG
ki-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “ki-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LN
BRAIN SPARK
5Brain spark
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. Solving “CONF___NCE” first gives you its third letter.
IDEA
AUDACITY
6Audacity
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits N _ _ V _. The fourth square is also part of “Cone former”.
NERVE
COVERED IN OIL
7Covered in oil
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ A _ _. Solving “Cone former” first gives you its fourth letter.
GREASY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
EAGER
8Eager
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits W _ _ L _ _ G. “Brain spark” crosses it at the fifth square.
WILLING
AFTER N
9After n
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after N.
O
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with R. Solving “Big brute” first gives you its third letter.
RAG
__TCHEN
11__TCHEN
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “__TCHEN” and enter only the missing part, starting with K.
KI
COSTING $0.00
12Costing $0.00
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Entry index”.
FREE
EXPRESS AN OPINION
13Express an opinion
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with O. “Give for use” crosses it at the fourth square.
OPINE
REACTIVE OUTPUT
14Reactive output
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Reactive output”.
RO
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with C. “Your call” crosses it at the third square.
CRY
CHISEL, IN A WAY
16Chisel, in a way
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with “Your call”.
ETCH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NOT OVER
17Not over
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits U _ _ E _. “Audacity” crosses it at the fourth square.
UNDER
PLANE TERMINAL
18Plane terminal
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Fits A _ _ P _ _ T. Solving “Reactive output” first gives you its fifth letter.
AIRPORT
CONF___NCE
19CONF___NCE
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“CONF___NCE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
ERE
GIVE FOR USE
20Give for use
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Express an opinion”.
LEND
CONE FORMER
21Cone former
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Audacity”.
LAVA
ENTRY INDEX
22Entry index
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Entry index” to its initials.
EI
EXTRA SENSORY
23Extra sensory
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Extra sensory” to its initials.
ES
"LENT" BODY PART
24"lent" body part
Row 6, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. Check the third letter against “T___HFUL”.
EAR
YES
25Yes
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Yes.
Y
PAL
26Pal
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits B _ _. Its third letter is shared with “MELO__C”.
BUD
PAT
27Pat
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. Check the third letter against “Pal”.
DAB
YOUR CALL
28Your call
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
YC
DEN__ST
29DEN__ST
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “DEN__ST”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with T.
TI
T___HFUL
30T___HFUL
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “T___HFUL”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
RUT
HEAD
31Head
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Head.
H
MELO__C
32MELO__C
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “MELO__C” go in the grid. First one: D.
DI
Crossword Challenge Level 2300 Solved Grid
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