Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2304 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2304 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Modify to fit”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2304: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Takes along”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Modify to fit”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
MODIFY TO FIT
1Modify to fit
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits C _ _ T _ _ I _ _. Solving “Brick-layer” first gives you its sixth letter.
CUSTOMIZE
GRADE OPTION
2Grade option
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Grade option”.
A
p-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“p-”). What is left starts with R.
RAY
RESOURCE BLOCK
4Resource block
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Resource block” to its initials.
RB
I, IN THE GREEK ALPHABET
5I, in the greek alphabet
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Solving “Black or green drink” first gives you its third letter.
IOTA
CONSTRUCT
6Construct
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. The fourth square is also part of “Deal”.
ERECT
SMALL STATUE
7Small statue
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ T _ _ T _ _. Solving “Eaglet” first gives you its sixth letter.
STATUETTE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
TAKES ALONG
8Takes along
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ R _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “I, in the greek alphabet”.
CARRIES
AFTER T
9After t
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after T.
U
JAMES BOND, FOR ONE
10James bond, for one
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
SPY
to--l
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “to--l”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with T.
TA
MOUTH-RELATED
12Mouth-related
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “POT__SIUM”.
ORAL
BRICK-LAYER
13Brick-layer
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ O _. Solving “Furrow maker” first gives you its fourth letter.
MASON
HEADL__HT
14HEADL__HT
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
“HEADL__HT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
IG
ba---ka
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “ba---ka” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with Z.
ZOO
CARVE ON, AS A MONUMENT
16Carve on, as a monument
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ R _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Mother's mother”.
ENGRAVE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CANCEL, AS A MISSION
17Cancel, as a mission
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ R _. Check the fourth letter against “Construct”.
ABORT
IDEAL
18Ideal
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ A _ _ N. “HEADL__HT” crosses it at the fifth square.
PARAGON
BLACK OR GREEN DRINK
19Black or green drink
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with “Small statue”.
TEA
FURROW MAKER
20Furrow maker
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with P. Its third letter is shared with “Brick-layer”.
PLOW
DEAL
21Deal
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
P _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Construct”.
PACT
POT__SIUM
22POT__SIUM
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “POT__SIUM”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
AS
__RTLE
23__RTLE
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “__RTLE” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
TU
MOTHER'S MOTHER
24Mother's mother
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “After all expenses”.
NANA
EAGLET
25Eaglet
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Eaglet starts with the answer.
E
P___IOUSLY
26P___IOUSLY
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
“P___IOUSLY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with R.
REV
BUMP ON A FROG
27Bump on a frog
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
W _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “P___IOUSLY”.
WART
OPERATION GROUP
28Operation group
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OG
AFTER ALL EXPENSES
29After all expenses
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. “Small statue” crosses it at the third square.
NET
GEA_
30GEA_
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “GEA_” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
R
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