Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2305 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2305? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Financial planning”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2305: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Financial planning”. 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.
FINANCIAL PLANNING
1Financial planning
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ G _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Bakery product”.
BUDGETING
COMPETE IN A MARATHON
2Compete in a marathon
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. The third square is also part of “Bit of forensic data”.
RUN
ACCESS
3Access
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Access.
A
kno-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “kno” gives the answer. First letter: C.
CK
PREPARE TO PROPOSE
5Prepare to propose
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: K _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Adversary”.
KNEEL
ELECTRIC FISH
6Electric fish
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. Solving “Deciduous tree” first gives you its third letter.
EEL
FILL-IN WORKER
7Fill-in worker
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. “Deciduous tree” crosses it at the third square.
TEMP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits B _ _ C _ _ T. The fifth square is also part of “Prepare to propose”.
BRACKET
DOUBLE U
9Double u
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
U _. Solving “Compete in a marathon” first gives you its second letter.
UU
BIT OF FORENSIC DATA
10Bit of forensic data
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. Its third letter is shared with “At a distance”.
DNA
AFTER F
11After f
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from F in the alphabet.
G
ALLOW TO HAPPEN
12Allow to happen
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ B _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Acquire”.
ENABLE
BAKERY PRODUCT
13Bakery product
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Solving “At a distance” first gives you its third letter.
TART
INSTANT YIELD
14Instant yield
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Instant yield”.
IY
NOBLY
15Nobly
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Nobly.
N
QUIET VALLEY
16Quiet valley
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. Solving “COF__E” first gives you its third letter.
GLEN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
"TRICK" JOINT
17"trick" joint
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits K _ _ _. “Electric fish” crosses it at the third square.
KNEE
AT A DISTANCE
18At a distance
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Allow to happen”.
AFAR
DECIDUOUS TREE
19Deciduous tree
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “Fill-in worker”.
ELM
ACQUIRE
20Acquire
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ A _ _. The fourth square is also part of “A lot of plot”.
OBTAIN
ADVERSARY
21Adversary
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Fits F _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Prepare to propose”.
FOE
"AYE" CANCELER
22"aye" canceler
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
N _ _. Check the third letter against “Instant yield”.
NAY
_ERSONAL
23_ERSONAL
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “_ERSONAL” and enter only the missing part, starting with P.
P
NOT LATE
24Not late
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “Farm expanse”.
EARLY
REMAKE
25Remake
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. Its third letter is shared with “Farm expanse”.
REDO
LE__NER
26LE__NER
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“LE__NER” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
AR
DAN__
27DAN__
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “DAN__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with C.
CE
A LOT OF PLOT
28A lot of plot
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not late”.
ACRE
COF__E
29COF__E
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “COF__E” go in the grid. First one: F.
FE
FARM EXPANSE
30Farm expanse
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
F _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not late”.
FIELD
LEFT INDICATOR
31Left indicator
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Left indicator”.
L
la--ut
32Picture clue
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “la--ut” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with Y.
YO
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