Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2306 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2306 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
11 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures; 3 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 “Possible winner”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Superficial, as a look”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Possible winner”, 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.
POSSIBLE WINNER
1Possible winner
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
C _ _ T _ _ D _ _. Solving “After m” first gives you its sixth letter.
CONTENDER
NOT EDITED
2Not edited
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ U _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
UNCUT
A__IFICIAL
3A__IFICIAL
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “A__IFICIAL” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
RT
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with S. “Call, on an old phone” crosses it at the third square.
SODA
AFTER N
5After n
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after N.
O
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 8 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with R. “E__ENCE” crosses it at the fifth square.
ROADSTER
EGG CENTER
7Egg center
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits Y _ _ _. Solving “Call, on an old phone” first gives you its third letter.
YOLK
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SUPERFICIAL, AS A LOOK
8Superficial, as a look
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits C _ _ S _ _ Y. The fifth square is also part of “After n”.
CURSORY
MOVING TO
9Moving to
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “A__IFICIAL”.
ONTO
NEW CHAPTER
10New chapter
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NC
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _ _. Solving “Aromatic resin” first gives you its third letter.
TUBA
AIRPORT SCHED. ABBR.
12Airport sched. abbr.
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Aromatic resin”.
ETA
AFTER M
13After m
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to M; the answer is its next letter.
N
DIGITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM
14Digital information system
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
DIS
WIPE OUT
15Wipe out
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ S _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Peacock's walk”.
ERASURE
PAY
16Pay
Left column 9/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits R _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “OUT__DE”.
REMIT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
OVERB__K
17OVERB__K
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “OVERB__K” go in the grid. First one: O.
OO
B_RTH
18B_RTH
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
“B_RTH” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
I
CALL, ON AN OLD PHONE
19Call, on an old phone
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
DIAL
AROMATIC RESIN
20Aromatic resin
Row 4, col 4 · 6 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ S _ _. Solving “Digital information system” first gives you its fourth letter.
BALSAM
DONKEY KONG
21Donkey kong
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Donkey kong”.
DK
PEACOCK'S WALK
22Peacock's walk
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ U _. The fourth square is also part of “Wipe out”.
STRUT
E__ENCE
23E__ENCE
Row 6, col 5 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “E__ENCE” go in the grid. First one: S.
SS
AGENCY
24Agency
Row 6, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Agency, nothing more.
A
OF ALL TIME
25Of all time
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Wipe out”.
EVER
ESPRESSO WITH MILK
26Espresso with milk
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
LATTE
DEEP ANGER
27Deep anger
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. Solving “Pay” first gives you its third letter.
IRE
___OLUTION
28___OLUTION
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “___OLUTION” go in the grid. First one: R.
REV
OUT__DE
29OUT__DE
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “OUT__DE” and enter only the missing part, starting with S.
SI
RADIAL
30Radial
Row 10, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Radial.
R
Crossword Challenge Level 2306 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2306 solved
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