Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2314 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2314, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 13 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Calculating mean”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Gives, as homework”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Calculating mean”, 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.
CALCULATING MEAN
1Calculating mean
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
A _ _ R _ _ I _ _. “Visitor at home” crosses it at the sixth square.
AVERAGING
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with S. Check the third letter against “Precise”.
SIX
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with S. The fifth square is also part of “Military tactic”.
SEATBELT
A_RPORT
4A_RPORT
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “A_RPORT” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
PIT OF THE STOMACH
5Pit of the stomach
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits G _ _. Solving “Precise” first gives you its third letter.
GUT
NEXT STAGE
6Next stage
Top row 6/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Next stage”.
NS
7Auction off
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Use the text “AUCTION OFF” if the picture is unclear. First letter S.
SELL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
GIVES, AS HOMEWORK
8Gives, as homework
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ I _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “Pit of the stomach”.
ASSIGNS
LIFE, IN PARIS
9Life, in paris
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with V; pattern V _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
VIE
PRECISE
10Precise
Left column 3/9 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ C _. “Reason for action” crosses it at the fourth square.
EXACT
AFTER Q
11 after q
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
MILITARY TACTIC
12Military tactic
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ U _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Reason for action”.
AMBUSH
VISITOR AT HOME
13Visitor at home
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits G _ _ S _. Solving “Reason for action” first gives you its fourth letter.
GUEST
ARUBA OR BORA BORA
14Aruba or bora bora
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
ISLE
LOUSE EGG
15Louse egg
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
NIT
GAME CONSOLE
16Game console
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Game console”.
GC
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
"___ IT OR LOSE IT"
17"___ IT OR LOSE IT"
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ IT OR LOSE IT” out loud and the blank fills itself: U _ _.
USE
REASON FOR ACTION
18Reason for action
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against “Visitor at home”.
CAUSE
LEGALISM
19Legalism
Row 4, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Legalism, nothing more.
L
AMPERE HOUR
20Ampere hour
Row 4, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AH
TURN AROUND
21Turn around
Row 5, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Turn around”.
TA
ART OF SOUND
22Art of sound
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
M _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Louse egg”.
MUSIC
GLOB__
23GLOB__
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “GLOB__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
AL
SHORT FOR 'STREET'
24Short for 'street'
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fits S _. Check the second letter against “Visitor at home”.
ST
25Picture clue
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with O. Its third letter is shared with “Battle”.
OKRA
BL_NDE
26BL_NDE
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “BL_NDE” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
O
PRICE MARKER
27Price marker
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: T _ _. The third square is also part of “Bit or hit lead-in”.
TAG
TIME KEEPER
28Time keeper
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TK
COLLECTIVE PRONOUN
29Collective pronoun
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fits W _. The second square is also part of “Bit or hit lead-in”.
WE
BATTLE
30Battle
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits W _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
WAR
MINISTER
31Minister
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Minister, nothing more.
M
BIT OR HIT LEAD-IN
32Bit or hit lead-in
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Price marker”.
MEGA
Crossword Challenge Level 2314 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2314 solved
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