Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2315 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2315 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 8 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 4 of those ask 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; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Subject to”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2315: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Came (from)”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Subject to”. 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.
SUBJECT TO
1Subject to
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
D _ _ E _ _ I _ _. “After c” crosses it at the sixth square.
DEPENDING
BONUS
2Bonus
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
EXTRA
COASTAL INLET
3Coastal inlet
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Solving “Parent-teacher assoc” first gives you its third letter.
RIA
qu-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “qu-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IT
AFTER U
5After u
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to U; the answer is its next letter.
V
HEARING ORGANS
6Hearing organs
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. “Do the wrong thing” crosses it at the third square.
EARS
ce-
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “ce-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with D.
DAR
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CAME (FROM)
8Came (from)
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
D _ _ I _ _ D. Solving “After u” first gives you its fifth letter.
DERIVED
GET OFF THE HIGHWAY
9Get off the highway
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. Solving “Coastal inlet” first gives you its third letter.
EXIT
PARENT-TEACHER ASSOC
10Parent-teacher assoc
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Parent-teacher assoc” to its initials.
PTA
pap-
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “pap” gives the answer. First letter: E.
ER
GIVEN AT BIRTH
12Given at birth
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits N _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Only”.
NAMES
AFTER C
13After c
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to C; the answer is its next letter.
D
VERY STRONG
14Very strong
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits I _ _ E _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Core nature”.
INTENSE
bank---e
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “bank---e”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NOT
GET WELL
16Get well
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Get well” to its initials.
GW
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ANTI-AIRCRAFT
17Anti-aircraft
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AA
CORE NATURE
18Core nature
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Very strong” first gives you its fifth letter.
ESSENCE
DO THE WRONG THING
19Do the wrong thing
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ERR
ONLY
20Only
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Zones”.
MERE
MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENT
21Medical school student
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Medical school student”.
MSS
ACTOR DAMON
22Actor damon
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Very strong”.
MATT
APP AUDIENCE
23App audience
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
U _ _ R _. Check the fourth letter against “___CADIAN”.
USERS
UNTIL
24Until
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Until, nothing more.
U
LARGEST CONTINENT
25Largest continent
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “___CADIAN”.
ASIA
ZONES
26Zones
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ A _. “Largest continent” crosses it at the fourth square.
AREAS
AT THE PRESENT
27At the present
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with N. Its third letter is shared with “Get well”.
NOW
___CADIAN
28___CADIAN
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___CADIAN”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with C.
CIR
YARDAGE
29Yardage
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Yardage starts with the answer.
Y
NAYS' OPPOSITES
30Nays' opposites
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Y _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Largest continent”.
YEAS
Crossword Challenge Level 2315 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2315 solved
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