Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2316 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2316? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 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 “Home to the van gogh museum”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2316: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Got around”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Home to the van gogh museum”. 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.
HOME TO THE VAN GOGH MUSEUM
1Home to the van gogh museum
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ T _ _ D _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Fancy wheels, familiarly”.
AMSTERDAM
BIG TANK
2Big tank
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
V _ _. “Not leave” crosses it at the third square.
VAT
MOUTH-RELATED
3Mouth-related
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Not leave”.
ORAL
IGNITION
4Ignition
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Ignition starts with the answer.
I
DRIVING LICENSE
5Driving license
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Driving license”.
DL
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: E _ _ H _. The fourth square is also part of “Not heavy”.
EIGHT
OFFICE DIVISION
7Office division
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Game points”.
DEPT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
GOT AROUND
8Got around
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the fifth letter against “Driving license”.
AVOIDED
book---k
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “book---k”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with M.
MAR
NOT LEAVE
10Not leave
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Mouth-related”.
STAY
_EACHER
11_EACHER
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “_EACHER” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
T
l--gth
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “l--gth”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EN
FANCY WHEELS, FAMILIARLY
13Fancy wheels, familiarly
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with R. Its fourth letter is shared with “Give way”.
ROLLS
PASSED AWAY
14Passed away
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “___ HOPE SO!”.
DIED
HALIFAX HRS.
15Halifax hrs.
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. The third square is also part of “___ HOPE SO!”.
AST
IT MIGHT COME IN A BOTTLE
16It might come in a bottle
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with M. “MEDI__TION” crosses it at the fifth square.
MESSAGE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FALSE CLAIM
17False claim
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. “Office division” crosses it at the third square.
LIE
GIVE WAY
18Give way
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Y _ _ L _. Solving “Fancy wheels, familiarly” first gives you its fourth letter.
YIELD
GAME POINTS
19Game points
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Game points” to its initials.
GP
HEATING FUEL
20Heating fuel
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _. The third square is also part of “Fancy wheels, familiarly”.
GAS
NOT HEAVY
21Not heavy
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
L _ _ H _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
LIGHT
UNWANTED SOUND
22Unwanted sound
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits N _ _ S _. Solving “Halifax hrs.” first gives you its fourth letter.
NOISE
DIG IN
23Dig in
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
EAT
"___ HOPE SO!"
24"___ HOPE SO!"
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “___ HOPE SO!” starts with L.
LETS
MENTION AS EXAMPLE
25Mention as example
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits C _ _ _. “Skin pic” crosses it at the third square.
CITE
VITAMIN
26Vitamin
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Vitamin”.
C
PRICE MARKER
27Price marker
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. “It might come in a bottle” crosses it at the third square.
TAG
LEN__L
28LEN__L
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “LEN__L” go in the grid. First one: T.
TI
MEDI__TION
29MEDI__TION
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “MEDI__TION” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
TA
SKIN PIC
30Skin pic
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with T. The third square is also part of “Mention as example”.
TAT
SAP
31Sap
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Sap.
S
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Puzzle 2316 solved
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