Crossword Challenge Puzzle 232 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 232, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Great surprise”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Great surprise”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
GREAT SURPRISE
1Great surprise
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving “Midterm” first gives you its sixth letter.
AMAZEMENT
NOT QUIET
2Not quiet
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits N _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Zoom school”.
NOISY
33
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits T _ _. “Point” crosses it at the third square.
TOM
EASTERN TIME
4Eastern time
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ET
NAP
5Nap
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Nap.
N
66
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits N _ _ _. “Boomer” crosses it at the third square.
NINE
VISUAL WORKS
7Visual works
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Boomer”.
ART
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
88
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits A _ _ E _ _ A. Check the fifth letter against “Nap”.
ANTENNA
NOT RELEVANT
9Not relevant
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
MOOT
POINT
10Point
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
AIM
ZOOM SCHOOL
11Zoom school
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ZS
EAGLE'S HOME
12Eagle's home
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Used a vehicle”.
EYRIE
MIDTERM
13Midterm
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Midterm starts with the answer.
M
CLEAR TO SEE
14Clear to see
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ D _ _ T. Check the fifth letter against “Main concept”.
EVIDENT
LUMP
15Lump
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. Check the third letter against “Bust”.
NODE
-elve
1616
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-elve” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
TW
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MEMO__
17MEMO__
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “MEMO__” go in the grid. First one: I.
IR
MAIN CONCEPT
18Main concept
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
T _ _ M _. The fourth square is also part of “Confess to”.
THEME
BOOMER
19Boomer
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Visual works”.
TNT
USED A VEHICLE
20Used a vehicle
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving “Clear to see” first gives you its fourth letter.
RIDDEN
___UMY
21___UMY
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___UMY” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
RHE
BUST
22Bust
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Clear to see”.
RAID
SAY ALOUD
23Say aloud
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with U. Its fourth letter is shared with “Common era”.
UTTER
UPON
24Upon
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Upon starts with the answer.
U
QUECHUA
25Quechua
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
I _ _ _. Solving “Common era” first gives you its third letter.
INCA
CONFESS TO
26Confess to
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Quechua”.
ADMIT
PROMISE
27Promise
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
V _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
VOW
COMMON ERA
28Common era
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CE
MUSICAL NOTE
29Musical note
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Musical note”.
E
NOT FAR
30Not far
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. “Quechua” crosses it at the third square.
NEAR
Crossword Challenge Level 232 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 232 solved
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