Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2323 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2323, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures, and 4 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; 1 wants 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 “Legal decision”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Show”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Legal decision”, 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.
LEGAL DECISION
1Legal decision
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
P _ _ C _ _ E _ _. “Not allowed” crosses it at the sixth square.
PRECEDENT
BUCKEYE STATE
2Buckeye state
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
OHIO
p--file
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “p--file” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RO
T IN ALPHABET
4T in alphabet
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “T in alphabet”.
T
b---d
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“b---d”). What is left starts with R.
REA
BRUCE WAYNE'S BUTLER
6Bruce wayne's butler
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ R _ _. Solving “Response latency” first gives you its fourth letter.
ALFRED
GIVE WAY
7Give way
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Response latency”.
YIELD
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SHOW
8Show
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ T _ _ Y. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
PORTRAY
LETTER AFTER PI
9Letter after pi
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
RHO
caff--ne
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “caff--ne”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EI
CENTRAL PART
11Central part
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Phoned”.
CORE
FO_
12FO_
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “FO_”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
E
13Not allowed
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “NOT ALLOWED” point to the same word. It begins with D.
DENIED
KEEN
14Keen
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Tv show lineup”.
EAGER
a--ient
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “a--ient”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NC
"WHAT ___?!" (CRY OF SURPRISE)
16"WHAT ___?!" (CRY OF SURPRISE)
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “WHAT ___?!" (CRY OF SURPRISE)” starts with T.
THE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
B___EVE
17B___EVE
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “B___EVE” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
ELI
TV SHOW LINEUP
18Tv show lineup
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits S _ _ I _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not allowed”.
SERIES
RISK-FREE
19Risk-free
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Bruce wayne's butler”.
SAFE
PHONED
20Phoned
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. “Not allowed” crosses it at the third square.
RANG
RESPONSE LATENCY
21Response latency
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RL
VALUE
22Value
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
M _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Not main”.
MERIT
EQUIPPED WITH WEAPONS
23Equipped with weapons
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Bruce wayne's butler”.
ARMED
ALL'S PARTNER
24All's partner
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
EACH
INTERNET NETWORK
25Internet network
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Fits W _ _. The third square is also part of “Place for a bath”.
WEB
WARSHIP
26Warship
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Warship.
W
DISTANCE UNIT
27Distance unit
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Distance unit” to its initials.
DU
NOT MAIN
28Not main
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Distance unit”.
SIDE
BULG_
29BULG_
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
“BULG_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
E
PLACE FOR A BATH
30Place for a bath
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. The third square is also part of “Internet network”.
TUB
Crossword Challenge Level 2323 Solved Grid
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