Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2325 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2325? All 34 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
18 of the 34 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 7 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 5 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Obtaining”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Calm down”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Obtaining”, 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.
OBTAINING
1Obtaining
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
A _ _ U _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Lab runners”.
ACQUIRING
PHYSICAL THERAPY
2Physical therapy
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
PT
FIRM HEAD: ABBR.
3Firm head: abbr.
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with P. “Change, as text” crosses it at the third square.
PRES
LETTER AFTER D
4Letter after d
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after D.
E
orig-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“orig-”). What is left starts with A.
AMI
TV COMEDY SERIES
6Tv comedy series
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits S _ _ C _ _. Solving “Culinary institute” first gives you its fourth letter.
SITCOM
fri-
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “fri-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ES
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CALM DOWN
8Calm down
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with A. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
APPEASE
a---ess
9ELE___ONIC
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “aess” gives the answer. First letter: C.
CTR
QUICK
10Quick
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Quick, nothing more.
Q
COLD WAR INITS.
11Cold war inits.
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
U _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Firm head: abbr.”.
USSR
INTERS. HIGHWAY
12Inters. highway
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Inters. highway” to its initials.
IH
LAB RUNNERS
13Lab runners
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. “Talent” crosses it at the third square.
RATS
IDENTITY CARD
14Identity card
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits I _. Its second letter is shared with “Follow secretly”.
ID
NOTHING AT ALL
15Nothing at all
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Solving “AMO_G” first gives you its third letter.
NONE
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.
ECONO___T
17ECONO___T
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“ECONO___T” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with M.
MIS
WEARING CLOTHES
18Wearing clothes
Row 3, col 5 · 7 letters · down
Begins with D. The fifth square is also part of “Signal band”.
DRESSED
CHANGE, AS TEXT
19Change, as text
Row 4, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
EDIT
FOLLOW SECRETLY
20Follow secretly
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
S _ _ D _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Identity card”.
SHADOW
PROTECT FINANCIALLY
21Protect financially
Row 4, col 8 · 6 letters · down
I _ _ U _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Ultra”.
INSURE
CULINARY INSTITUTE
22Culinary institute
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Culinary institute” to its initials.
CI
CELSIUS
23Celsius
Row 5, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Celsius, nothing more.
C
ECONOMY CLASS, FOR SHORT
24Economy class, for short
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Tv comedy series”.
ECON
TALENT
25Talent
Row 6, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Talent.
T
MICRO-SOFT
26Micro-soft
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
MS
BRAVE
27Brave
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Brave.
B
SIGNAL BAND
28Signal band
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Signal band”.
SB
AMO_G
29AMO_G
Row 8, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “AMO_G” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
N
ULTRA
30Ultra
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Ultra, nothing more.
U
ENDLESS MOTION
31Endless motion
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Endless motion”.
EM
FIGHT__
32FIGHT__
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “FIGHT__” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
ER
_ROUND
33_ROUND
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_ROUND” go in the grid. First one: A.
A
FEMALE KNIGHT
34Female knight
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Endless motion”.
DAME
Crossword Challenge Level 2325 Solved Grid
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