Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2327 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2327, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 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; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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 “Evenly”.
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 “Evenly”. 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.
EVENLY
1Evenly
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
U _ _ F _ _ M _ _. The sixth square is also part of “LITE_”.
UNIFORMLY
TYPE STYLE
2Type style
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Carnival event”.
ROMAN
ACTIVE ROUND
3Active round
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Active round”.
AR
BETWEEN M AND O
4Between m and o
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Alphabet check: the single letter between M and O.
N
music-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“music-”). What is left starts with I.
IAN
EXCEPT IF
6Except if
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits U _ _ E _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Earnings before”.
UNLESS
IFFY RESPONSE
7Iffy response
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with M. The fourth square is also part of “Earnings before”.
MAYBE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to U _ _ N _ _ M. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
URANIUM
EASTER STARTER
9Easter starter
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. Check the third letter against “Active round”.
NOR
den-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “den-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IM
CARNIVAL EVENT
11Carnival event
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with F. Solving “AMB_ENCE” first gives you its third letter.
FAIR
t--gs
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “t--gs” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
ON
LITE_
13LITE_
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “LITE_”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
R
MILITARY RANK
14Military rank
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Portland's state”.
MAJOR
LIFE'S GOOD
15Life's good
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LG
can-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“can-”). What is left starts with Y.
YON
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ACTIVE NEURAL ARRAY
17Active neural array
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Active neural array”.
ANA
PORTLAND'S STATE
18Portland's state
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits O _ _ G _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Chicken's product”.
OREGON
AND NO MORE
19And no more
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Except if”.
ONLY
AMB_ENCE
20AMB_ENCE
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “AMB_ENCE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
I
EARNINGS BEFORE
21Earnings before
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EB
BE OF THE SAME MIND
22Be of the same mind
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving “Adjacent to” first gives you its fourth letter.
AGREE
RELAX
23Relax
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “Except if”.
EASE
ENERGY JOULE
24Energy joule
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EJ
CHICKEN'S PRODUCT
25Chicken's product
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with “Be of the same mind”.
EGGS
PREVIOUSLY
26Previously
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
AGO
CREATIVE CLASS
27Creative class
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. Solving “Have a meal” first gives you its third letter.
ART
ACCESS
28Access
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Access starts with the answer.
A
AMINO ACID
29Amino acid
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AA
ADJACENT TO
30Adjacent to
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. Solving “Amino acid” first gives you its third letter.
NEAR
BETWEEN M AND O
31Between m and o
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Alphabet check: the single letter between M and O.
N
HAVE A MEAL
32Have a meal
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “Creative class” first gives you its third letter.
EAT
Crossword Challenge Level 2327 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2327 solved
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