Crossword Challenge Puzzle 234 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 234? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 4 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Risk coverage”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Load”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Risk coverage”. 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.
RISK COVERAGE
1Risk coverage
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits I _ _ U _ _ N _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
INSURANCE
QUICK SIP
2Quick sip
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. “Gush out” crosses it at the third square.
NIP
WHOLE LOT
3Whole lot
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “Gush out”.
SLEW
TANKER
4Tanker
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Tanker.
T
-ocado
55
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ocado”). What is left starts with A.
AV
COOL FABRIC
6Cool fabric
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
L _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Enlarge”.
LINEN
MONEY CLEANER
7Money cleaner
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ N _ _ R _ _. Solving “East” first gives you its sixth letter.
LAUNDERER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LOAD
8Load
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ T _ _ L. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
INSTALL
ZERO
9Zero
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Whole lot”.
NIL
GUSH OUT
10Gush out
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Whole lot”.
SPEW
USE
11Use
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Use, nothing more.
U
ma-
1212
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “ma-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RS
1313
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to A _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Clear off”.
ANGEL
NO VOTE
14No vote
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. “Vortex” crosses it at the third square.
NAY
GLOSSY TEXTILE
15Glossy textile
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits C _ _ _. “Vortex” crosses it at the third square.
CIRE
-ven
16Eleven
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “ven” gives the answer. First letter: E.
ELE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BY
17By
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits V _ _. The third square is also part of “Money cleaner”.
VIA
CLEAR OFF
18Clear off
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits W _ _ _. “Little lake” crosses it at the third square.
WIPE
ME__
19ME__
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “ME__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
NU
DUMMY
20Dummy
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with D. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
DOLT
ENLARGE
21Enlarge
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
W _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Cool fabric”.
WIDEN
SLOW MOVER
22Slow mover
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Glossy textile”.
SNAIL
LITTLE LAKE
23Little lake
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Cool fabric”.
POND
VORTEX
24Vortex
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Glossy textile”.
GYRE
EAST
25East
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of East.
E
BREATH GAS
26Breath gas
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. Solving the picture clue in the inside the grid first gives you its third letter.
AIR
ROOF TOP
27Roof top
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. The third square is also part of “Money cleaner”.
TAR
ELL
28Ell
Row 8, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Ell.
E
INTERNET EXPLORER
29Internet explorer
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Internet explorer”.
IE
MUSICAL NOTE
30Musical note
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Musical note”.
E
-or
3131
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-or”). What is left starts with E.
ERR
Crossword Challenge Level 234 Solved Grid
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