Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2342 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2342? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “In reverse proportion”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Causes”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “In reverse proportion”. 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.
IN REVERSE PROPORTION
1In reverse proportion
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with I. Its sixth letter is shared with “After r”.
INVERSELY
COMPASS POINT
2Compass point
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Compass point”.
N
FOL__R
3FOL__R
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “FOL__R” and enter only the missing part, starting with D.
DE
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: U _ _ T _ _ R _. “Pass along” crosses it at the fifth square.
UPSTAIRS
CALL FROM A DOVE
5Call from a dove
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: C _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Fly like an eagle”.
COO
DOCTOR'S CHECKUP
6Doctor's checkup
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Fly like an eagle”.
EXAM
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ U _. Check the fourth letter against “SA__RAI”.
SYRUP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CAUSES
8Causes
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “Call from a dove” first gives you its fifth letter.
INDUCES
BA_K
9BA_K
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “BA_K”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
N
VIRTUAL OUTPUT
10Virtual output
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
VO
ADD OR SUBTRACT, SAY
11Add or subtract, say
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Feeling sick”.
EDIT
PASS ALONG
12Pass along
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
R _ _ A _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
RELAY
AFTER R
13After r
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from R in the alphabet.
S
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: E _. The second square is also part of “Maritime expanse”.
ES
CATARACT LOCATION
15Cataract location
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. “Non-player” crosses it at the third square.
LENS
ANNOYING BARK
16Annoying bark
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: Y _ _. Check the third letter against “Non-player”.
YAP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BOND PRODUCER
17Bond producer
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with E. The fourth square is also part of “Doctor's checkup”.
EPOXY
"___ TO THE WEST WIND"
18"___ TO THE WEST WIND"
Row 3, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Say “___ TO THE WEST WIND” out loud and the blank fills itself: O _ _.
ODE
FLY LIKE AN EAGLE
19Fly like an eagle
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. “Doctor's checkup” crosses it at the third square.
SOAR
FEELING SICK
20Feeling sick
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fits I _ _. Check the third letter against “Legal claim”.
ILL
SA__RAI
21SA__RAI
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “SA__RAI” go in the grid. First one: M.
MU
FORMAL VOTE
22Formal vote
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fits Y _ _. The third square is also part of “Wet forecast”.
YEA
POWER
23Power
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Power.
P
HIGH GYMNASTIC SCORE
24High gymnastic score
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. “COCO__T” crosses it at the third square.
NINE
LEGAL CLAIM
25Legal claim
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. Solving “Formal vote” first gives you its third letter.
LIEN
MARITIME EXPANSE
26Maritime expanse
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “Annoying bark” first gives you its third letter.
SEA
RELIGIOUS SISTER
27Religious sister
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shape: N _ _. “Female chicken” crosses it at the third square.
NUN
WET FORECAST
28Wet forecast
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. “High gymnastic score” crosses it at the third square.
RAIN
NON-PLAYER
29Non-player
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NP
COCO__T
30COCO__T
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “COCO__T” go in the grid. First one: N.
NU
HOUR ABBR
31Hour abbr
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Hour abbr”.
H
32Female chicken
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “FEMALE CHICKEN” point to the same word. It begins with H.
HEN
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