Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2345 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2345 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 6 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Court of appeals”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2345: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Mist in a can”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Court of appeals”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
COURT OF APPEALS
1Court of appeals
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits A _ _ E _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Legalism”.
APPELLATE
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to E _ _. “Expert” crosses it at the third square.
EAR
DISTURBER OF THE PEACE
3Disturber of the peace
Top row 3/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with R. Its fourth letter is shared with “Bridge charge”.
RIOTER
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with O. “Ache or hurt” crosses it at the second square.
ON
BEFORE T
5Before t
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right before T.
S
___ CAVITY
6___ CAVITY
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “___ CAVITY” starts with O.
ORAL
gim-
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “gim-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with L.
LET
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MIST IN A CAN
8Mist in a can
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ O _ _ L. Check the fifth letter against “Before t”.
AEROSOL
9Ache or hurt
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Use the text “ACHE OR HURT” if the picture is unclear. First letter P.
PAIN
EXPERT
10Expert
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits P _ _. Solving “Disturber of the peace” first gives you its third letter.
PRO
BETWEEN D AND F
11Between d and f
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The letter that sits between D and F.
E
DOUBTING
12Doubting
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ R _. “All the way around” crosses it at the fourth square.
LEERY
LEGALISM
13Legalism
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Legalism starts with the answer.
L
ADAPTIVE GRID
14Adaptive grid
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Adaptive grid” to its initials.
AG
SURFACE QUALITY
15Surface quality
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits T _ _ T _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Hard-shelled seed”.
TEXTURE
ANIMAL THAT BUGLES
16Animal that bugles
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. Check the third letter against “X-keepers”.
ELK
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
IMP__SSIVE
17IMP__SSIVE
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “IMP__SSIVE” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
RE
LAYER OF WOOD
18Layer of wood
Row 3, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _. Solving “Doubting” first gives you its third letter.
PLY
___IENCE
19___IENCE
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___IENCE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with P.
PAT
ALL THE WAY AROUND
20All the way around
Row 4, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with O. Its fourth letter is shared with “Black”.
ORBIT
BRIDGE CHARGE
21Bridge charge
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Layer of wood”.
TOLL
EVIDENT
22Evident
Row 5, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Evident, nothing more.
E
ENTRANCE HALL
23Entrance hall
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
F _ _ E _. “Surface quality” crosses it at the fourth square.
FOYER
_ABRIC
24_ABRIC
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“_ABRIC” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with F.
F
GREEN POD PLANT
25Green pod plant
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Surface quality”.
OKRA
GA__AGE
26GA__AGE
Row 7, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “GA__AGE” go in the grid. First one: R.
RB
HAIR GOO
27Hair goo
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _. The third square is also part of “Animal that bugles”.
GEL
NOTEB__K
28NOTEB__K
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “NOTEB__K” go in the grid. First one: O.
OO
HARD-SHELLED SEED
29Hard-shelled seed
Row 7, col 6 · 3 letters · down
N _ _. “Used in roofing” crosses it at the third square.
NUT
BLACK
30Black
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Green pod plant”.
INKY
X-KEEPERS
31X-keepers
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “X-keepers” to its initials.
XK
USED IN ROOFING
32Used in roofing
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with “Entrance hall”.
TAR
Crossword Challenge Level 2345 Solved Grid
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