Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2348 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2348, 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. 3 clues are pictures; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want 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 “Handcrafted”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2348: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Lose strength”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Handcrafted”. 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.
HANDCRAFTED
1Handcrafted
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
A _ _ I _ _ N _ _. “Achieve” crosses it at the sixth square.
ARTISANAL
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits T _. The second square is also part of “Horned animal”.
TH
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: R _ _. Check the third letter against “Stick out”.
RIB
BURDEN
4Burden
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Stick out”.
ONUS
WAR OF WORDS
5War of words
Top row 5/7 · 7 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ E _ _ C. “Rx request” crosses it at the fifth square.
POLEMIC
BEFORE I
6Before i
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right before I.
H
GIVE WAY
7Give way
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Hawk, as wares”.
YIELD
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LOSE STRENGTH
8Lose strength
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ O _ _ Y. Check the fifth letter against “War of words”.
ATROPHY
9Horned animal
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Use the text “HORNED ANIMAL” if the picture is unclear. First letter R.
RHINO
BETWEEN 'S' AND 'U'
10Between 's' and 'u'
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Between 's' and 'u'”.
T
SENS__IVE
11SENS__IVE
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
“SENS__IVE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
IT
A CALL FOR HELP
12A call for help
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. The third square is also part of “Data point”.
SOS
ACHIEVE
13Achieve
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ A _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Opera melody”.
ATTAIN
BEFORE O
14Before o
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to O; the answer is its previous letter.
N
OPPOSED
15Opposed
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Data point”.
ANTI
LINEAR GAIN
16Linear gain
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Linear gain”.
LG
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ART_ST
17ART_ST
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “ART_ST” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
SECLUDED NARROW VALLEY
18Secluded narrow valley
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
G _ _ _. “Rx request” crosses it at the third square.
GLEN
STICK OUT
19Stick out
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ G _. The fourth square is also part of “Secluded narrow valley”.
BULGE
TIME ON TASK
20Time on task
Row 4, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TOT
HAWK, AS WARES
21Hawk, as wares
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Solving “Secluded narrow valley” first gives you its third letter.
SELL
DATA POINT
22Data point
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “Bow shape” first gives you its third letter.
STAT
RX REQUEST
23Rx request
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits M _ _. The third square is also part of “Give way”.
MED
OPERA MELODY
24Opera melody
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Opposed”.
ARIA
MANY A TIME
25Many a time
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Fits O _ _. “Touch” crosses it at the third square.
OFT
BOW SHAPE
26Bow shape
Row 8, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “War of words”.
ARC
NATURAL GAS
27Natural gas
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NG
OBSERVE
28Observe
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Observe, nothing more.
O
PICKUP
29Pickup
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
P _. Check the second letter against “Touch”.
PU
POWER FACTOR
30Power factor
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Power factor”.
PF
BRAVE
31Brave
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Brave starts with the answer.
B
TOUCH
32Touch
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. “Pickup” crosses it at the third square.
ABUT
Crossword Challenge Level 2348 Solved Grid
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