Crossword Challenge Puzzle 923 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 923 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 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 “Confined area”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 923: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Confined area”. 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.
CONFINED AREA
1Confined area
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ A _ _ Z _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Thoughts”.
LOCALIZED
EFFORT
2 effort
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Effort starts with the answer.
E
F___LOUS
3F___LOUS
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “F___LOUS” go in the grid. First one: A.
ABU
-uit
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-uit” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with F.
FR
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with L. Its third letter is shared with “CARA___”.
LAMP
IN EACH CASE
6In each case
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the fourth letter against “Fourth month”.
EVERY
___ESCOPE
7___ESCOPE
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “___ESCOPE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with T.
TEL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits L _ _ F _ _ T. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
LEAFLET
AFTER N
9After n
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from N in the alphabet.
O
CENTRAL PROCESS UNIT
10Central process unit
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Central process unit” to its initials.
CPU
SUG__
11SUG__
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “SUG__” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
AR
FEUDAL TITLE
12Feudal title
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. “Prefix for try” crosses it at the third square.
LORD
THOUGHTS
13Thoughts
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Eve's husband”.
IDEAS
ZEN UNIT
14Zen unit
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Zen unit” to its initials.
ZU
___-FRIENDLY (GREEN)
15___-FRIENDLY (GREEN)
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___-FRIENDLY (GREEN)”? It fits E _ _.
ECO
MAKE KNOWN
16Make known
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
D _ _ L _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Fizzy drink”.
DECLARE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FEARLESS
17Fearless
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: B _ _ V _. The fourth square is also part of “In each case”.
BRAVE
FARM OUTPUT
18Farm output
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Begins with P. Check the fifth letter against “Zen unit”.
PRODUCE
CARA___
19CARA___
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “CARA___” and enter only the missing part, starting with M.
MEL
EVE'S HUSBAND
20Eve's husband
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Solving “Thoughts” first gives you its third letter.
ADAM
FOURTH MONTH
21Fourth month
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Check the third letter against “In each case”.
APR
PREFIX FOR TRY
22Prefix for try
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
R _. Solving “Thoughts” first gives you its second letter.
RE
SENSE OF FLAVOR
23Sense of flavor
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Fits T _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not dis”.
TASTE
YOUR TURN
24Your turn
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
YT
FIZZY DRINK
25Fizzy drink
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “Not dis”.
SODA
ACT
26Act
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Act, nothing more.
A
___DINE
27___DINE
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “___DINE” and enter only the missing part, starting with S.
SAR
GREEN PLANT ON ROCKS
28Green plant on rocks
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “___DINE”.
MOSS
ORANGE COUNTY
29Orange county
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Orange county” to its initials.
OC
NOT DIS
30Not dis
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with D. “Sense of flavor” crosses it at the third square.
DAT
LIGHT
31Light
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Light.
L
Crossword Challenge Level 923 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 923 solved
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