Crossword Challenge Puzzle 222 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 222 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 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 “Sign up for”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 222: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Lengthen”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Sign up for”. 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.
SIGN UP FOR
1Sign up for
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ S _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Signal locator”.
SUBSCRIBE
AFTER S
2After s
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from S in the alphabet.
T
DELI LOAF
3Deli loaf
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Solving “Darling term” first gives you its third letter.
RYE
p-
44
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “p-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EA
ASIAN TONGUE
5Asian tongue
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. “___T” crosses it at the third square.
THAI
MIGHT
6Might
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits C _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “Venom”.
COULD
WEDDING TRIP
7Wedding trip
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with H. Solving “Map” first gives you its sixth letter.
HONEYMOON
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LENGTHEN
8Lengthen
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ E _ _ H. Its fifth letter is shared with “Asian tongue”.
STRETCH
UNIT
9Unit
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Unit.
U
DARLING TERM
10Darling term
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits B _ _. “Deli loaf” crosses it at the third square.
BAE
-uirrel
1111
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-uirrel”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SQ
1212
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with C. Its third letter is shared with “Big deal”.
CUBE
SIGNAL LOCATOR
13Signal locator
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ A _. Solving “Grain” first gives you its fourth letter.
RADAR
INFRARED LIGHT
14Infrared light
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
I _. Check the second letter against “Fish tanks”.
IR
1515
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with B. The third square is also part of “North south”.
BIN
NOT WESTERN
16Not western
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Rank”.
EASTERN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
"HUZZAH!"
17"huzzah!"
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: Y _ _ O _. Solving “Might” first gives you its fourth letter.
YAHOO
FISH TANKS
18Fish tanks
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ A _ _ A. The fifth square is also part of “Infrared light”.
AQUARIA
___T
19___T
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___T” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
AUN
GRAIN
20Grain
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Signal locator”.
BEAN
VENOM
21Venom
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ _. Solving “Might” first gives you its third letter.
BILE
BIG DEAL
22Big deal
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Big deal”.
BD
REA__
23REA__
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“REA__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with D.
DY
RANK
24Rank
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “1+1”.
RATE
MAP
25Map
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Map.
M
THE WAR REPORT
26The war report
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
TWR
MILITARY ALLIANCE
27Military alliance
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “The war report”.
NATO
NORTH SOUTH
28North south
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “North south”.
NS
1+1
291+1
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Wedding trip”.
TWO
TAP
30Tap
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Tap, nothing more.
T
Crossword Challenge Level 222 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 222 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 222 with us. Puzzle 223 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.