Crossword Challenge Puzzle 225 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 225 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 5 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; 4 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 “Event planner”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Perform surgery”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Event planner”. 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.
EVENT PLANNER
1Event planner
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ A _ _ Z _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Illegal trader”.
ORGANIZER
HUMAN BEING
2Human being
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
P _ _ S _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Fancy tie”.
PERSON
GRAND TALE
3Grand tale
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Firm hold”.
EPIC
REV
4Rev
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Rev starts with the answer.
R
g-
55
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“g-”). What is left starts with A.
AS
66
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with T. Its third letter is shared with “North carolina”.
TEN
PER
7Per
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “North carolina”.
EACH
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PERFORM SURGERY
8Perform surgery
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ R _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
OPERATE
-air
99
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “-air”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
REP
FIRM HOLD
10Firm hold
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits G _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Grand tale”.
GRIP
FANCY TIE
11Fancy tie
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Stands”.
ASCOT
OPPOSITE OF YES
12Opposite of yes
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
N _. “Human being” crosses it at the second square.
NO
ILLEGAL TRADER
13Illegal trader
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with I. The fifth square is also part of “Jot”.
INSIDER
ZERO
14Zero
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Zero, nothing more.
Z
1515
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Ladies”.
EYE
BEGIN AGAIN
16Begin again
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ T _ _ T. “Office asst.” crosses it at the fifth square.
RESTART
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MARINE
17Marine
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Per”.
SEA
STANDS
18Stands
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Illegal trader”.
PODIA
NORTH CAROLINA
19North carolina
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NC
JOT
20Jot
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: T _ _. Solving “Illegal trader” first gives you its third letter.
TAD
HER
21Her
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Her.
H
SHUT OUT
22Shut out
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Fits D _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Chump”.
DEBAR
FATHER
23Father
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. Check the third letter against “Shut out”.
DAD
LADIES
24Ladies
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
SHES
2523
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to R _ _ _. Solving “Chump” first gives you its third letter.
RAFT
__PPY
26__PPY
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “__PPY” and enter only the missing part, starting with H.
HA
YEAR-END
27Year-end
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
YE
__CON
28__CON
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__CON” go in the grid. First one: B.
BA
OFFICE ASST.
29Office asst.
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Office asst.” to its initials.
OA
CHUMP
30Chump
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with O. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
OAF
TAX
31Tax
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Tax.
T
Crossword Challenge Level 225 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 225 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 225 with us. Puzzle 226 is next, with 29 clues on a 8×10 board.