Crossword Challenge Puzzle 227 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 227, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 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; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Youth period”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Youth period”. 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.
YOUTH PERIOD
1Youth period
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with C. Check the sixth letter against “Speed up”.
CHILDHOOD
RANGE
2Range
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. “Number after iii” crosses it at the third square.
ROVE
YOU'RE WELCOME
3You're welcome
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “You're welcome” to its initials.
YW
SAT
4Sat
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Sat.
S
pis-
55
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “pis-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
TOL
ROUSE FROM SLEEP
6Rouse from sleep
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
A _ _ K _ _. Solving “Knockout” first gives you its fourth letter.
AWAKEN
77
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to L _ _ O _. “Knockout” crosses it at the fourth square.
LEMON
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
88
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _ S _ _ L. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
CRYSTAL
___ ARE YOU?
9___ ARE YOU?
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ ARE YOU?” out loud and the blank fills itself: H _ _.
HOW
NUMBER AFTER III
10Number after iii
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: I _. “Range” crosses it at the second square.
IV
TAX AMOUNT
11Tax amount
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. “Broad” crosses it at the third square.
LEVY
FOURTH LETTER
12Fourth letter
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Fourth letter”.
D
SPEED UP
13Speed up
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits H _ _ T _ _. “Process” crosses it at the fourth square.
HASTEN
EIGHT-PERSON BAND
14Eight-person band
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
O _ _ E _. “Process” crosses it at the fourth square.
OCTET
scho-
1515
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “scho-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
OL
TWO
16Two
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
D _ _. Solving “Organic” first gives you its third letter.
DUO
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
INDEBTED TO
17Indebted to
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits O _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
OWE
PROCESS
18Process
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ T _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Speed up”.
SYSTEM
DIS
19Dis
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Rouse from sleep”.
SLAM
BROAD
20Broad
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ _. Solving “Speed up” first gives you its third letter.
VAST
KNOCKOUT
21Knockout
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with K; pattern K _. Check the second letter against the picture clue in the top row.
KO
"___ PAN"
22"___ PAN"
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ PAN”? It fits P _ _ E _.
PETER
POPLAR TREE
23Poplar tree
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ E _. Solving “Rouse from sleep” first gives you its fourth letter.
ASPEN
RIGHTS ORG.
24Rights org.
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ACLU
2525
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _. The third square is also part of “T. ___”.
SAX
SAY
26Say
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Say.
S
SOUTH-EAST
27South-east
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “South-east”.
SE
HIGH LAND
28High land
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
M _ _ _. “South-east” crosses it at the third square.
MESA
ORGANIC
29Organic
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Organic.
O
T. ___
30T. ___
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “T. ___”? It fits R _ _.
REX
Crossword Challenge Level 227 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 227 solved
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