Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2215 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2215 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants 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 “Physical activities”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Fixed payment”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Physical activities”. 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.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
1Physical activities
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
A _ _ L _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
ATHLETICS
GRANDMA
2Grandma
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. Check the third letter against “ET__OLOGY”.
NANA
su--oof
3New release
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “su--oof”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NR
BEFORE V
4Before v
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to V; the answer is its previous letter.
U
DRINK COOLER
5Drink cooler
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. “Lover boy” crosses it at the third square.
ICE
COZILY WARM
6Cozily warm
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with T. Check the fourth letter against “Space-time”.
TOASTY
TEENS, E.G.
7Teens, e.g.
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with Y. Solving “Space-time” first gives you its fourth letter.
YOUTH
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FIXED PAYMENT
8Fixed payment
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “Drink cooler” first gives you its fifth letter.
ANNUITY
ROOF GOOP
9Roof goop
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
TAR
ET__OLOGY
10ET__OLOGY
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
“ET__OLOGY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with H.
HN
DELAYED
11Delayed
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Coastal bird”.
LATE
EXPOUND
12Expound
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Expound.
E
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with T. Check the fourth letter against “Lipped lab container”.
TURKEY
NOT OUTER
14Not outer
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits I _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Lipped lab container”.
INNER
refle-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “refle” gives the answer. First letter: C.
CT
"HELP WANTED" LETTERS
16"help wanted" letters
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Speed”.
SOS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BIRD SOUND
17Bird sound
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with C. Solving “Teens, e.g.” first gives you its third letter.
COO
LIPPED LAB CONTAINER
18Lipped lab container
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: B _ _ K _ _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
BEAKER
LOVER BOY
19Lover boy
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
B _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Cozily warm”.
BEAU
COASTAL BIRD
20Coastal bird
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
TERN
SPACE-TIME
21Space-time
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Space-time” to its initials.
ST
SECOND AIRING
22Second airing
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits R _ _ U _. “Step on a ladder” crosses it at the fourth square.
RERUN
OUR PLANET
23Our planet
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with E. “Cozily warm” crosses it at the fourth square.
EARTH
TO OR TOWARD
24To or toward
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits U _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
UNTO
co-
25"yuk!"
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “co-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with U.
UGH
UNIQUE
26Unique
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Unique.
U
ROMA__IC
27ROMA__IC
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “ROMA__IC” go in the grid. First one: N.
NT
STEP ON A LADDER
28Step on a ladder
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “ROMA__IC”.
RUNG
SPEED
29Speed
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Speed.
S
LAST DEGREE, IN MATH
30Last degree, in math
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
NTH
Crossword Challenge Level 2215 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2215 solved
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