Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2219 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2219, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 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; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Cleverness”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2219: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “If possible”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Cleverness”. 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.
CLEVERNESS
1Cleverness
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ E _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Before v”.
INGENUITY
KAHLO'S HUSBAND
2Kahlo's husband
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ G _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
DIEGO
fri-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“fri-”). What is left starts with E.
END
ACOUSTIC EMISSION
4Acoustic emission
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AE
IDO_
5IDO_
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “IDO_” go in the grid. First one: L.
L
THIRD-LARGEST CITY IN FRANCE
6Third-largest city in france
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “JEA___S”.
LYON
CROSSWORD FAN
7Crossword fan
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits Y _ _. “JEA___S” crosses it at the third square.
YOU
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
IF POSSIBLE
8If possible
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ A _ _ Y. The fifth square is also part of “IDO_”.
IDEALLY
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: N _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
NINE
GRADIENT ENERGY DENSITY
10Gradient energy density
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Gradient energy density” to its initials.
GED
-ypt
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-ypt” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EG
POINTS IN A NETWORK
12Points in a network
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits N _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Loss”.
NODES
BEFORE V
13Before v
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right before V.
U
DOING NOTHING
14Doing nothing
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits I _ _ _. Solving “Valley” first gives you its third letter.
IDLE
HANDLED
15Handled
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. The fifth square is also part of “Take off”.
TREATED
Y TWICE
16Y twice
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with Y. Solving “Not wet” first gives you its second letter.
YY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PLA__FF
17PLA__FF
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “PLA__FF” and enter only the missing part, starting with Y.
YO
MOST RECENT
18Most recent
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. “Points in a network” crosses it at the third square.
LAST
JEA___S
19JEA___S
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “JEA___S”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with L.
LOU
LOSS
20Loss
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
D _ _ E _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Doing nothing”.
DEFEAT
DEFEN___T
21DEFEN___T
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
“DEFEN___T” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with D.
DAN
VALLEY
22Valley
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with D. “Doing nothing” crosses it at the third square.
DALE
_____ AND PREJUDICE
23_____ AND PREJUDICE
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
The missing word in “_____ AND PREJUDICE” starts with P.
PRIDE
PARKING SYMBOL
24Parking symbol
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Parking symbol”.
P
NOT ODD
25Not odd
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “Handled”.
EVEN
BEFORE'S OPPOSITE
26Before's opposite
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. “Not odd” crosses it at the fourth square.
AFTER
NOT WET
27Not wet
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. The third square is also part of “Y twice”.
DRY
SIX IN ROME
28Six in rome
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with V. Check the second letter against “_____ AND PREJUDICE”.
VI
TAKE OFF
29Take off
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TO
COLOR SHADE
30Color shade
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. “Not odd” crosses it at the third square.
TONE
Crossword Challenge Level 2219 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2219 solved
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