Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2224 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2224 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. 3 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Civil population”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2224: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Bowl-shaped”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Civil population”. 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.
CIVIL POPULATION
1Civil population
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ I _ _ A _ _. “Card provider” crosses it at the sixth square.
CIVILIANS
ACROSS THE TOP
2Across the top
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. “RELATI__” crosses it at the third square.
OVER
NEXT YIELD
3Next yield
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Next yield” to its initials.
NY
AFTER B
4After b
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from B in the alphabet.
C
BOW SHAPE
5Bow shape
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Check the third letter against “Pimples”.
ARC
dental –
6Facade
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“dental -”). What is left starts with V.
VENEER
HAPPEN-ING
7Happen-ing
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Energy network”.
EVENT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BOWL-SHAPED
8Bowl-shaped
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ C _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Bow shape”.
CONCAVE
CLIMBING VINE
9Climbing vine
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. Check the third letter against “Next yield”.
IVY
RELATI__
10RELATI__
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “RELATI__” go in the grid. First one: V.
VE
A MAGNET ATTRACTS IT
11A magnet attracts it
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Boot out”.
IRON
AFTER K
12After k
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to K; the answer is its next letter.
L
CARD PROVIDER
13Card provider
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ U _ _. “Year-book” crosses it at the fourth square.
ISSUER
WEDDING SITE
14Wedding site
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Year-book”.
ALTAR
15Vote against
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “VOTE AGAINST” point to the same word. It begins with N.
NO
SECRET AGENT
16Secret agent
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. Solving “Yellow” first gives you its third letter.
SPY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SPEED UP AN ENGINE
17Speed up an engine
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. The third square is also part of “Happen-ing”.
REV
YEAR-BOOK
18Year-book
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
A _ _ U _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Card provider”.
ANNUAL
PIMPLES
19Pimples
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ACNE
BOOT OUT
20Boot out
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Card provider”.
OUST
ENERGY NETWORK
21Energy network
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EN
VALUE
22Value
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits M _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Green citrus fruit”.
MERIT
NOT FULFILLED
23Not fulfilled
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ E _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
UNMET
PIG FEED
24Pig feed
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Solving “Vote against” first gives you its third letter.
SLOP
___-BRAINED (NOT SMART)
25___-BRAINED (NOT SMART)
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “___-BRAINED (NOT SMART)”? It fits P _ _.
PEA
PIZZA
26Pizza
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Pizza, nothing more.
P
NOT YOU
27Not you
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with M. The picture clue in the inside the grid crosses it at the second square.
ME
GREEN CITRUS FRUIT
28Green citrus fruit
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Not you”.
LIME
YELLOW
29Yellow
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Yellow.
Y
-bag
30Picture clue
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “bag” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TEA
Crossword Challenge Level 2224 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2224 solved
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