Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2225 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2225 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
11 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “River shore”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “River shore”, read top to bottom.
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.
RIVER SHORE
1River shore
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
R _ _ E _ _ A _ _. “Musical note” crosses it at the sixth square.
RIVERBANK
UNIT DISTANCE
2Unit distance
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UD
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: D _ _ I _ _ R _. “Flock leader, for short” crosses it at the fifth square.
DELIVERY
SLAP ON
4Slap on
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Like lottery winners”.
DAUB
NOT_
5NOT_
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “NOT_”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
E
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with R. The third square is also part of “Like lottery winners”.
RAKE
FOXY
7Foxy
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “Like lottery winners” first gives you its third letter.
SLY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
+s
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
The image carries “+s”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RUDDERS
MENTAL IMAGE
9Mental image
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
IDEA
AFTER U
10After u
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from U in the alphabet.
V
CAN BE EATEN
11Can be eaten
Left column 4/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ B _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Slap on”.
EDIBLE
FLOCK LEADER, FOR SHORT
12Flock leader, for short
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
REV
MUSICAL NOTE
13Musical note
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Musical note”.
B
PLANE LANDING
14Plane landing
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ I _ _ L. Solving “Butcher's knife” first gives you its fifth letter.
ARRIVAL
"AYE" CANCELER
15"aye" canceler
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: N _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
NAY
KILOGRAM
16Kilogram
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits K _. Solving “Car wash item” first gives you its second letter.
KG
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ANIM__
17ANIM__
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “ANIM__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
AL
BUTCHER'S KNIFE
18Butcher's knife
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Begins with C. Its fifth letter is shared with “Plane landing”.
CLEAVER
LIKE LOTTERY WINNERS
19Like lottery winners
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits L _ _ K _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
LUCKY
SELFMA__
20SELFMA__
Row 4, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “SELFMA__” go in the grid. First one: D.
DE
ALL-OUT BRAWL
21All-out brawl
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Fits M _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Before of yore”.
MELEE
_AGLE
22_AGLE
Row 6, col 5 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_AGLE” go in the grid. First one: E.
E
ROMAN NUMERAL 6
23Roman numeral 6
Row 6, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Starts with V; pattern V _. Its second letter is shared with “Plane landing”.
VI
MACHINE
24Machine
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Machine starts with the answer.
M
BRAVE ACTION
25Brave action
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with D. Its third letter is shared with “Before of yore”.
DARE
GET AWAY FROM
26Get away from
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ D _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Brave action”.
EVADE
CAR WASH ITEM
27Car wash item
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
R _ _. Check the third letter against “Kilogram”.
RAG
BEFORE OF YORE
28Before of yore
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. Solving “All-out brawl” first gives you its third letter.
ERE
FIX
29Fix
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Fix.
F
AT NO CHARGE
30At no charge
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ _. Solving “Brave action” first gives you its third letter.
FREE
Crossword Challenge Level 2225 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2225 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 2225 with us. Puzzle 2226 is next, with 31 clues on a 8×10 board.