Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2228 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2228? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
11 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2228: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Sound alike word”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with H. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
HYDRAULIC
ORIGINAL VIDEO ANIMATION
2Original video animation
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OVA
MIDDLE
3Middle
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Middle.
M
NOT A COPY
4Not a copy
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
Fits O _ _ G _ _ A _. Check the fifth letter against “No" voter”.
ORIGINAL
"SCENTER" OF THE FACE
5"scenter" of the face
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Actress viola of "fences”.
NOSE
l--ph
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“l--ph”). What is left starts with Y.
YM
BROUGHT UP
7Brought up
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ T _ _ N _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Military alliance”.
MENTIONED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SOUND ALIKE WORD
8Sound alike word
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ O _ _ M. Solving “Scenter" of the face” first gives you its fifth letter.
HOMONYM
YOUR VOICE
9Your voice
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Your voice” to its initials.
YV
ACTRESS VIOLA OF "FENCES"
10Actress viola of "fences"
Left column 3/9 · 5 letters · across
D _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Not a copy”.
DAVIS
AND_OID
11AND_OID
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
“AND_OID” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with R.
R
"NO" VOTER
12"no" voter
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Tank”.
ANTI
dialog-
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“dialog-”). What is left starts with U.
UE
REGIONAL
14Regional
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Not a copy”.
LOCAL
ICEBOX
15Icebox
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Icebox starts with the answer.
I
-ck
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “-ck”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with C.
CHI
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ITALIAN CAPITAL
17Italian capital
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
ROME
TANK
18Tank
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Shape: V _ _. Its third letter is shared with “No" voter”.
VAT
NET
19Net
Row 4, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Net, nothing more.
N
HARD SEED
20Hard seed
Row 4, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. Solving “Military alliance” first gives you its third letter.
NUT
SPY
21Spy
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against “Hard seed”.
AGENT
ART STYLE PREFIX
22Art style prefix
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
N _ _. Check the third letter against “Regional”.
NEO
USER INPUT
23User input
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “User input” to its initials.
UI
SADLY SAID
24Sadly said
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. “Aircraft type” crosses it at the third square.
ALAS
MILITARY ALLIANCE
25Military alliance
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Hard seed”.
NATO
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
26Consumer price index
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Consumer price index”.
CPI
_EARBY
27_EARBY
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “_EARBY” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
N
JOUR__L
28JOUR__L
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “JOUR__L” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NA
AIRCRAFT TYPE
29Aircraft type
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against “JOUR__L”.
PLANE
HECTARE
30Hectare
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Hectare starts with the answer.
H
BUMMED
31Bummed
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Brought up”.
SAD
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