Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2252 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2252 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.
9 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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 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 “2010 nolan film”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “2010 nolan film”. 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.
2010 NOLAN FILM
12010 nolan film
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
I _ _ E _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Between 's' and 'u'”.
INCEPTION
WAKE UP
2Wake up
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
R _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against “Extra small”.
ROUSE
NOT AT HOME
3Not at home
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
O _ _. Check the third letter against “Divide, as a deck of cards”.
OUT
CO__ECT
4CO__ECT
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “CO__ECT”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
NN
IDYLLIC
5Idyllic
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Idyllic.
I
ALL TIDIED UP
6All tidied up
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. “It's parked in a garage” crosses it at the third square.
NEAT
SPACESHIP STABILIZER
7Spaceship stabilizer
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
G _ _ O _ _ O _ _. “Subject matter” crosses it at the sixth square.
GYROSCOPE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to I _ _ N _ _ G. Its fifth letter is shared with “Idyllic”.
IRONING
THING, E.G.
9Thing, e.g.
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not at home”.
NOUN
DIVIDE, AS A DECK OF CARDS
10Divide, as a deck of cards
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
C _ _. “Not at home” crosses it at the third square.
CUT
EXTRA SMALL
11Extra small
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ES
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to P _ _ T _. Solving “Tiny bit” first gives you its fourth letter.
PESTS
BETWEEN 'S' AND 'U'
13Between 's' and 'u'
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Between 's' and 'u'”.
T
PART OF A LIST
14Part of a list
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ _. “Blockage reliever” crosses it at the third square.
ITEM
shutd-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “shutd-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
OWN
WORTHY OF NOTE
16Worthy of note
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
N _ _ A _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “House bill”.
NOTABLE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EVERY YEAR
17Every year
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Every year” to its initials.
EY
EDGE
18Edge
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
CUSP
IT'S PARKED IN A GARAGE
19It's parked in a garage
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits C _ _. Check the third letter against “Spaceship stabilizer”.
CAR
TINY BIT
20Tiny bit
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Subject matter”.
ATOM
CAR
21Car
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Solving “All tidied up” first gives you its third letter.
AUTO
BLOCKAGE RELIEVER
22Blockage reliever
Row 5, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
STENT
SETBACK
23Setback
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Setback.
S
NOT JUST A STAR
24Not just a star
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Jump”.
IDOL
SUBJECT MATTER
25Subject matter
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ I _. Solving “Not just a star” first gives you its fourth letter.
TOPIC
HALF OF FOUR
26Half of four
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Worthy of note”.
TWO
TEN__N
27TEN__N
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “TEN__N” go in the grid. First one: D.
DO
HOUSE BILL
28House bill
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “House bill” to its initials.
HB
JUMP
29Jump
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with H. The third square is also part of “Spaceship stabilizer”.
HOP
B_LCONY
30B_LCONY
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “B_LCONY” go in the grid. First one: A.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 2252 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2252 solved
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