Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2255 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2255 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.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Based on equations”.
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 “Based on equations”, 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.
BASED ON EQUATIONS
1Based on equations
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
A _ _ E _ _ A _ _. Solving “Between q and s” first gives you its sixth letter.
ALGEBRAIC
FULL OF SOUND
2Full of sound
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
N _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
NOISY
USE A SHOVEL
3Use a shovel
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits D _ _. Solving “Global interface grid” first gives you its third letter.
DIG
OPPOSITE OF OFF
4Opposite of off
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with O. Its second letter is shared with “Cut of meat”.
ON
AFTER Q
5 after q
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from Q in the alphabet.
R
BACK OF A HORSE
6Back of a horse
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Sound of thought”.
RUMP
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with A. Its third letter is shared with “Sound of thought”.
ARM
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 A _ _ O _ _ A. “After q” crosses it at the fifth square.
ANDORRA
CUT OF MEAT
9Cut of meat
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Use a shovel”.
LOIN
GLOBAL INTERFACE GRID
10Global interface grid
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Global interface grid” to its initials.
GIG
r--pect
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “r--pect” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
ES
BACK ROAD
12Back road
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits B _ _ A _. “Legal counsel” crosses it at the fourth square.
BYWAY
BETWEEN Q AND S
13Between q and s
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Alphabet check: the single letter between Q and S.
R
FULL OF AIR
14Full of air
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Solving “Heated up” first gives you its third letter.
AIRY
DIP INTO LIQUID
15Dip into liquid
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with I. Its fifth letter is shared with “GEOMET__C”.
IMMERSE
CONTROL POINT
16Control point
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
USER RANK
17User rank
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
UR
SLANGY GREETING
18Slangy greeting
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits H _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Back road”.
HIYA
SOUND OF THOUGHT
19Sound of thought
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
HMM
LEGAL COUNSEL
20Legal counsel
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
L _ _ Y _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Full of air”.
LAWYER
PART OF THE MOUTH
21Part of the mouth
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. Check the third letter against “Back of a horse”.
LIP
HEATED UP
22Heated up
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
W _ _ _. “Full of air” crosses it at the third square.
WARM
ALL-OUT BRAWL
23All-out brawl
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
M _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Dip into liquid”.
MELEE
MOBILE
24Mobile
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Mobile, nothing more.
M
IRON'S NEMESIS
25Iron's nemesis
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Dip into liquid”.
RUST
IN THE KNOW
26In the know
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “Iron's nemesis”.
AWARE
ITEM MODIFIER POWER
27Item modifier power
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Item modifier power”.
IMP
SO__
28SO__
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“SO__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with U.
UL
GEOMET__C
29GEOMET__C
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “GEOMET__C”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
RI
___ OF PASSAGE
30___ OF PASSAGE
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ OF PASSAGE”? It fits R _ _ _.
RITE
Crossword Challenge Level 2255 Solved Grid
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