Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2260 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2260 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, 8 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; 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 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Supplying”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2260: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Supplying”. 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.
SUPPLYING
1Supplying
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits P _ _ V _ _ I _ _. “Part of led” crosses it at the sixth square.
PROVIDING
AWFULLY LONG TIME
2Awfully long time
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Burden of proof”.
EON
TOUCH
3Touch
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Burden of proof”.
ABUT
_HOWDER
4_HOWDER
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_HOWDER” go in the grid. First one: C.
C
HEAT SINK
5Heat sink
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Heat sink” to its initials.
HS
RUN OFF TO GET MARRIED
6Run off to get married
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ P _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Musical speed”.
ELOPE
CHURCH MEETING
7Church meeting
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Musical speed”.
SYNOD
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. P _ _ C _ _ S. Solving “Heat sink” first gives you its fifth letter.
PEACHES
DEPRIVE OF
9Deprive of
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. Its third letter is shared with “Touch”.
ROB
BURDEN OF PROOF
10Burden of proof
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. Solving “Touch” first gives you its third letter.
ONUS
VECTOR
11Vector
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Vector.
V
ST__ETTO
12ST__ETTO
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “ST__ETTO” go in the grid. First one: I.
IL
PART OF LED
13Part of led
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with D. “Mail out” crosses it at the fourth square.
DIODE
CALLIGRAPHER'S NEED
14Calligrapher's need
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with I. The third square is also part of “Green pod plant”.
INK
GEEK'S COUSIN
15Geek's cousin
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. The third square is also part of “Green pod plant”.
NERD
HARSH
16Harsh
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits G _ _ T _ _ G. “Iceage” crosses it at the fifth square.
GRATING
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CAGY
17Cagy
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. Check the third letter against “Church meeting”.
SLY
MAIL OUT
18Mail out
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Solving “Must-have” first gives you its third letter.
SEND
NOT OFF
19Not off
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
O _. Solving “Church meeting” first gives you its second letter.
ON
DOCILE
20Docile
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
M _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Part of led”.
MEEK
MUSICAL SPEED
21Musical speed
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with T. Its fourth letter is shared with “Run off to get married”.
TEMPO
CRUISE VESSEL
22Cruise vessel
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
L _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Geek's cousin”.
LINER
MUST-HAVE
23Must-have
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. “Run off to get married” crosses it at the third square.
NEED
GREEN POD PLANT
24Green pod plant
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Geek's cousin”.
OKRA
w---er
25Bed-and-breakfast, e.g.
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “w---er”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
INN
26Picture clue
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. D _ _. Solving “Harsh” first gives you its third letter.
DOG
CHILD
27Child
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with K. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
KID
DOWN-TOWN
28Down-town
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Down-town” to its initials.
DT
REFUSAL WORD
29Refusal word
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: N _. Its second letter is shared with the picture clue in the inside the grid.
NO
ICEAGE
30Iceage
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Iceage starts with the answer.
I
Crossword Challenge Level 2260 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2260 solved
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