Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2261 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2261? All 34 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
15 of the 34 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 3 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 “Asking to marry”.
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 “Asking to marry”, 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.
ASKING TO MARRY
1Asking to marry
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ P _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Letter after r”.
PROPOSING
HORSE'S MORSEL
2Horse's morsel
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Old testament”.
OAT
TOILET
3Toilet
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shape: W _. “Contest of speed” crosses it at the second square.
WC
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to D _ _ R _ _ S _. “Commands” crosses it at the fifth square.
DECREASE
ALO_
5ALO_
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “ALO_” go in the grid. First one: E.
E
WHAT JUDGES WEAR
6What judges wear
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. “SEGM__T” crosses it at the fourth square.
ROBES
TIME DURATION
7Time duration
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Havana's country”.
SPAN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: P _ _ D _ _ S. Solving “ALO_” first gives you its fifth letter.
POWDERS
CONTEST OF SPEED
9Contest of speed
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Toilet”.
RACE
OLD TESTAMENT
10Old testament
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OT
P FOR PIZZA
11P for pizza
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “P for pizza”.
P
COMMANDS
12Commands
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ E _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
ORDERS
LETTER AFTER R
13Letter after r
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from R in the alphabet.
S
ST__KY
14ST__KY
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “ST__KY” go in the grid. First one: I.
IC
FINE
15Fine
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Chromium”.
NICE
-gle
16___DEN
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-gle”). What is left starts with G.
GAR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
OPER-ATION
17Oper-ation
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: O _. Its second letter is shared with “Time duration”.
OP
UMBRELLA
18Umbrella
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Umbrella.
U
HAVANA'S COUNTRY
19Havana's country
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with C. Solving “What judges wear” first gives you its third letter.
CUBA
SAME DAY SLEEP
20Same day sleep
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
SDS
SPEED RUN
21Speed run
Row 5, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Speed run”.
SR
RADICAL
22Radical
Row 5, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Radical.
R
SEGM__T
23SEGM__T
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “SEGM__T” go in the grid. First one: E.
EN
BAGEL VARIETY
24Bagel variety
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
R _ _. Check the third letter against “Holiday stamp”.
RYE
NOT FAST
25Not fast
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Toward a place”.
SLOW
DECLARE
26Declare
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bagel variety”.
SAY
SPY'S ORG.
27Spy's org.
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
CIA
_OON
28_OON
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_OON”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
S
ACTION TAKEN AWARD
29Action taken award
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Action taken award” to its initials.
ATA
HOLIDAY STAMP
30Holiday stamp
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Action taken award”.
SEAL
CHROMIUM
31Chromium
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Begins with C. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the second square.
CR
TOWARD A PLACE
32Toward a place
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
T _. The second square is also part of “Not fast”.
TO
HAY
33Hay
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Hay, nothing more.
H
-k
34Picture clue
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “k” gives the answer. First letter: H.
HAW
Crossword Challenge Level 2261 Solved Grid
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