Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2262 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2262 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
12 of the 32 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; 4 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 “Innovative thinker”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2262: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Alternate form”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Innovative thinker”. 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.
INNOVATIVE THINKER
1Innovative thinker
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ I _ _ A _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Between m and o”.
VISIONARY
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with A. Check the fourth letter against “Element #26”.
ACORN
REPLY PREFIX
3Reply prefix
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Fits R _. Check the second letter against “Freezer cubes”.
RE
BALLER_NA
4BALLER_NA
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “BALLER_NA”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
I
BUSTLE
5Bustle
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving “Seep (out)” first gives you its third letter.
ADO
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: N _ _ Z _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Zinc symbol”.
NOZZLE
ITSY-BITSY
7Itsy-bitsy
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ N _. “Zinc symbol” crosses it at the fourth square.
TEENY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ALTERNATE FORM
8Alternate form
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
V _ _ I _ _ T. Its fifth letter is shared with “Bustle”.
VARIANT
FREEZER CUBES
9Freezer cubes
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits I _ _. Solving “Reply prefix” first gives you its third letter.
ICE
SMART OPTION
10Smart option
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SO
ELEMENT #26
11Element #26
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ _. “BR_W” crosses it at the third square.
IRON
OPPOSITE OF OFF
12Opposite of off
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits O _. Its second letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ON
BETWEEN M AND O
13Between m and o
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Alphabet check: the single letter between M and O.
N
IN THE KNOW
14In the know
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Ahead”.
AWARE
b--nze
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “bnze” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RO
NOT NO
16Not no
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Y _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Skyhigh”.
YES
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FEMALE DEER
17Female deer
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: D _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Itsy-bitsy”.
DOE
AHEAD
18Ahead
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ A _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Green gem”.
ONWARD
SEEP (OUT)
19Seep (out)
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
OOZE
BR_W
20BR_W
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “BR_W”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
O
ZINC SYMBOL
21Zinc symbol
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Z _. Solving “Itsy-bitsy” first gives you its second letter.
ZN
MODEL OF PERFECTION
22Model of perfection
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits I _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Run fast”.
IDEAL
CUNNING
23Cunning
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
WILY
JOINT ACCOUNT
24Joint account
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Joint account”.
JA
GREEN GEM
25Green gem
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: J _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Model of perfection”.
JADE
DEEP SADNESS
26Deep sadness
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
W _ _. Check the third letter against “Not no”.
WOE
THE HIDDEN YAWN
27The hidden yawn
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
THY
THEIR
28Their
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Their starts with the answer.
T
SERVICE AREA
29Service area
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Service area” to its initials.
SA
RUN FAST
30Run fast
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. Check the third letter against “Service area”.
DASH
SKYHIGH
31Skyhigh
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Skyhigh, nothing more.
S
PUT DOWN
32Put down
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. “The hidden yawn” crosses it at the third square.
LAY
Crossword Challenge Level 2262 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2262 solved
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