Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2264 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2264? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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 “Social media sites”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Flat land”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Social media sites”, 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.
SOCIAL MEDIA SITES
1Social media sites
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ T _ _ R _ _. “Academy awards prop” crosses it at the sixth square.
PLATFORMS
RED GEMSTONE
2Red gemstone
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. “Core muscles” crosses it at the third square.
RUBY
MUSICAL NOTE
3Musical note
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Musical note”.
A
mandol-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “mandol” gives the answer. First letter: I.
IN
COMMON LIPSTICK COLOR
5Common lipstick color
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Genetic material”.
RED
CHARGED
6Charged
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
I _ _ I _. Solving “ATHLET__” first gives you its fourth letter.
IONIC
LAW'S BIRTH
7Law's birth
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits E _ _ C _ _ E _ _. “_USICALLY” crosses it at the sixth square.
ENACTMENT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FLAT LAND
8Flat land
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
P _ _ I _ _ E. “Common lipstick color” crosses it at the fifth square.
PRAIRIE
-cky cat
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “cky cat” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LU
CORE MUSCLES
10Core muscles
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Design deet”.
ABS
MISPRINT
11Misprint
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Design deet”.
TYPO
BETWEEN E AND G
12Between e and g
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Alphabet check: the single letter between E and G.
F
ACADEMY AWARDS PROP
13Academy awards prop
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits O _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Caplet shape”.
OSCAR
REFERENCE POINT
14Reference point
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RP
-nstone
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “-nstone”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with M.
MOO
LEARNER IN CLASS
16Learner in class
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ D _ _ T. Solving “Furious” first gives you its fifth letter.
STUDENT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BRIGHT LIGHT
17Bright light
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Charged”.
NEON
DESIGN DEET
18Design deet
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Boot out”.
SPEC
GENETIC MATERIAL
19Genetic material
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Law's birth”.
DNA
CAPLET SHAPE
20Caplet shape
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with O. Its third letter is shared with “Academy awards prop”.
OVAL
ATHLET__
21ATHLET__
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “ATHLET__” go in the grid. First one: I.
IC
FURIOUS
22Furious
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
I _ _ T _. The fourth square is also part of “Big weight”.
IRATE
BOOT OUT
23Boot out
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ C _. Solving “Charged” first gives you its fourth letter.
EVICT
MARK
24Mark
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
SPOT
_USICALLY
25_USICALLY
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_USICALLY” go in the grid. First one: M.
M
OPPOSITE OF PRO
26Opposite of pro
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. Solving “Learner in class” first gives you its third letter.
CON
LINGERIE FABRIC
27Lingerie fabric
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
L _ _ _. Solving “Opposite of pro” first gives you its third letter.
LACE
OVER UNDER
28Over under
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OU
BIG WEIGHT
29Big weight
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Law's birth”.
TON
DEFT
30Deft
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Deft, nothing more.
D
Crossword Challenge Level 2264 Solved Grid
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