Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2272 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2272, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 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; 6 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
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 the picture clue in the top row, 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to N _ _ E _ _ S _ _. Solving “Letter after x” first gives you its sixth letter.
NINETYSIX
HAT_
2HAT_
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “HAT_” go in the grid. First one: E.
E
UNITED STATES
3United states
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
US
____ OF HOPE
4____ OF HOPE
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Say “____ OF HOPE” out loud and the blank fills itself: R _ _.
RAY
ENDED
5Ended
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Opposite of nays”.
OVER
CLOSE AT HAND
6Close at hand
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
N _ _ R _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “R twice”.
NEARBY
SAME DAY SLEEP
7Same day sleep
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Same day sleep” to its initials.
SDS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
+s
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“+s”). What is left starts with N.
NEURONS
ATT_RE
9ATT_RE
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “ATT_RE” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
COMBI__
10COMBI__
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
“COMBI__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
NE
TREE SPECIES
11Tree species
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Hard rock genre”.
ELM
KNOTTED
12Knotted
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. “Hard rock genre” crosses it at the third square.
TIED
LETTER AFTER X
13Letter after x
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from X in the alphabet.
Y
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ I _. Solving “WHAT ARE YOU ___?!” first gives you its fourth letter.
SPAIN
SICKNESS
15Sickness
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits I _ _ N _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “Joint with a cap”.
ILLNESS
MALE CHROMOSOMES
16Male chromosomes
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
X _. Solving “Layer of wood” first gives you its second letter.
XY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HAD MONEY IN THE BANK
17Had money in the bank
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Close at hand”.
SAVED
B___EVE
18B___EVE
Row 3, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “B___EVE” go in the grid. First one: E.
ELI
OPPOSITE OF NAYS
19Opposite of nays
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: Y _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Close at hand”.
YEAS
HARD ROCK GENRE
20Hard rock genre
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
M _ _ A _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
METAL
R TWICE
21R twice
Row 5, col 5 · 2 letters · across
R _. Check the second letter against “Close at hand”.
RR
"WHAT ARE YOU ___?!"
22"WHAT ARE YOU ___?!"
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Complete the phrase “WHAT ARE YOU ___?!”. Shape: D _ _ N _.
DOING
CLICKING DEVICE
23Clicking device
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
M _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “Sickness”.
MOUSE
BODY MASS
24Body mass
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
BM
JOINT WITH A CAP
25Joint with a cap
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with K; pattern K _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Sickness”.
KNEE
JAPAN'S CAPITAL
26Japan's capital
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with T. Solving “Close at hand” first gives you its fourth letter.
TOKYO
LAYER OF WOOD
27Layer of wood
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Male chromosomes”.
PLY
USE
28Use
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Use.
U
SERIAL NUMBER
29Serial number
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SN
30Dna carrier
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “DNA CARRIER” point to the same word. It begins with G.
GENE
Crossword Challenge Level 2272 Solved Grid
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