Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2274 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2274? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 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 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
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ T _ _ I _ _. Solving “High school” first gives you its sixth letter.
STITCHING
WITCHY OLD WOMAN
2Witchy old woman
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits H _ _. Check the third letter against “Initial goal”.
HAG
ACTIVE LAYER
3Active layer
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
AL
CHURCH CHANGING ROOM
4Church changing room
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
V _ _ T _ _. “Carving material” crosses it at the fourth square.
VESTRY
_NDUSTRY
5_NDUSTRY
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
“_NDUSTRY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
I
SUBJECT WORD
6Subject word
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. Solving “Amaze” first gives you its third letter.
NOUN
FAMILY TREE STUDY
7Family tree study
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits G _ _ E _ _ O _ _. Solving “Raise voice” first gives you its sixth letter.
GENEALOGY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _ V _ _ G. “_NDUSTRY” crosses it at the fifth square.
SHAVING
LITERARY YARN
9Literary yarn
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Solving “Active layer” first gives you its third letter.
TALE
INITIAL GOAL
10Initial goal
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Initial goal” to its initials.
IG
BETWEEN 'S' AND 'U'
11Between 's' and 'u'
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Between 's' and 'u'”.
T
JUDGE'S WORKPLACE
12Judge's workplace
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Church changing room”.
COURT
HIGH SCHOOL
13High school
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
HS
COOLER IN GLASSES
14Cooler in glasses
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits I _ _. “Baseball stat” crosses it at the third square.
ICE
ca-
15Not any
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Picture word minus “ca” gives the answer. First letter: N.
NARY
NEWTON'S STUDY
16Newton's study
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ V _ _ Y. Check the fifth letter against “Idea”.
GRAVITY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ORIG. EQUIP.
17Orig. equip.
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Orig. equip.”.
OE
CARVED EMBLEM
18Carved emblem
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Raise voice”.
TOTEM
AMAZE
19Amaze
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. “Subject word” crosses it at the third square.
STUN
__PPLEMENT
20__PPLEMENT
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__PPLEMENT” and enter only the missing part, starting with S.
SU
CARVING MATERIAL
21Carving material
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
S _ _ N _. Solving “Subject word” first gives you its fourth letter.
STONE
ACADEMY AWARD
22Academy award
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits O _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
OSCAR
ALPHABET
23Alphabet
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Alphabet.
A
SPOILS
24Spoils
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. “Original” crosses it at the third square.
LOOT
RAISE VOICE
25Raise voice
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Spoils”.
YELL
BASEBALL STAT
26Baseball stat
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. Check the third letter against “Newton's study”.
ERA
COW'S SOUND
27Cow's sound
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: M _ _. The third square is also part of “Family tree study”.
MOO
YOUR VOICE
28Your voice
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
YV
ORIGINAL
29Original
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _. Solving “Family tree study” first gives you its second letter.
OG
IDEA
30Idea
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Idea.
I
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