Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2275 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2275 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 30 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; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Physics branch”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “The least possible”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Physics branch”, 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.
PHYSICS BRANCH
1Physics branch
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
M _ _ H _ _ I _ _. Solving “Worthy of note” first gives you its sixth letter.
MECHANICS
IMPACT SCORE OUTPUT
2Impact score output
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Impact score output”.
ISO
ATLA_TIS
3ATLA_TIS
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “ATLA_TIS” go in the grid. First one: N.
N
INJECTION JET
4Injection jet
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IJ
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to M _ _ I _ _ O _. Solving “Atty. in the firm” first gives you its fifth letter.
MUSICBOX
ZONE
6Zone
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “LONG TIME, NO ___”.
AREA
CAUSTIC CHEMICAL
7Caustic chemical
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits L _ _. The third square is also part of “LONG TIME, NO ___”.
LYE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
THE LEAST POSSIBLE
8The least possible
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ I _ _ L. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
MINIMAL
MARBL__
9MARBL__
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “MARBL__” go in the grid. First one: E.
ES
s---e
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “se” gives the answer. First letter: C.
COP
BEFORE I
11Before i
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter back from I in the alphabet.
H
ATTY. IN THE FIRM
12Atty. in the firm
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Washing bar”.
ASSOC
WORTHY OF NOTE
13Worthy of note
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ A _ _ E. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
NOTABLE
INPUT USAGE
14Input usage
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Input usage”.
IU
CLEAR TO SEND
15Clear to send
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Clear to send” to its initials.
CTS
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “Latin for 'yes'” first gives you its third letter.
SHIP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TRIAL PANEL
17Trial panel
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: J _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Zone”.
JURY
GONE BY
18Gone by
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits P _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Atty. in the firm”.
PAST
"LONG TIME, NO ___"
19"LONG TIME, NO ___"
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “LONG TIME, NO ___” starts with S.
SEE
WASHING BAR
20Washing bar
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Solving “Worthy of note” first gives you its third letter.
SOAP
AREA EAST OF THE BOSPORUS
21Area east of the bosporus
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
ASIA
NOT NORTH
22Not north
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ T _. The fourth square is also part of “Clear to send”.
SOUTH
BRAVERY TRAIT
23Bravery trait
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Fits N _ _ V _. Check the fourth letter against “After xiii”.
NERVE
NO
24No
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of No.
N
ACTOR GUZMAN
25Actor guzman
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “After xiii”.
LUIS
RAIN REALLY HARD
26Rain really hard
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Actor guzman”.
POUR
LATIN FOR 'YES'
27Latin for 'yes'
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shape: S _. Check the second letter against the picture clue in the left column.
SI
AFTER XIII
28After xiii
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with X; pattern X _ _. Solving “Bravery trait” first gives you its third letter.
XIV
POUND
29Pound
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Pound.
P
SOUTH-EAST
30South-east
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “South-east”.
SE
Crossword Challenge Level 2275 Solved Grid
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