Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2277 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2277 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask 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; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Mail handling”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2277: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Ruins”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Mail handling”. 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.
MAIL HANDLING
1Mail handling
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ E _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Lab-assisted, after "in”.
RECEIVING
MUSICAL NOTE
2Musical note
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Musical note”.
E
MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENT
3Medical school student
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
MSS
mac-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“mac-”). What is left starts with A.
AW
ENGINEERING GROUP
5Engineering group
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “EL___TOR”.
IEEE
NOT EVER
6Not ever
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
N _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Walking parts”.
NEVER
LEGALLY REQUIRED
7Legally required
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ T _ _ O _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Think”.
STATUTORY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
RUINS
8Ruins
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ A _ _ S. Solving “Engineering group” first gives you its fifth letter.
REMAINS
BETWEEN D AND F
9Between d and f
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
The letter that sits between D and F.
E
CONTROL RULE SET
10Control rule set
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CRS
ENERGY ANALYSIS
11Energy analysis
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Energy analysis”.
EA
BRAIN SPARK
12Brain spark
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “TOG__HER”.
IDEA
LAB-ASSISTED, AFTER "IN"
13Lab-assisted, after "in"
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
V _ _ R _. “Cost to ride” crosses it at the fourth square.
VITRO
com-- book
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “com-- book”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
IC
60'S WAR ZONE
1560's war zone
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. The third square is also part of “Not you”.
NAM
QUIET VALLEY
16Quiet valley
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Not you”.
GLEN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SUGAR'S QUALITY
17Sugar's quality
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ E _. Solving “Not ever” first gives you its fourth letter.
SWEET
EXTREME CHANGE
18Extreme change
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Begins with R. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
RADICAL
EL___TOR
19EL___TOR
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “EL___TOR” go in the grid. First one: E.
EVA
COST TO RIDE
20Cost to ride
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Lab-assisted, after "in”.
FARE
WALKING PARTS
21Walking parts
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with F. “Not ever” crosses it at the third square.
FEET
TOG__HER
22TOG__HER
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“TOG__HER” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
ET
RESOURCE UNIT
23Resource unit
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Resource unit” to its initials.
RU
HALLOWEEN MONTH
24Halloween month
Row 6, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Begins with O. Check the third letter against “MINIS___”.
OCT
THINK
25Think
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Think.
T
C___KBONE
26C___KBONE
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fill the gap in “C___KBONE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with H.
HEE
SOUND REBOUND
27Sound rebound
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “C___KBONE”.
ECHO
NOT YOU
28Not you
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _. Its second letter is shared with “Quiet valley”.
ME
MINIS___
29MINIS___
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“MINIS___” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with T.
TER
BO_US
30BO_US
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “BO_US”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
N
-elash
31ATTORN__
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-elash”). What is left starts with E.
EY
Crossword Challenge Level 2277 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2277 solved
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