Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2278 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2278 is an 8×10 board with 33 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 15 of 33 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; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 6 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Spotty past”.
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 “Spotty past”, 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.
SPOTTY PAST
1Spotty past
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with C. Check the sixth letter against “Concern of freud”.
CHECKERED
FACI__TY
2FACI__TY
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “FACI__TY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with L.
LI
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with O. “Vintage look” crosses it at the third square.
OKRA
ITSY-BITSY
4Itsy-bitsy
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Kinfolk”.
TEENY
HOUR ABBR
5Hour abbr
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Hour abbr”.
H
ARCHIMEDES' SHOUT
6Archimedes' shout
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits E _ _ E _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Energy balance”.
EUREKA
ELITIST SORT
7Elitist sort
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Vintage look”.
SNOB
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 C _ _ T _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “Hour abbr”.
CLOTHES
OUTDOOR WALK
9Outdoor walk
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
H _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
HIKE
BETWEEN D AND F
10Between d and f
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
The letter that sits between D and F.
E
KINFOLK
11Kinfolk
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
C _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
CLAN
to--n
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “to--n”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with K.
KE
CONCERN OF FREUD
13Concern of freud
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “B__TLE”.
EGO
DIVISION RESULT
14Division result
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits R _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Feverish”.
RATIO
EVENT TRIGGER
15Event trigger
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Event trigger”.
ET
REALLY REGRET
16Really regret
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ L _ _ E. “ALLIGAT_R” crosses it at the fifth square.
DEPLORE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FORT__ATE
17FORT__ATE
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “FORT__ATE” go in the grid. First one: U.
UN
TELLER
18Teller
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Teller.
T
VINTAGE LOOK
19Vintage look
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with R. Solving “Archimedes' shout” first gives you its fourth letter.
RETRO
ENVOY
20Envoy
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ A _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Division result”.
LEGATE
ENERGY BALANCE
21Energy balance
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Energy balance” to its initials.
EB
BIG STINK
22Big stink
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. The third square is also part of “Division result”.
ADO
YOU ALREADY KNOW
23You already know
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
YAK
B__TLE
24B__TLE
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “B__TLE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
OT
"___ MY DAY!"
25"___ MY DAY!"
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “___ MY DAY!”. Shape: M _ _ _.
MAKE
BEAVER'S PROJECT
26Beaver's project
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
D _ _. Solving “___ MY DAY!” first gives you its third letter.
DAM
FEVERISH
27Feverish
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
I _ _. Solving “Really regret” first gives you its third letter.
ILL
FIRST LETTER
28First letter
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “First letter”.
A
NOT MRS.
29Not mrs.
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fits M _. “Really regret” crosses it at the second square.
MR
FINA_
30FINA_
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · across
“FINA_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with L.
L
PARKING
31Parking
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Parking, nothing more.
P
MORTAL KOMBAT
32Mortal kombat
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
MK
ALLIGAT_R
33ALLIGAT_R
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
“ALLIGAT_R” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
O
Crossword Challenge Level 2278 Solved Grid
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