Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2281 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2281? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
8 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 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 the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2281: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. Z _ _ C _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “ADVA_CE”.
ZIRCONIUM
HOME TO AN ORCA
2Home to an orca
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with O. “Cognitive analysis” crosses it at the fourth square.
OCEAN
MODE OF DISPLAY
3Mode of display
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Mode of display”.
MOD
BANK NOTE
4Bank note
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Bank note”.
BN
AMEN_TY
5AMEN_TY
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “AMEN_TY” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
I
SEND OUT
6Send out
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. “Bowling target” crosses it at the third square.
EMIT
DAUGHTER'S OPPOSITE
7Daughter's opposite
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bowling target”.
SON
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 Z.
ZOMBIES
CLICKABLE IMAGE
9Clickable image
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Mode of display”.
ICON
COLOR OF TOMATOES
10Color of tomatoes
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. “Mode of display” crosses it at the third square.
RED
COGNITIVE ANALYSIS
11Cognitive analysis
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CA
ATTACK START
12Attack start
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits O _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Bridal wear”.
ONSET
ADVA_CE
13ADVA_CE
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “ADVA_CE” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
N
ROME'S LANGUAGE
14Rome's language
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with I. The fifth square is also part of “Turn to stone”.
ITALIAN
sunb-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “sunb-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with U.
URN
ANATO__
16ANATO__
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “ANATO__” and enter only the missing part, starting with M.
MY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HAR__NY
17HAR__NY
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“HAR__NY” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with M.
MO
TURN TO STONE
18Turn to stone
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
P _ _ R _ _ Y. The fifth square is also part of “Rome's language”.
PETRIFY
BOWLING TARGET
19Bowling target
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Daughter's opposite”.
PIN
BRIDAL WEAR
20Bridal wear
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with V. “Around” crosses it at the third square.
VEIL
ANIMAL DOC
21Animal doc
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
V _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Send out”.
VET
PERUSE
22Peruse
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Rome's language”.
SCAN
23Picture clue
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “To's opposite”.
CANOE
_LARINET
24_LARINET
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_LARINET”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with C.
C
MARKET TROLLEY
25Market trolley
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “To's opposite”.
CART
AROUND
26Around
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits C _ _ C _. “Market trolley” crosses it at the fourth square.
CIRCA
MAKE AN EFFORT
27Make an effort
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
T _ _. Check the third letter against “ANATO__”.
TRY
TO'S OPPOSITE
28To's opposite
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: F _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the inside the grid.
FRO
BRAVE
29Brave
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Brave starts with the answer.
B
DATA UNIT
30Data unit
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with B. “Market trolley” crosses it at the third square.
BYTE
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