Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2287 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2287 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 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; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Emotional release”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Cheats”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Emotional release”, 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.
EMOTIONAL RELEASE
1Emotional release
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ H _ _ S _ _. Solving “Code of conduct” first gives you its sixth letter.
CATHARSIS
AFTER G
2After g
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to G; the answer is its next letter.
H
INSTANT MESSAGE PROTOCOL
3Instant message protocol
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Instant message protocol”.
IMP
-ap
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ap”). What is left starts with S.
SO
NOT ODD
5Not odd
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Epic mind power”.
EVEN
BOUNDARY POINT
6Boundary point
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits L _ _ I _. “Single entity” crosses it at the fourth square.
LIMIT
FALL EQUINOX MONTH
7Fall equinox month
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ T _ _ B _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Midterm”.
SEPTEMBER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CHEATS
8Cheats
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ S _ _ S. Solving “Not odd” first gives you its fifth letter.
CHISELS
BEFORE B
9Before b
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right before B.
A
TEXAS STATE POLICE
10Texas state police
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Texas state police”.
TSP
p--tocopy
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“p--tocopy”). What is left starts with H.
HO
SADLY SAID
12Sadly said
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Solving “Alabama abbr.” first gives you its third letter.
ALAS
CODE OF CONDUCT
13Code of conduct
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits R _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Puts into action”.
RULES
SIGNAL BAND
14Signal band
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Signal band”.
SB
dr-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “dr-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
ILL
CONGRESS MEMBER
16Congress member
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits S _ _ A _ _ R. Solving “Booking time” first gives you its fifth letter.
SENATOR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CINEMA
17Cinema
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ I _. “Boundary point” crosses it at the fourth square.
MOVIE
CAN DISSOLVE
18Can dissolve
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
S _ _ U _ _ E. “Signal band” crosses it at the fifth square.
SOLUBLE
EPIC MIND POWER
19Epic mind power
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Epic mind power”.
EMP
PUTS INTO ACTION
20Puts into action
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits U _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Code of conduct”.
USES
SINGLE ENTITY
21Single entity
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Boundary point”.
UNIT
ALABAMA ABBR.
22Alabama abbr.
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fits A _. Solving “Code of conduct” first gives you its second letter.
AL
TIGHT END
23Tight end
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Tight end” to its initials.
TE
BOOKING TIME
24Booking time
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Check the third letter against “Assayer's material”.
SLOT
MIDTERM
25Midterm
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Midterm.
M
B___QUE
26B___QUE
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “B___QUE” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
ARO
LARGE CHUNK
27Large chunk
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “B___QUE”.
SLAB
LINE NUMBER
28Line number
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LN
ASSAYER'S MATERIAL
29Assayer's material
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: O _ _. Solving “Fall equinox month” first gives you its third letter.
ORE
ARTISAN
30Artisan
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Artisan.
A
Crossword Challenge Level 2287 Solved Grid
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