Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2298 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 29 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2298, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 29 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Jarring noise”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2298: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Spinning storm”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Jarring noise”. 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.
JARRING NOISE
1Jarring noise
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits C _ _ O _ _ O _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the sixth square.
CACOPHONY
ANNOYING BARK
2Annoying bark
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Y _ _. Check the third letter against “Heart of a pc”.
YAP
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Look at the picture and fit it to C.
C
LONG PLAY
4Long play
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Long play”.
LP
LIVER OR LUNGS
5Liver or lungs
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits O _ _ A _. Solving “Vampire slayer” first gives you its fourth letter.
ORGAN
COZY SPOT
6Cozy spot
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Government of belize”.
NOOK
ADD FRILLS TO
7Add frills to
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with E. “Base level” crosses it at the sixth square.
EMBELLISH
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SPINNING STORM
8Spinning storm
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits C _ _ L _ _ E. “Liver or lungs” crosses it at the fifth square.
CYCLONE
BATTERY SIZE
9Battery size
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits A _. “Annoying bark” crosses it at the second square.
AA
HEART OF A PC
10Heart of a pc
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
C _ _. “Profile name” crosses it at the third square.
CPU
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Look at the picture and fit it to O.
O
EXHIBIT VANITY
12Exhibit vanity
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ E _. “Offer” crosses it at the fourth square.
PREEN
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: H _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Profile name”.
HORN
NOB__Y
14NOB__Y
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “NOB__Y” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
OD
SWORN ENEMY
15Sworn enemy
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits N _ _ E _ _ S. Solving “__TIMATE” first gives you its fifth letter.
NEMESIS
RELATED TO YOU
16Related to you
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits Y _ _ _. “OPTI__M” crosses it at the third square.
YOUR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SPRING DANCE
17Spring dance
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with P. The third square is also part of “Cozy spot”.
PROM
PROFILE NAME
18Profile name
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits U _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Exhibit vanity”.
USER
GOVERNMENT OF BELIZE
19Government of belize
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Government of belize”.
GOB
OFFER
20Offer
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ D _ _. Solving “Lunch spot” first gives you its fourth letter.
TENDER
VAMPIRE SLAYER
21Vampire slayer
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ K _. Check the fourth letter against “Cozy spot”.
STAKE
COWBOY EVENT
22Cowboy event
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits R _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Sworn enemy”.
RODEO
_ADYBUG
23_ADYBUG
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_ADYBUG”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with L.
L
DOT ON A SCREEN
24Dot on a screen
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with B. Its third letter is shared with “Sworn enemy”.
BLIP
BASE LEVEL
25Base level
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Base level” to its initials.
BL
__TIMATE
26__TIMATE
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “__TIMATE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
ES
LUNCH SPOT
27Lunch spot
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits D _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Dot on a screen”.
DELI
OPTI__M
28OPTI__M
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “OPTI__M”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with M.
MU
gra-
29Power house
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“gra-”). What is left starts with P.
PH
Crossword Challenge Level 2298 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2298 solved
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