Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2022 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2022, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures, and 4 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Cultural practice”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Rental period”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Cultural practice”, 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.
CULTURAL PRACTICE
1Cultural practice
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ D _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
TRADITION
EUROPEAN CURRENCY
2European currency
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
EURO
rui-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “rui-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NS
"HOW CLEVER!"
4"how clever!"
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Yonder”.
AHA
BETWEEN M AND O
5Between m and o
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Alphabet check: the single letter between M and O.
N
ARMOR SOUND
6Armor sound
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against “First number”.
CLANK
OLDEN TIMES
7Olden times
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _ _. “Yonder” crosses it at the third square.
YORE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
RENTAL PERIOD
8Rental period
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ A _ _ Y. The fifth square is also part of “Between m and o”.
TENANCY
HURRY
9Hurry
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
RUSH
-bor
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “bor” gives the answer. First letter: A.
AR
ONE OF THE SEVEN DWARFS
11One of the seven dwarfs
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with D. The third square is also part of “Confab”.
DOC
ARCH_TECT
12ARCH_TECT
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “ARCH_TECT” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
I
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits T _ _ R _. Check the fourth letter against “Coliseum site”.
TIARA
NOT A FRACTION
14Not a fraction
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits I _ _ E _ _ R. Check the fifth letter against “Search for food”.
INTEGER
br--coli
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “brcoli” gives the answer. First letter: O.
OC
ba-
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“ba-”). What is left starts with N.
NANA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LOAN OFFICER
17Loan officer
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Loan officer” to its initials.
LO
SEARCH FOR FOOD
18Search for food
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Fits F _ _ A _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
FORAGE
YONDER
19Yonder
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Armor sound”.
AFAR
CONFAB
20Confab
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
CHAT
FIRST NUMBER
21First number
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: O _ _. The third square is also part of “Olden times”.
ONE
COLISEUM SITE
22Coliseum site
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Clean and orderly”.
ARENA
LISTEN
23Listen
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Search for food”.
HARK
ANDEAN EMPIRE
24Andean empire
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
INCA
AFFECTED
25Affected
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Clean and orderly”.
ARTY
ARIA
26Aria
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Aria, nothing more.
A
ORGAN USED FOR HEARING
27Organ used for hearing
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Reaction yield” first gives you its third letter.
EAR
CLEAN AND ORDERLY
28Clean and orderly
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. “Organ used for hearing” crosses it at the third square.
NEAT
ACTIO_
29ACTIO_
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
“ACTIO_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
N
REACTION YIELD
30Reaction yield
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RY
Crossword Challenge Level 2022 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2022 solved
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