Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2201 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2201 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 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants 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 “Enzyme blocker”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2201: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Aims”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Enzyme blocker”. 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.
ENZYME BLOCKER
1Enzyme blocker
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with I. Solving “Allude to” first gives you its sixth letter.
INHIBITOR
BETWEEN M AND O
2Between m and o
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Alphabet check: the single letter between M and O.
N
FAUCET
3Faucet
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. Check the third letter against “Harmonic analysis process”.
TAP
ENERGY WAVE
4Energy wave
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Energy wave”.
EW
PERSONAL TITLE
5Personal title
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. The third square is also part of “Max attack rating”.
NAME
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: D _ _ R _. “No better than” crosses it at the fourth square.
DIARY
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ E _ _ H _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Third letter”.
STRETCHER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
AIMS
8Aims
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
I _ _ E _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “Personal title”.
INTENDS
BETWEEN M AND O
9Between m and o
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Alphabet check: the single letter between M and O.
N
HARMONIC ANALYSIS PROCESS
10Harmonic analysis process
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Harmonic analysis process” to its initials.
HAP
offl--e
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “offl--e”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
IN
DATA UNIT
12Data unit
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits B _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Toilet paper”.
BYTE
ALLUDE TO
13Allude to
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits I _ _ L _. Solving “Mixture” first gives you its fourth letter.
IMPLY
TRY ONCE
14Try once
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Try once” to its initials.
TO
HEAVENLY BALL
15Heavenly ball
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: O _ _. Solving “GAZE__” first gives you its third letter.
ORB
GET MORE, SAY
16Get more, say
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with R. “House adjunct” crosses it at the fifth square.
REORDER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ARE EXPECTING
17Are expecting
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ I _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
AWAIT
NO LONGER
18No longer
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Begins with A. “Try once” crosses it at the fifth square.
ANYMORE
MAX ATTACK RATING
19Max attack rating
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
MAR
MIXTURE
20Mixture
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Allude to”.
MELD
NO BETTER THAN
21No better than
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
MERE
TOILET PAPER
22Toilet paper
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Toilet paper” to its initials.
TP
YOUTUBE
23Youtube
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with Y; pattern Y _. The second square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
YT
HOUSE ADJUNCT
24House adjunct
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with Y; pattern Y _ _ _. Solving “Feel regret” first gives you its third letter.
YARD
THIRD LETTER
25Third letter
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Third letter”.
C
TAKE TO COURT
26Take to court
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: S _ _. Check the third letter against “Get more, say”.
SUE
RUN FAST
27Run fast
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. “Take to court” crosses it at the third square.
DASH
GAZE__
28GAZE__
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “GAZE__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with B.
BO
FEEL REGRET
29Feel regret
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
RUE
RECOIL
30Recoil
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Recoil, nothing more.
R
Crossword Challenge Level 2201 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2201 solved
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