Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2202 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2202 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, 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.
+s
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Picture word minus “+s” gives the answer. First letter: S.
SEEDLINGS
MAXIMUM
2Maximum
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
MAX
MOUTH-RELATED
3Mouth-related
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ORAL
AFTER J
4After j
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to J; the answer is its next letter.
K
INITIALS FOR 'I WISH'
5Initials for 'i wish'
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Shape: I _. Its second letter is shared with “GET OUT OF MY ___!”.
IW
BELLY BUTTON
6Belly button
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Cool fabric”.
NAVEL
ACROBATIC SPORT
7Acrobatic sport
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ N _ _ T _ _. “Sulfur” crosses it at the sixth square.
GYMNASTIC
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
no –
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Picture word minus “no ” gives the answer. First letter: S.
SMOKING
HEARING ORGAN
9Hearing organ
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. The third square is also part of “Mouth-related”.
EAR
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Mouth-related”.
EXAM
AFTER C
11After c
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after C.
D
LIGHT SIGNAL
12Light signal
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LS
LIKE MANY WOOL SWEATERS
13Like many wool sweaters
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ H _. Solving “Potential force” first gives you its fourth letter.
ITCHY
CLEAN AND ORDERLY
14Clean and orderly
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Corrida wear”.
NEAT
BREAK
15Break
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
G _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Corrida wear”.
GAP
DOUBTER
16Doubter
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ P _ _ C. The fifth square is also part of “Connec-ticut”.
SKEPTIC
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
"GET OUT OF MY ___!"
17"GET OUT OF MY ___!"
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “GET OUT OF MY ___!” out loud and the blank fills itself: W _ _.
WAY
POTENTIAL FORCE
18Potential force
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ H _. “Like many wool sweaters” crosses it at the fourth square.
MIGHT
VOICE MAIL
19Voice mail
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Voice mail” to its initials.
VM
"AYE" CANCELER
20"aye" canceler
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Begins with N. Check the third letter against “Like many wool sweaters”.
NAY
COOL FABRIC
21Cool fabric
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ E _. “Belly button” crosses it at the fourth square.
LINEN
T-BONE
22T-bone
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “Break” first gives you its fourth letter.
STEAK
FANCY PARTY
23Fancy party
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. “Belly button” crosses it at the third square.
GALA
CORRIDA WEAR
24Corrida wear
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Break”.
CAPE
SULFUR
25Sulfur
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Sulfur.
S
DOL___N
26DOL___N
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “DOL___N” and enter only the missing part, starting with P.
PHI
PHYSICAL THERAPY
27Physical therapy
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
PT
CONNEC-TICUT
28Connec-ticut
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Connec-ticut”.
CT
FRAN___SE
29FRAN___SE
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “FRAN___SE” and enter only the missing part, starting with C.
CHI
POLARIS
30Polaris
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Polaris.
P
Crossword Challenge Level 2202 Solved Grid
Hide the letters to check your own board against the empty grid.
Next puzzles
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 22038×10 · 30 clues · 3 picturesLongest answer runs 9 letters, and 3 clues are fill-in-the-blanks.See hints and answersCrossword Challenge Puzzle 22048×10 · 31 clues · 3 picturesLongest answer runs 9 letters, and 4 clues are fill-in-the-blanks.See hints and answers
Puzzle 2202 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 2202 with us. Puzzle 2203 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.