Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2204 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2204 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Events”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Mental pictures”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Events”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
EVENTS
1Events
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ I _ _ N _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Between d and f”.
INCIDENTS
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with M. Its fourth letter is shared with “Concern”.
MOUSE
CURRENT UNITS
3Current units
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
AMPS
AFTER F
4After f
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from F in the alphabet.
G
ENERGY HEAL
5Energy heal
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Energy heal”.
EH
-p
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-p” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RAS
BIND
7Bind
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _ _. The third square is also part of “BA__ET”.
YOKE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MENTAL PICTURES
8Mental pictures
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
I _ _ G _ _ Y. Its fifth letter is shared with “Energy heal”.
IMAGERY
NETWORK OF MINDS
9Network of minds
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Network of minds”.
NOM
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Current units”.
CUPS
CONCERN
11Concern
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ U _. Solving “Business attire” first gives you its fourth letter.
ISSUE
DATA ENCODING
12Data encoding
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
DE
BETWEEN D AND F
13Between d and f
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The letter that sits between D and F.
E
VETOES
14Vetoes
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Gecko's gripper”.
NOES
TOTAL OBJECTIVE TIME
15Total objective time
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
TOT
SILHOUETTES
16Silhouettes
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ D _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of “Act upon”.
SHADOWS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HIGH ACCESS OUTPUT
17High access output
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
HAO
BUSINESS ATTIRE
18Business attire
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ T _. The fourth square is also part of “Foot-drag”.
SUITS
BA__ET
19BA__ET
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“BA__ET” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SK
GPS GUESS
20Gps guess
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. “Foot-drag” crosses it at the third square.
ETA
EVIDENCE
21Evidence
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Evidence.
E
PERMIT
22Permit
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. “Loyal animal” crosses it at the fourth square.
ALLOW
INVITATION TO APPLY
23Invitation to apply
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
ITA
GECKO'S GRIPPER
24Gecko's gripper
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Total objective time”.
SETA
FIREPLACE FUEL
25Fireplace fuel
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. Solving “Loyal animal” first gives you its third letter.
LOGS
FOOT-DRAG
26Foot-drag
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ L _. The fourth square is also part of “Permit”.
STALL
"___-LA-LA!"
27"___-LA-LA!"
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “___-LA-LA!”? It fits O _ _.
OOH
JEA__US
28JEA__US
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“JEA__US” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with L.
LO
ACT UPON
29Act upon
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fits D _. Check the second letter against “Silhouettes”.
DO
LOYAL ANIMAL
30Loyal animal
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. Solving “Fireplace fuel” first gives you its third letter.
DOG
_OWN
31_OWN
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “_OWN” and enter only the missing part, starting with D.
D
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