Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2207 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2207, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 31 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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want 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 “Core muscle area”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Claims”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Core muscle area”. 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.
CORE MUSCLE AREA
1Core muscle area
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
A _ _ O _ _ N _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Force along”.
ABDOMINAL
BIG JUMP
2Big jump
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. Solving “Father's day card recipient” first gives you its third letter.
LEAP
UNTI_
3UNTI_
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “UNTI_” go in the grid. First one: L.
L
ENERGY SIGNAL
4Energy signal
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Energy signal”.
ES
an-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “an” gives the answer. First letter: G.
GEL
INBOX MESSAGE
6Inbox message
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ I _. Solving “Indiana” first gives you its fourth letter.
EMAIL
LEO OR LIBRA
7Leo or libra
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Delay”.
SIGN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CLAIMS
8Claims
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
ALLEGES
BASE ENERGY
9Base energy
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
BE
FATHER'S DAY CARD RECIPIENT
10Father's day card recipient
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits D _ _. Solving “Humid” first gives you its third letter.
DAD
OCTOBER BIRTHSTONE
11October birthstone
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. Its third letter is shared with “Humid”.
OPAL
MEGA
12Mega
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Mega.
M
FORCE ALONG
13Force along
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with I. The fourth square is also part of “Onion's kin”.
IMPEL
ma--cure
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “macure” gives the answer. First letter: N.
NI
FIRE RESIDUE
15Fire residue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Hecto-gram”.
ASH
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. L _ _ G _ _ G. Check the fifth letter against “Excuse”.
LOGGING
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LONG TRUCK
17Long truck
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Inbox message”.
SEMI
HUMID
18Humid
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Lunch or dinner”.
DAMP
DELAY
19Delay
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits L _ _. “Leo or libra” crosses it at the third square.
LAG
ONION'S KIN
20Onion's kin
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. Solving “Force along” first gives you its third letter.
LEEK
INDIANA
21Indiana
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits I _. Check the second letter against “Leo or libra”.
IN
EXCUSE
22Excuse
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ B _. Solving “Trash can” first gives you its fourth letter.
ALIBI
LUNCH OR DINNER
23Lunch or dinner
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Excuse”.
MEAL
JAPANESE SOUP BASE
24Japanese soup base
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Fire residue”.
MISO
GET IN A GOOD ONE ON
25Get in a good one on
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits Z _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Trash can”.
ZING
LAST LETTER
26Last letter
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Last letter”.
Z
TRIUMPH
27Triumph
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
W _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
WIN
FUZZY FRUIT
28Fuzzy fruit
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with K. The third square is also part of “Triumph”.
KIWI
HECTO-GRAM
29Hecto-gram
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Hecto-gram” to its initials.
HG
TRASH CAN
30Trash can
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: B _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Get in a good one on”.
BIN
GRADE
31Grade
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Grade.
G
Crossword Challenge Level 2207 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2207 solved
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