Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2208 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2208 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 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; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want 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 “Anxiously”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Anxiously”. 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.
ANXIOUSLY
1Anxiously
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ V _ _ S _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “After t”.
NERVOUSLY
SHARP IN TASTE
2Sharp in taste
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ I _. Solving “Carpenter's aid” first gives you its fourth letter.
ACRID
IN-HOUSE
3In-house
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IH
RICH SOURCE
4Rich source
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Owed money”.
LODE
ANT_QUE
5ANT_QUE
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “ANT_QUE” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
NO ONE
6No one
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
N _ _ O _ _. Solving “TICTACT__” first gives you its fourth letter.
NOBODY
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with G. Solving “Owed money” first gives you its third letter.
GATE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits N _ _ L _ _ G. The fifth square is also part of “ANT_QUE”.
NAILING
SOUND RETURN
9Sound return
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Solving “In-house” first gives you its third letter.
ECHO
RETRY REWARD
10Retry reward
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RR
CARPENTER'S AID
11Carpenter's aid
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ _. “Old photo tone” crosses it at the third square.
VISE
barc-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “barc” gives the answer. First letter: O.
ODE
AFTER T
13After t
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after T.
U
SNAIL'S TRAIL
14Snail's trail
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
S _ _ M _. The fourth square is also part of “Bypass”.
SLIME
CONTACT POINT
15Contact point
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
L _ _ I _ _ N. Its fifth letter is shared with “Beneath the skin”.
LIAISON
YOUNG PERSON
16Young person
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Young person”.
YP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
OPTICAL AXIS
17Optical axis
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
OA
EDICT
18Edict
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Edict.
E
OWED MONEY
19Owed money
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. The third square is also part of “No one”.
DEBT
OLD PHOTO TONE
20Old photo tone
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
S _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Snail's trail”.
SEPIA
TICTACT__
21TICTACT__
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “TICTACT__” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
OE
BENEATH THE SKIN
22Beneath the skin
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ S _. “Contact point” crosses it at the fourth square.
FLESH
FINAL DRAFT
23Final draft
Row 6, col 5 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
FD
BYPASS
24Bypass
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with O. “Contact point” crosses it at the third square.
OMIT
SUDDEN ACHE
25Sudden ache
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with P. Its third letter is shared with “Contact point”.
PANG
CORAL PRODUCER
26Coral producer
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ Y _. Solving “No one” first gives you its fourth letter.
POLYP
MOUTH PART
27Mouth part
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
L _ _. Check the third letter against “Young person”.
LIP
ACTIVATION
28Activation
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Activation, nothing more.
A
OUTPUT UNIT
29Output unit
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OU
HOODLUM
30Hoodlum
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Output unit”.
THUG
Crossword Challenge Level 2208 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2208 solved
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