Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2209 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2209 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, 9 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants 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 “Village folk”.
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 “Village folk”, 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.
VILLAGE FOLK
1Village folk
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ L _ _ E _ _. Solving “Uni-versal” first gives you its sixth letter.
VILLAGERS
DEETS AND DOPE
2Deets and dope
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
INFO
OKAY ABBR.
3Okay abbr.
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Fits O _. Its second letter is shared with “Quill fluid”.
OK
AFTER K
4After k
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from K in the alphabet.
L
p-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “p-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
ILL
RELATED TO NERVES
6Related to nerves
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ R _ _. Check the fourth letter against “LIB__RY”.
NEURAL
DRINKING TUBE
7Drinking tube
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
S _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “LIB__RY”.
STRAW
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
+s
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Picture word minus “+s” gives the answer. First letter: V.
VIOLINS
QUILL FLUID
9Quill fluid
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: I _ _. “Okay abbr.” crosses it at the third square.
INK
ca-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ca” gives the answer. First letter: L.
LF
FAIL TO MEDAL
11Fail to medal
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “City hazard”.
LOSE
ALIKE
12Alike
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Alike, nothing more.
A
UNI-VERSAL
13Uni-versal
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ B _ _. “Sea floor” crosses it at the fourth square.
GLOBAL
KEEN
14Keen
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with E. “Sea floor” crosses it at the fourth square.
EAGER
DA__NESS
15DA__NESS
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “DA__NESS” go in the grid. First one: R.
RK
MAKE A SEAM
16Make a seam
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. Solving “Weekly” first gives you its third letter.
SEW
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ALLOWED TO
17Allowed to
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
L _ _. “Drinking tube” crosses it at the third square.
LET
SEA FLOOR
18Sea floor
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with S. Its fourth letter is shared with “Uni-versal”.
SEABED
ARC ON A SCORE
19Arc on a score
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Related to nerves”.
SLUR
CITY HAZARD
20City hazard
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “Uni-versal” first gives you its third letter.
SMOG
LIB__RY
21LIB__RY
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “LIB__RY” go in the grid. First one: R.
RA
DIAMOND MEASURE
22Diamond measure
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits C _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Not light”.
CARAT
COLORFUL BIRD
23Colorful bird
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ A _. “Related to nerves” crosses it at the fourth square.
MACAW
INLAND SEA
24Inland sea
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. The third square is also part of “DA__NESS”.
LAKE
BLUE EXPANSE
25Blue expanse
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
S _ _. Check the third letter against “Give it a shot!”.
SKY
DOLLAR SIGN
26Dollar sign
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Dollar sign”.
S
RURAL ROUTE
27Rural route
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RR
NOT LIGHT
28Not light
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. Solving “Rural route” first gives you its third letter.
DARK
WEEKLY
29Weekly
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Weekly.
W
"GIVE IT A SHOT!"
30"give it a shot!"
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. Solving “Blue expanse” first gives you its third letter.
TRY
Crossword Challenge Level 2209 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2209 solved
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