Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2212 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2212 of Crossword Challenge gives you 33 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 15 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
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 the picture clue in the top row. 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.
+s
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
The image carries “+s”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
STRAINERS
HARDWARE BRIEFLY
2Hardware briefly
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _. Check the second letter against “Double sibling”.
HW
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with R. “Store employee” crosses it at the third square.
RICE
DECOR-ATIVE INSERT
4Decor-ative insert
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Field”.
INLAY
ROMAN 1000
5Roman 1000
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Roman 1000”.
M
PUT INTO WORDS
6Put into words
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ A _ _. “Ascent entry” crosses it at the fourth square.
PHRASE
RICE-BASED DRINK
7Rice-based drink
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Check the third letter against “Store employee”.
SAKE
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: S.
SHRIMPS
DOUBLE SIBLING
9Double sibling
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
TWIN
AFTER Q
10After q
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
FIELD
11Field
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
AREA
MATER__L
12MATER__L
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
“MATER__L” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
IE
SHORT SLEEP
13Short sleep
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits N _ _. The third square is also part of “Phase interface”.
NAP
EXCLUSIVE
14Exclusive
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ T _. “Number after one” crosses it at the fourth square.
ELITE
RADIATIVE TRANSFER
15Radiative transfer
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RT
SIMILAR MEANING
16Similar meaning
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ O _ _ M. Check the fifth letter against “A_YPLACE”.
SYNONYM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HAPPY ALWAYS
17Happy always
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
HA
BUDG_
18BUDG_
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “BUDG_”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
E
STORE EMPLOYEE
19Store employee
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with C. “Put into words” crosses it at the fourth square.
CLERK
PROPERTY
20Property
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
R _ _ L _ _. “Exclusive” crosses it at the fourth square.
REALTY
ASCENT ENTRY
21Ascent entry
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Ascent entry”.
AE
INT___ST
22INT___ST
Row 5, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “INT___ST” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
ERE
"I DO" PRECEDER
23"i do" preceder
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: Y _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Put into words”.
YES
PHASE INTERFACE
24Phase interface
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Phase interface”.
PI
STARTING POINT
25Starting point
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with F. “Santa laugh” crosses it at the third square.
FROM
EXPERT ON PLAYS
26Expert on plays
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. Check the third letter against “Starting point”.
REF
NUMBER AFTER ONE
27Number after one
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Begins with T. “Similar meaning” crosses it at the third square.
TWO
RABID
28Rabid
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Rabid.
R
HIGH YIELD
29High yield
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “High yield”.
HY
AFTER V
30After v
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after V.
W
ACTIO_
31ACTIO_
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
“ACTIO_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
N
SANTA LAUGH
32Santa laugh
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits H _. Its second letter is shared with “Starting point”.
HO
A_YPLACE
33A_YPLACE
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “A_YPLACE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
N
Crossword Challenge Level 2212 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2212 solved
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