Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2217 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2217? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 32 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; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 5 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Every three months”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2217: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Argument”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Every three months”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
EVERY THREE MONTHS
1Every three months
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: Q _ _ R _ _ R _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Study of markets”.
QUARTERLY
UPPER
2Upper
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Upper.
U
PAST OF EAT
3Past of eat
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. Solving “Add years to one's life” first gives you its third letter.
ATE
RADIO WAVE
4Radio wave
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RW
GOES UPWARD
5Goes upward
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving “Earth science” first gives you its fourth letter.
RISES
SOUND RETURN
6Sound return
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. “Bashful” crosses it at the third square.
ECHO
vol---ball
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“vol---ball”). What is left starts with L.
LEY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ARGUMENT
8Argument
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: Q _ _ R _ _ L. The fifth square is also part of “Goes upward”.
QUARREL
BEFORE V
9Before v
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right before V.
U
ADD YEARS TO ONE'S LIFE
10Add years to one's life
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. Solving “Past of eat” first gives you its third letter.
AGE
RESPONSE LATENCY
11Response latency
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RL
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with T. “Dna element” crosses it at the fourth square.
TUBES
STUDY OF MARKETS
13Study of markets
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Solving “Roll of fabric” first gives you its third letter.
ECON
ACTOR'S PARTS
14Actor's parts
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Dna element”.
ROLES
LOCAL SIDEREAL TIME
15Local sidereal time
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Local sidereal time”.
LST
FR__R
16FR__R
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
“FR__R” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with Y.
YE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TWO TIMES
17Two times
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with T. “Sound return” crosses it at the fourth square.
TWICE
SIMPLE SUGAR
18Simple sugar
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Begins with G. Solving “Actor's parts” first gives you its fifth letter.
GLUCOSE
BASHFUL
19Bashful
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
SHY
DNA ELEMENT
20Dna element
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
G _ _ _. “Study of markets” crosses it at the third square.
GENE
EARTH SCIENCE
21Earth science
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: G _ _. “Sound return” crosses it at the third square.
GEO
ROLL OF FABRIC
22Roll of fabric
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ _. Solving “Actor's parts” first gives you its third letter.
BOLT
23Force down
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Use the text “FORCE DOWN” if the picture is unclear. First letter P.
PRESS
PREMIUM
24Premium
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Premium.
P
BIT
25Bit
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Bit.
B
BEST REGARDS
26Best regards
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Best regards” to its initials.
BR
___ FOR PEACE
27___ FOR PEACE
Row 7, col 6 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “___ FOR PEACE” starts with S.
SUE
ECHO
28Echo
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Echo.
E
PERSONAL TRAINER
29Personal trainer
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Personal trainer”.
PT
___IDEDOWN
30___IDEDOWN
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___IDEDOWN” and enter only the missing part, starting with U.
UPS
SHEAF
31Sheaf
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Sheaf, nothing more.
S
GROUPS OF ITEMS
32Groups of items
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Personal trainer”.
SETS
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