Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2227 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2227 is an 8×10 board with 34 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
18 of the 34 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want 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 “In different ways”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Available room”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “In different ways”, 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.
IN DIFFERENT WAYS
1In different ways
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with V. The sixth square is also part of “System account”.
VARIOUSLY
co-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “co” gives the answer. First letter: A.
AL
HAND OVER
3Hand over
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits C _ _ _. “Like wet grass” crosses it at the third square.
CEDE
EXCELLENT GRADE
4Excellent grade
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Excellent grade”.
A
NOT USED
5Not used
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _. The third square is also part of “Like wet grass”.
NEW
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. C _ _ I _ _. Solving “GIRLFR__ND” first gives you its fourth letter.
CRYING
YOU ALL
7You all
Top row 7/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
YA
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
AVAILABLE ROOM
8Available room
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
V _ _ A _ _ Y. Its fifth letter is shared with “Not used”.
VACANCY
v---ntine
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “vntine” gives the answer. First letter: A.
ALE
AFTER Q
10 after q
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
THOUGHT
11Thought
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Hand over”.
IDEA
HORSESH__
12HORSESH__
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
“HORSESH__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
OE
SYSTEM ACCOUNT
13System account
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
U _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “After d”.
USER
-arkles
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-arkles”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SP
SILLY PERSON
15Silly person
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with L. Its third letter is shared with “BACHEL_R”.
LOON
YOUTUBE ABBR.
16Youtube abbr.
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Y _. The second square is also part of “Ruthless ruler”.
YT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PERIOD OF HISTORY
17Period of history
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Check the third letter against “You all”.
ERA
LOBE JEWELRY
18Lobe jewelry
Row 3, col 5 · 7 letters · down
E _ _ R _ _ G. Its fifth letter is shared with “Information kit”.
EARRING
LIKE WET GRASS
19Like wet grass
Row 4, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. “Not used” crosses it at the third square.
DEWY
RUTHLESS RULER
20Ruthless ruler
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Fits D _ _ P _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
DESPOT
CAN BE EATEN
21Can be eaten
Row 4, col 8 · 6 letters · down
Begins with E. The fourth square is also part of “Blood”.
EDIBLE
GIRLFR__ND
22GIRLFR__ND
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “GIRLFR__ND” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
IE
ELEGANT
23Elegant
Row 5, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Elegant starts with the answer.
E
TEAR
24Tear
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
REND
AFTER D
25After d
Row 6, col 4 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after D.
E
HY__ENIC
26HY__ENIC
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“HY__ENIC” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with G.
GI
AW_WARD
27AW_WARD
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “AW_WARD” go in the grid. First one: K.
K
INFORMATION KIT
28Information kit
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Information kit” to its initials.
IK
BACHEL_R
29BACHEL_R
Row 8, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “BACHEL_R” go in the grid. First one: O.
O
BLOOD
30Blood
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Blood.
B
QUICK NOTE
31Quick note
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
QN
QUANTUM LEVEL
32Quantum level
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Quantum level” to its initials.
QL
ERA
33Era
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Era.
E
DNA CARRIER
34Dna carrier
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
G _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Quick note”.
GENE
Crossword Challenge Level 2227 Solved Grid
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