Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2229 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2229 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Key keeper”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Make clear”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Key keeper”, 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.
KEY KEEPER
1Key keeper
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
C _ _ T _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Unnerve”.
CUSTODIAN
LOCAL PORT NEXUS
2Local port nexus
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
LPN
BATTERY LIQUID
3Battery liquid
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. “Cut with scissors” crosses it at the third square.
ACID
RHYTHM
4Rhythm
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Rhythm.
R
NECESS__Y
5NECESS__Y
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “NECESS__Y” go in the grid. First one: I.
IT
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. F _ _ K _. “Male duck” crosses it at the fourth square.
FORKS
OLDEN TIMES
7Olden times
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Y _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Retry reward”.
YORE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MAKE CLEAR
8Make clear
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits C _ _ R _ _ Y. Check the fifth letter against “NECESS__Y”.
CLARIFY
c---ake
9Unit power core
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “c---ake” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with U.
UPC
CUT WITH SCISSORS
10Cut with scissors
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Battery liquid”.
SNIP
TASTER
11Taster
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Taster, nothing more.
T
mamm--h
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “mamm--h” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OT
UNNERVE
13Unnerve
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits D _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Ink on paper”.
DAUNT
INSTITUTION ABBR.
14Institution abbr.
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. Check the third letter against “Pre-owned”.
INST
TIME OF LIFE
15Time of life
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Check the third letter against “Pre-owned”.
AGE
LUMPY TEXTURE
16Lumpy texture
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
N _ _ U _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with “Machine learning”.
NODULAR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
"___ FUNNY!"
17"___ FUNNY!"
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Say “___ FUNNY!” out loud and the blank fills itself: T _ _.
TOO
INK ON PAPER
18Ink on paper
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits P _ _ N _. Solving “Unnerve” first gives you its fourth letter.
PRINT
RETRY REWARD
19Retry reward
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RR
CLASS WITH CRAYONS
20Class with crayons
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. Check the third letter against “Unnerve”.
ART
MALE DUCK
21Male duck
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
D _ _ K _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
DRAKE
LATIN DANCE
22Latin dance
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits T _ _ G _. Solving “Time of life” first gives you its fourth letter.
TANGO
TAX AGENCY
23Tax agency
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
I _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
IRS
PRE-OWNED
24Pre-owned
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ _. Solving “Time of life” first gives you its third letter.
USED
SHORTENED WORD, FOR SHORT
25Shortened word, for short
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Moment of battle”.
ABBR
_NYBODY
26_NYBODY
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_NYBODY”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
A
LARGE SNAKE
27Large snake
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with B. Check the third letter against “Lumpy texture”.
BOA
BASEBALL
28Baseball
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits B _. “Shortened word, for short” crosses it at the second square.
BB
MACHINE LEARNING
29Machine learning
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
ML
MOMENT OF BATTLE
30Moment of battle
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
MOB
_NCLE
31_NCLE
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_NCLE” go in the grid. First one: U.
U
Crossword Challenge Level 2229 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2229 solved
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