Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2235 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2235? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 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; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Doing again”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Takes away”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Doing again”. 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.
DOING AGAIN
1Doing again
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving “Literary figure of speech” first gives you its sixth letter.
REPEATING
COURSE OBSTACLE
2Course obstacle
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
EXAM
ROMAN 1000
3Roman 1000
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Roman 1000”.
M
po--le
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “po--le” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OD
BY THE AGENCY OF
5By the agency of
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits V _ _. “Be in pain” crosses it at the third square.
VIA
BOOT OUT
6Boot out
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ C _. The fourth square is also part of “S__RE”.
EVICT
BRAWL SITE IN A WESTERN
7Brawl site in a western
Top row 7/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits S _ _ O _ _. The fourth square is also part of “S__RE”.
SALOON
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
TAKES AWAY
8Takes away
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
R _ _ O _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “By the agency of”.
REMOVES
FORMER PARTNER
9Former partner
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits E _. Its second letter is shared with “Course obstacle”.
EX
-ette
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-ette” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with P.
PAL
ARAB RULER
11Arab ruler
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Stretch car”.
EMIR
MUSICAL NOTE
12Musical note
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Musical note”.
A
LITERARY FIGURE OF SPEECH
13Literary figure of speech
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ P _. Solving “Tied cord” first gives you its fourth letter.
TROPE
OFFIC__L
14OFFIC__L
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “OFFIC__L”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
IA
AUGHT
15Aught
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits N _ _. Check the third letter against “Luminous intensity”.
NIL
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits G _ _ T _ _ R. Solving “Belief or principle” first gives you its fifth letter.
GLITTER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MARIAH CAREY, E.G.
17Mariah carey, e.g.
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Boot out”.
DIVA
STRETCH CAR
18Stretch car
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. Solving “Slogan” first gives you its third letter.
LIMO
BE IN PAIN
19Be in pain
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits A _ _. The third square is also part of “Brawl site in a western”.
AIL
TIED CORD
20Tied cord
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Literary figure of speech”.
ROPE
S__RE
21S__RE
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“S__RE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with C.
CO
BELIEF OR PRINCIPLE
22Belief or principle
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits T _ _ E _. Solving “Ages upon ages” first gives you its fourth letter.
TENET
SLOGAN
23Slogan
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
M _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Boot out”.
MOTTO
AMTRAK TRACK
24Amtrak track
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving “Aught” first gives you its third letter.
RAIL
ATTOR_EY
25ATTOR_EY
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “ATTOR_EY” go in the grid. First one: N.
N
FEMALE DEER
26Female deer
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
DOE
WINDUP
27Windup
Row 8, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Check the third letter against “Female deer”.
END
LUMINOUS INTENSITY
28Luminous intensity
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LI
NOT RATED
29Not rated
Row 8, col 8 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Not rated” to its initials.
NR
AGES UPON AGES
30Ages upon ages
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. “Not rated” crosses it at the third square.
EON
EXI_
31EXI_
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
“EXI_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with T.
T
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