Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2239 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2239 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 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; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Licensed business model”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2239: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Licensed business model”. 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.
LICENSED BUSINESS MODEL
1Licensed business model
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
F _ _ N _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Heat transfer”.
FRANCHISE
SKILLED PERSON
2Skilled person
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits E _ _ E _ _. “Cancel” crosses it at the fourth square.
EXPERT
FIRST LETTER
3First letter
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “First letter”.
A
TENNIS COURT
4Tennis court
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TC
OWL'S SOUND
5Owl's sound
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
H _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “HELIC___ER”.
HOOT
ROMAN RULER
6Roman ruler
Top row 6/7 · 7 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Royal society” first gives you its fifth letter.
EMPEROR
-e
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-e” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RAT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits F _ _ T _ _ R. Solving “Owl's sound” first gives you its fifth letter.
FEATHER
MEDICINE LABEL
9Medicine label
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits R _. Its second letter is shared with “Skilled person”.
RX
can-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “can-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
APE
CANCEL
11Cancel
Left column 4/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with N. The fourth square is also part of “Not sleeping”.
NEGATE
BIRD THAT CAWS
12Bird that caws
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits C _ _ _. Solving “Sense of self” first gives you its third letter.
CROW
HEAT TRANSFER
13Heat transfer
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
HT
BAS_L
14BAS_L
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “BAS_L” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
SALES PITCH
15Sales pitch
Left column 8/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits S _ _ E _. Solving “Not sleeping” first gives you its fourth letter.
SPIEL
ABSORB, AS A COST
16Absorb, as a cost
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Solving “Take a chair” first gives you its third letter.
EAT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MEDICAL STUPOR
17Medical stupor
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ _. “Roman ruler” crosses it at the third square.
COMA
SENSE OF SELF
18Sense of self
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. “Bird that caws” crosses it at the third square.
EGO
HELIC___ER
19HELIC___ER
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “HELIC___ER” go in the grid. First one: O.
OPT
NOT SLEEPING
20Not sleeping
Row 4, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. Its fourth letter is shared with “Mini or tutu”.
AWAKE
LAYOUT
21Layout
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ U _. Solving “Unto” first gives you its fourth letter.
SETUP
ROYAL SOCIETY
22Royal society
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RS
HARRY POTTER'S MOTHER
23Harry potter's mother
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Sales pitch”.
LILY
BOTANICAL BALM
24Botanical balm
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Roman ruler”.
ALOE
TAKE A CHAIR
25Take a chair
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. The third square is also part of “Absorb, as a cost”.
SIT
MINI OR TUTU
26Mini or tutu
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
S _ _ R _. Check the fourth letter against “Roman ruler”.
SKIRT
POWER AMPLIFIER
27Power amplifier
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Power amplifier” to its initials.
PA
UNTO
28Unto
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Unto, nothing more.
U
_PSIDE
29_PSIDE
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · down
“_PSIDE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with U.
U
YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS
30Yale university press
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Yale university press”.
YUP
Crossword Challenge Level 2239 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2239 solved
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