Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2240 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2240, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 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 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Doctor's title”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Study of matter”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Doctor's title”. 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.
DOCTOR'S TITLE
1Doctor's title
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits P _ _ S _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Dairy source”.
PHYSICIAN
PLACE YOU LIVE
2Place you live
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: H _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Your move”.
HOME
YOUR GUIDE
3Your guide
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Your guide” to its initials.
YG
AFTER R
4 after r
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from R in the alphabet.
S
INITIAL DATA ANALYSIS
5Initial data analysis
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Initial data analysis”.
IDA
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with C. “Field manual” crosses it at the fourth square.
COFFEE
APPEARS TO BE
7Appears to be
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. Its fourth letter is shared with “Field manual”.
SEEMS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
STUDY OF MATTER
8Study of matter
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
P _ _ S _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Initial data analysis”.
PHYSICS
LARGE PIG
9Large pig
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits H _ _. Solving “Your guide” first gives you its third letter.
HOG
YOUR MOVE
10Your move
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
YM
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Plays a role”.
SEAT
ARCH_VE
12ARCH_VE
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “ARCH_VE” go in the grid. First one: I.
I
DAIRY SOURCE
13Dairy source
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with C. “Position” crosses it at the fourth square.
CATTLE
CONCERN
14Concern
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ U _. “Position” crosses it at the fourth square.
ISSUE
ACTIVE INTEL
15Active intel
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Active intel” to its initials.
AI
a---omy
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “a---omy”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NAT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FEMALE DEER
17Female deer
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Appears to be”.
DOE
POSITION
18Position
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ T _ _. “Dairy source” crosses it at the fourth square.
STATUS
RISK-FREE
19Risk-free
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
SAFE
PLAYS A ROLE
20Plays a role
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. “Dairy source” crosses it at the third square.
ACTS
FIELD MANUAL
21Field manual
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
FM
SLUMBER
22Slumber
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “___-EVALUATION”.
SLEEP
LEGAL MATTERS
23Legal matters
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits C _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
CASES
___ MINOR
24___ MINOR
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “___ MINOR” starts with A.
ASIA
ONE FREE TRY
25One free try
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “One free try” to its initials.
OFT
ORBIT
26Orbit
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Orbit.
O
__GOON
27__GOON
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “__GOON”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with L.
LA
___-EVALUATION
28___-EVALUATION
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “___-EVALUATION” starts with S.
SELF
TINY
29Tiny
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Tiny, nothing more.
T
GLIB
30Glib
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: P _ _. Solving “One free try” first gives you its third letter.
PAT
Crossword Challenge Level 2240 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2240 solved
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