Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2241 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2241 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.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Music creators”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2241: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Merciful”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Music creators”. 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.
MUSIC CREATORS
1Music creators
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits C _ _ P _ _ E _ _. “Ironic humor” crosses it at the sixth square.
COMPOSERS
PEAR-SHAPED STRING INSTRUMENT
2Pear-shaped string instrument
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. Solving “Montana” first gives you its third letter.
LUTE
pap-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “pap-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
ER
AFTER L
4After l
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from L in the alphabet.
M
ALMOST FOREVER
5Almost forever
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. The third square is also part of “Covet”.
EON
BEGINNER
6Beginner
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ I _ _. “Instant mode” crosses it at the fourth square.
NOVICE
CULINARY HERB
7Culinary herb
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits T _ _ M _. “Instant mode” crosses it at the fourth square.
THYME
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MERCIFUL
8Merciful
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with C. Check the fifth letter against “Almost forever”.
CLEMENT
NOT JUST MY OR YOUR
9Not just my or your
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
O _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
OUR
MONTANA
10Montana
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with M. Check the second letter against “Pear-shaped string instrument”.
MT
CURLY HAIRSTYLE
11Curly hairstyle
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with P. Check the third letter against “Fare amount”.
PERM
AFTER N
12After n
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from N in the alphabet.
O
IRONIC HUMOR
13Ironic humor
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits S _ _ I _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Large kingdom”.
SATIRE
GRINDING TOOL
14Grinding tool
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ R _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Large kingdom”.
EMERY
film --ll
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “film --ll”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with R.
RO
VIEW FROM AN AIRPLANE WINDOW
16View from an airplane window
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
S _ _. The third square is also part of “Yacht”.
SKY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ONE-OFF HIT
17One-off hit
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OOH
LARGE KINGDOM
18Large kingdom
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ I _ _. “Ironic humor” crosses it at the fourth square.
EMPIRE
COVET
19Covet
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Beginner”.
ENVY
FARE AMOUNT
20Fare amount
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving “Ironic humor” first gives you its third letter.
RATE
INSTANT MODE
21Instant mode
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Instant mode” to its initials.
IM
NORDIC
22Nordic
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Home's edge”.
ARYAN
SWIFTLY MOVING
23Swiftly moving
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ C _. Check the fourth letter against “Beginner”.
APACE
BAD WAY TO RUN
24Bad way to run
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
AMOK
-agon
25Picture clue
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “-agon”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with H.
HEX
_YBRID
26_YBRID
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“_YBRID” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with H.
H
NUMBER BEFORE VII
27Number before vii
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fits V _. Its second letter is shared with “PHOE___”.
VI
HOME'S EDGE
28Home's edge
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Number before vii”.
EAVE
YACHT
29Yacht
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Yacht.
Y
PHOE___
30PHOE___
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“PHOE___” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
NIX
Crossword Challenge Level 2241 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2241 solved
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