Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2246 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2246, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 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; 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 “Conversed on”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2246: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Converse on”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Conversed on”. 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.
CONVERSED ON
1Conversed on
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with D. Its sixth letter is shared with “Asserted”.
DISCUSSED
"___ EACH LIFE SOME…"
2"___ EACH LIFE SOME…"
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ EACH LIFE SOME…”? It fits I _ _ _.
INTO
SINGAPORE
3Singapore
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
S _. Its second letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
SG
AFTER B
4After b
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from B in the alphabet.
C
2026 WORLD CUP CO-HOST
52026 world cup co-host
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: U _ _. The third square is also part of “Leaf" in a book”.
USA
ENDORSED
6Endorsed
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with S. Its fourth letter is shared with “No problem”.
SIGNED
DANCE MOVES
7Dance moves
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ P _. The fourth square is also part of “No problem”.
STEPS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CONVERSE ON
8Converse on
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ C _ _ S. Solving “2026 world cup co-host” first gives you its fifth letter.
DISCUSS
rat-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“rat-”). What is left starts with I.
ING
GUITARI__
10GUITARI__
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
“GUITARI__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
ST
CHILL
11Chill
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Mouth-related”.
COOL
BEFORE V
12Before v
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right before V.
U
ASSERTED
13Asserted
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Fits S _ _ T _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Dishes”.
STATED
BUSINESS DEALS
14Business deals
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Dishes”.
SALES
che-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“che-”). What is left starts with E.
EK
A___TNESS
16A___TNESS
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
“A___TNESS” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with D.
DEP
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SETTLE DOWN
17Settle down
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with “Dance moves”.
SIT
DISHES
18Dishes
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with P. Solving “Asserted” first gives you its fourth letter.
PLATES
"LEAF" IN A BOOK
19"leaf" in a book
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Endorsed”.
PAGE
MOUTH-RELATED
20Mouth-related
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Asserted”.
ORAL
NO PROBLEM
21No problem
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NP
EXAMS
22Exams
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with T. The fourth square is also part of “Big celebrity”.
TESTS
CHARGES
23Charges
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ E _. “Endorsed” crosses it at the fourth square.
RATES
GRAB HOLD OF
24Grab hold of
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
TAKE
25Picture clue
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with A. Its third letter is shared with “CLAS___”.
ARC
ADJOINING
26Adjoining
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Adjoining.
A
ACTIVE INTEL
27Active intel
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Active intel” to its initials.
AI
BIG CELEBRITY
28Big celebrity
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “Active intel” first gives you its third letter.
STAR
PRIMARY
29Primary
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Primary starts with the answer.
P
CLAS___
30CLAS___
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“CLAS___” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SIC
Crossword Challenge Level 2246 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2246 solved
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