Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2250 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2250? All 29 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 29 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; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Nearness”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2250: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Make ready”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Nearness”. 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.
NEARNESS
1Nearness
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ X _ _ I _ _. Solving “Letter after l” first gives you its sixth letter.
PROXIMITY
PROPOR-TION
2Propor-tion
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Roman 12”.
RATIO
b-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“b-”). What is left starts with E.
ED
POWER ANALYSIS MODULE
4Power analysis module
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “Power analysis module” to its initials.
PAM
LAND EXTENT
5Land extent
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Solving “Network fabric” first gives you its third letter.
AREA
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Name the object in the picture. R.
R
VERY TIRED
7Very tired
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with E. Its sixth letter is shared with “Works as a trader”.
EXHAUSTED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MAKE READY
8Make ready
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with P. Check the fifth letter against “Land extent”.
PREPARE
TRACKING DEVICE
9Tracking device
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits R _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Power analysis module”.
RADAR
to--hpaste
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “tohpaste” gives the answer. First letter: O.
OT
ROMAN 12
11Roman 12
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: X _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Back-of-book feature”.
XII
CERTAIN ATOMS
12Certain atoms
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Solving “Back-of-book feature” first gives you its third letter.
IONS
LETTER AFTER L
13Letter after l
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to L; the answer is its next letter.
M
THOUGHTS
14Thoughts
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ A _. “Places to sit” crosses it at the fourth square.
IDEAS
WOVEN CLOTH
15Woven cloth
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ T _ _ E. “Largest continent” crosses it at the fifth square.
TEXTILE
FAIR__ALE
16FAIR__ALE
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “FAIR__ALE” and enter only the missing part, starting with Y.
YT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ROMAN NUMERAL TEN
17Roman numeral ten
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Roman numeral ten”.
X
GO YACHTING
18Go yachting
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Inter unit”.
SAIL
NETWORK FABRIC
19Network fabric
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Go yachting”.
MESH
BACK-OF-BOOK FEATURE
20Back-of-book feature
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Fits I _ _ E _. “Thoughts” crosses it at the fourth square.
INDEX
BATTERY FOR A TV REMOTE
21Battery for a tv remote
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. “Very tired” crosses it at the third square.
AAA
PLACES TO SIT
22Places to sit
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits S _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Woven cloth”.
SEATS
INTER UNIT
23Inter unit
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Inter unit”.
IU
LARGEST CONTINENT
24Largest continent
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Woven cloth”.
ASIA
WORKS AS A TRADER
25Works as a trader
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits D _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Go yachting”.
DEALS
DIGITAL EVENT TAG
26Digital event tag
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DET
_ABOO
27_ABOO
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “_ABOO” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
T
LOGIC NODE
28Logic node
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LN
BEACH MATERIAL
29Beach material
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Logic node”.
SAND
Crossword Challenge Level 2250 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2250 solved
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