Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2253 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2253? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
10 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; 3 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 “Oddly”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Oddly”. 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.
ODDLY
1Oddly
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with S. Check the sixth letter against “Secluded narrow valley”.
STRANGELY
COMMOTION
2Commotion
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. “Take the money and run?” crosses it at the third square.
ADO
AUTHOR_TY
3AUTHOR_TY
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “AUTHOR_TY” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
I
LOGIC ARRAY
4Logic array
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LA
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with O. “Pay heed” crosses it at the fourth square.
OTTER
"GILMORE GIRLS" DAUGHTER
6"gilmore girls" daughter
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Give it a go”.
RORY
FINDER OF SECRETS
7Finder of secrets
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Give it a go”.
SPY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
+s
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “+s” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with S.
SAILORS
TIME DELAY
9Time delay
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TD
TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN?
10Take the money and run?
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. Check the third letter against “Portend”.
ROB
ABACUS
11Abacus
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Abacus.
A
ROCK BOTTOM
12Rock bottom
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ I _. “School paper holder” crosses it at the fourth square.
NADIR
SECLUDED NARROW VALLEY
13Secluded narrow valley
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits G _ _ _. “Portend” crosses it at the third square.
GLEN
L__ENDARY
14L__ENDARY
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “L__ENDARY” go in the grid. First one: E.
EG
SIDELONG PASS
15Sidelong pass
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with L. Check the fifth letter against “Railroad”.
LATERAL
TWELVE MONTHS
16Twelve months
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits Y _ _ _. “S__RLIGHT” crosses it at the third square.
YEAR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
AT THE PEAK OF
17At the peak of
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Gilmore girls" daughter”.
ATOP
PORTEND
18Portend
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
B _ _ _. “Rock bottom” crosses it at the third square.
BODE
GIVE IT A GO
19Give it a go
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. Check the third letter against “Finder of secrets”.
TRY
SCHOOL PAPER HOLDER
20School paper holder
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with B. “Medicine” crosses it at the fourth square.
BINDER
PAY HEED
21Pay heed
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
OBEY
SIMPLE WATER PLANTS
22Simple water plants
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ A _. Solving “Sidelong pass” first gives you its fourth letter.
ALGAE
___-SAXON
23___-SAXON
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
The missing word in “___-SAXON” starts with A.
ANGLO
ALWAYS
24Always
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Always.
A
TWO-FOLD
25Two-fold
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits D _ _ _. Solving “Sidelong pass” first gives you its third letter.
DUAL
DIGITAL NETWORK
26Digital network
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DN
RAILROAD
27Railroad
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fits R _. Its second letter is shared with “Sidelong pass”.
RR
MEDICINE
28Medicine
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Two-fold”.
DRUG
S__RLIGHT
29S__RLIGHT
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“S__RLIGHT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with T.
TA
-ss
30Left out
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-ss”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LO
Crossword Challenge Level 2253 Solved Grid
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