Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2254 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2254 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask 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; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Protectors”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Property transferor”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Protectors”. 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.
PROTECTORS
1Protectors
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits G _ _ R _ _ A _ _. Solving “Interface unit device” first gives you its sixth letter.
GUARDIANS
RAPID POINT MOVE
2Rapid point move
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RPM
sn--k
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “sn--k”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AC
BETWEEN M AND O
4Between m and o
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The letter that sits between M and O.
N
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 8 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with T. Its fifth letter is shared with “Happy hour order”.
THINKING
SEEP (OUT)
6Seep (out)
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Solving “Fitting decision” first gives you its third letter.
OOZE
ROUND-TRIP EFFICIENCY
7Round-trip efficiency
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Round-trip efficiency”.
RTE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PROPERTY TRANSFEROR
8Property transferor
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ N _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
GRANTOR
UNIT POWER CORE
9Unit power core
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
UPC
NOT PM
10Not pm
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the second letter against “Rapid point move”.
AM
AFTER Q
11 after q
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
HAPPY HOUR ORDER
12Happy hour order
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with D. Solving “Daylight source” first gives you its fourth letter.
DRINK
INTERFACE UNIT DEVICE
13Interface unit device
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
IUD
-alyst
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-alyst” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AN
OCEA_
15OCEA_
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
“OCEA_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
N
FOAM
16Foam
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. “Medical doctor” crosses it at the third square.
SUDS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NOT COLD
17Not cold
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with H. The third square is also part of “Round-trip efficiency”.
HOT
DAYLIGHT SOURCE
18Daylight source
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Fits S _ _. The third square is also part of “Happy hour order”.
SUN
FITTING DECISION
19Fitting decision
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. “Seep (out)” crosses it at the third square.
SIZE
DISPOSE (OF)
20Dispose (of)
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving “Interface unit device” first gives you its third letter.
RID
VIKING LETTER
21Viking letter
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
RUNE
PARTICIPATE IN RACE
22Participate in race
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits R _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
RUN
SMALL YACHT
23Small yacht
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
K _ _ C _. Solving “Wizardry” first gives you its fourth letter.
KETCH
KICK
24Kick
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Kick.
K
WET WEATHER
25Wet weather
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Wizardry”.
RAIN
WRATH
26Wrath
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
I _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Small yacht”.
IRE
HEATING FUEL
27Heating fuel
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _. Check the third letter against “Foam”.
GAS
TINY BITER
28Tiny biter
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. Solving “Wet weather” first gives you its third letter.
GNAT
MEDICAL DOCTOR
29Medical doctor
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Medical doctor” to its initials.
MD
WIZARDRY
30Wizardry
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ I _. “Wet weather” crosses it at the fourth square.
MAGIC
USE
31Use
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Use.
U
NEURAL HUB
32Neural hub
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NH
Crossword Challenge Level 2254 Solved Grid
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