Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2256 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2256, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
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; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Gifts given”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2256: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Oxidizing agent”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Gifts given”. 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.
GIFTS GIVEN
1Gifts given
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with O. “BA_T” crosses it at the sixth square.
OFFERINGS
fo-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Picture word minus “fo” gives the answer. First letter: X.
X
IMPACT RATING
3Impact rating
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IR
DYNAMIC ENERGY LAYER
4Dynamic energy layer
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DEL
SCHOOL GRAD
5School grad
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Solving “Time founder henry” first gives you its third letter.
ALUM
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits N _ _ H _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Magnetic hysteresis”.
NACHOS
SHIP ROPE
7Ship rope
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: T _ _. “Time founder henry” crosses it at the third square.
TYE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
OXIDIZING AGENT
8Oxidizing agent
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ D _ _ T. Check the fifth letter against “School grad”.
OXIDANT
BETWEEN E AND G
9Between e and g
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
The letter that sits between E and G.
F
-rty
10__RWARD
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-rty” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with F.
FO
MAG HEADS
11Mag heads
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Solving “Common brazilian surname” first gives you its third letter.
EDS
REASON FOR A GAME DELAY
12Reason for a game delay
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with R. “Common brazilian surname” crosses it at the third square.
RAIN
BA_T
13BA_T
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
“BA_T” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
I
NOT EVEN ONCE
14Not even once
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Requir-ing help”.
NEVER
ASSIGNING MARKS
15Assigning marks
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
G _ _ D _ _ G. “Opera melody” crosses it at the fifth square.
GRADING
LA__GNA
16LA__GNA
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “LA__GNA” go in the grid. First one: S.
SA
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PASS ALONG
17Pass along
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with R. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
RELAY
S___WATER
18S___WATER
Row 3, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “S___WATER” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
ODA
TIME FOUNDER HENRY
19Time founder henry
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
LUCE
COMMON BRAZILIAN SURNAME
20Common brazilian surname
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
S _ _ V _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not even once”.
SILVA
MAGNETIC HYSTERESIS
21Magnetic hysteresis
Row 5, col 5 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Magnetic hysteresis”.
MH
REQUIR-ING HELP
22Requir-ing help
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
N _ _ D _. Solving “Assigning marks” first gives you its fourth letter.
NEEDY
MAKE BELIEVE
23Make believe
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ G _. “Assigning marks” crosses it at the fourth square.
FEIGN
HYDR__OIL
24HYDR__OIL
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “HYDR__OIL”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with O.
OF
OPERA MELODY
25Opera melody
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Assigning marks”.
ARIA
RENTAL CONTRACT
26Rental contract
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
LEASE
CHAPTER OF HISTORY
27Chapter of history
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Solving “LA__GNA” first gives you its third letter.
ERA
ILLEGAL
28Illegal
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Illegal.
I
NEW RELEASE
29New release
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NR
KNITTING MATERIAL
30Knitting material
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits Y _ _ _. Solving “New release” first gives you its third letter.
YARN
Crossword Challenge Level 2256 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2256 solved
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