Crossword Challenge Puzzle 226 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 226 of Crossword Challenge gives you 29 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
9 of the 29 answers are one or two letters long. 6 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 3 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 “False”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Bill”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “False”, read top to bottom.
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.
FALSE
1False
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ O _ _ E _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Cannon loader”.
INCORRECT
NORMAL
2Normal
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Normal, nothing more.
N
PROMISE
3Promise
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits V _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Crow's call”.
VOW
fo-
44
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “fo-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OD
LITTLEST BIT
5Littlest bit
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. Solving “Kid” first gives you its third letter.
IOTA
66
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with C. The sixth square is also part of “Cannon loader”.
CROCODILE
POLY ENDING
7Poly ending
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ E _. “Baton” crosses it at the fourth square.
ESTER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BILL
8Bill
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with I. “Littlest bit” crosses it at the fifth square.
INVOICE
NET
9Net
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Net.
N
CROW'S CALL
10Crow's call
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
C _ _. The third square is also part of “Promise”.
CAW
-en
1111
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-en”). What is left starts with O.
OV
MASS EVENT
12Mass event
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Team manager”.
RITE
CANNON LOADER
13Cannon loader
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ R _ _. Solving “Only” first gives you its fourth letter.
RAMROD
fe-
1414
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “fe” gives the answer. First letter: E.
ET
1515
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. C _ _. Solving “__MEN” first gives you its third letter.
COW
1616
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _ L _ _ Y. The fifth square is also part of “Face shape”.
TROLLEY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SMELLS
17Smells
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits O _ _ R _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ODORS
PILOT
18Pilot
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ A _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
AVIATOR
KID
19Kid
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. Solving “Poly ending” first gives you its third letter.
TOT
ONLY
20Only
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ _. “Cannon loader” crosses it at the third square.
MERE
BATON
21Baton
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
M _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
MACE
TEAM MANAGER
22Team manager
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Team manager” to its initials.
TM
OREGON ABBR.
23Oregon abbr.
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
O _. “Poly ending” crosses it at the second square.
OR
FACE SHAPE
24Face shape
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. Solving “Akin to” first gives you its third letter.
OVAL
PUT
25Put
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shape: L _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
LAY
DEMONIC
26Demonic
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
EVIL
__MEN
27__MEN
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“__MEN” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with W.
WO
AKIN TO
28Akin to
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Put”.
ALA
LAUNCH
29Launch
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Launch.
L
Crossword Challenge Level 226 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 226 solved
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