Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2266 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2266 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Waiting calmly”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2266: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Waiting calmly”. 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.
WAITING CALMLY
1Waiting calmly
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ I _ _ T _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Nerve cell”.
PATIENTLY
VERY SOON AFTER
2Very soon after
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
UPON
STARTING PRICE
3Starting price
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SP
CHEMICAL SYMBOL FOR HYDROGEN
4Chemical symbol for hydrogen
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Chemical symbol for hydrogen”.
H
tr---cle
5Frosty
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “trcle” gives the answer. First letter: I.
ICY
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
6Country of origin
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ I _ _. The fourth square is also part of “CH__F”.
NATION
COLOR OF MONEY
7Color of money
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ E _. “CH__F” crosses it at the fourth square.
GREEN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to P _ _ H _ _ G. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
PUSHING
PHONE DOWNLOAD
9Phone download
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. The third square is also part of “Starting price”.
APP
s--cks
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “scks” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TO
LIKING
11Liking
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not slack”.
INTO
STAK_
12STAK_
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
“STAK_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
E
NERVE CELL
13Nerve cell
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ R _ _. “Take on loan” crosses it at the fourth square.
NEURON
PRIVATE TEACHER
14Private teacher
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Take on loan”.
TUTOR
LEARNING RATE
15Learning rate
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Learning rate”.
LR
HITHER'S OPPOSITE
16Hither's opposite
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: Y _ _. Check the third letter against “TOW_”.
YON
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PERSONAL VEHICLE
17Personal vehicle
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: C _ _. Solving “Color of money” first gives you its third letter.
CAR
TAKE ON LOAN
18Take on loan
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
B _ _ R _ _. “Nerve cell” crosses it at the fourth square.
BORROW
DATA UNIT
19Data unit
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
B _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Country of origin”.
BYTE
NOT SLACK
20Not slack
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Nerve cell”.
TAUT
CH__F
21CH__F
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “CH__F”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
IE
APOLOGY EXPRESSION
22Apology expression
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. Its fourth letter is shared with “Legal order”.
SORRY
CRIMINAL FIRE-SETTING
23Criminal fire-setting
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Country of origin”.
ARSON
COIN OF MANY COUNTRIES
24Coin of many countries
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Learning rate”.
EURO
24-HR. SOURCE OF MONEY
2524-hr. source of money
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the third letter against “Ooh, tasty!”.
ATM
ABOVE
26Above
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Above.
A
INPUT USAGE
27Input usage
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IU
LEGAL ORDER
28Legal order
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
W _ _ _. Solving “Input usage” first gives you its third letter.
WRIT
TOW_
29TOW_
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
“TOW_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
N
"OOH, TASTY!"
30"ooh, tasty!"
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits Y _ _. Solving “24-hr. source of money” first gives you its third letter.
YUM
Crossword Challenge Level 2266 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2266 solved
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