Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2269 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2269? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
10 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 6 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Small letters”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Turning key”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Small letters”, 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.
SMALL LETTERS
1Small letters
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
L _ _ E _ _ A _ _. “Musical note” crosses it at the sixth square.
LOWERCASE
OVER-WEIGHT
2Over-weight
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with O. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
OBESE
CABIN BED
3Cabin bed
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not dry”.
COT
-rchief
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-rchief” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with K.
KE
ATT_RE
5ATT_RE
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “ATT_RE” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
I
EMPTY
6Empty
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “___ RISE”.
NULL
-lon
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “-lon”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with G.
GAL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
TURNING KEY
8Turning key
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ K _ _ G. Its fifth letter is shared with “ATT_RE”.
LOCKING
INSTRUMENT WITH REEDS
9Instrument with reeds
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Cabin bed”.
OBOE
NOT DRY
10Not dry
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: W _ _. Check the third letter against “Cabin bed”.
WET
ch--stnut
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“ch--stnut”). What is left starts with E.
ES
ALLUDE (TO)
12Allude (to)
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits R _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Almost here”.
REFER
MUSICAL NOTE
13Musical note
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Musical note”.
C
YONDER
14Yonder
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. Check the third letter against “Country symbol”.
AFAR
DIP
15Dip
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Country symbol”.
SAG
HYGI__E
16HYGI__E
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
“HYGI__E” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
URANIUM ATOMIC
17Uranium atomic
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UA
FULL OF AIR
18Full of air
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Allude (to)”.
AIRY
"___ RISE"
19"___ RISE"
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ RISE” starts with A.
ALL
ALMOST HERE
20Almost here
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. “Easy basket” crosses it at the third square.
NEAR
IT MEANS NOTHING
21It means nothing
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. Solving “Empty” first gives you its third letter.
NIL
COUNTRY SYMBOL
22Country symbol
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Yonder”.
FLAG
23Say aloud
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Picture plus words: “SAY ALOUD”. The answer opens with S.
SPEAK
SONG
24Song
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Song, nothing more.
S
UP ___ THE BREACH
25UP ___ THE BREACH
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “UP ___ THE BREACH”? It fits U _ _ _.
UNTO
EASY BASKET
26Easy basket
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
L _ _ U _. The fourth square is also part of “UP ___ THE BREACH”.
LAYUP
ADMIRER
27Admirer
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
F _ _. The third square is also part of “HYGI__E”.
FAN
O__SELF
28O__SELF
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “O__SELF”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
NE
ENDLESS MOTION
29Endless motion
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Endless motion” to its initials.
EM
SKEL___L
30SKEL___L
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “SKEL___L” go in the grid. First one: E.
ETA
BLOOD TYPE
31Blood type
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Blood type”.
A
BAD WAY TO RUN
32Bad way to run
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Solving “UP ___ THE BREACH” first gives you its third letter.
AMOK
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