Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2271 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2271, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
11 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want 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 “Some anniversary events”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Some anniversary events”, 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.
SOME ANNIVERSARY EVENTS
1Some anniversary events
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
M _ _ O _ _ A _ _. The sixth square is also part of “S__ENCE”.
MEMORIALS
"GOT YA!"
2"got ya!"
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Solving “Swampy terrain” first gives you its third letter.
AHA
MUSICAL NOTE
3Musical note
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Musical note”.
C
ANSWER
4Answer
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ P _ _ S _. The fifth square is also part of “Remake”.
RESPONSE
PAIN
5Pain
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Swampy terrain”.
ACHE
MAGNETIC HYSTERESIS
6Magnetic hysteresis
Top row 6/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Magnetic hysteresis” to its initials.
MH
GEOLOGICAL TIME
7Geological time
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “BO_US”.
EON
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with M. The fifth square is also part of “Pain”.
MACRAME
ENERGY HEAL
9Energy heal
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EH
10Swampy terrain
Left column 3/9 · 5 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “SWAMPY TERRAIN” point to the same word. It begins with M.
MARSH
AVIATI_N
11AVIATI_N
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
“AVIATI_N” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
O
REMAKE
12Remake
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. “Fishing pole” crosses it at the third square.
REDO
S__ENCE
13S__ENCE
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “S__ENCE” go in the grid. First one: I.
IL
BUILD UP
14Build up
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “Answer”.
AMASS
MEA_
15MEA_
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “MEA_”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with L.
L
SISTER
16Sister
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. The third square is also part of “Six-pack”.
SIS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SOUND REBOUND
17Sound rebound
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Solving “Magnetic hysteresis” first gives you its third letter.
ECHO
FISHING POLE
18Fishing pole
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fits R _ _. Check the third letter against “Remake”.
ROD
BO_US
19BO_US
Row 4, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “BO_US” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
N
IT'S NOTHING AT ALL
20It's nothing at all
Row 4, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: N _ _. Check the third letter against “Empty”.
NIL
AVAILABLE
21Available
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Solving “Pain” first gives you its third letter.
OPEN
FREDDY KRUEGER'S STREET
22Freddy krueger's street
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “Build up”.
ELM
23Head dog
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Picture plus words: “HEAD DOG”. The answer opens with A.
ALPHA
IOWA POSTAL
24Iowa postal
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _. “Head dog” crosses it at the second square.
IA
SYSTEM ACCOUNT
25System account
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits U _ _ _. Solving “Nut-bearing tree” first gives you its third letter.
USER
EMPTY
26Empty
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “It's nothing at all”.
NULL
"SIX-PACK"
27"six-pack"
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. “Sister” crosses it at the third square.
ABS
PEOPLE
28People
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
People starts with the answer.
P
CHANNEL NOISE
29Channel noise
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CN
NUT-BEARING TREE
30Nut-bearing tree
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: B _ _ C _. Solving “Channel noise” first gives you its fourth letter.
BEECH
INCEPTION
31Inception
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Inception.
I
BASIC BIO SUBJECT
32Basic bio subject
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. The third square is also part of “Head dog”.
RNA
Crossword Challenge Level 2271 Solved Grid
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