Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2279 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2279? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Election hopeful”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Qualified”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Election hopeful”, 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.
ELECTION HOPEFUL
1Election hopeful
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits C _ _ D _ _ A _ _. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
CANDIDATE
LAND EXTENT
2Land extent
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Northeast abbr.”.
AREA
em--y
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“em--y”). What is left starts with P.
PT
GRADE OPTION
4Grade option
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Grade option”.
A
SEE YOU LATER
5See you later
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _. Its third letter is shared with “See to”.
BYE
NOT SHORTER
6Not shorter
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ G _ _. Solving “Good enough” first gives you its fourth letter.
LONGER
BROKEN OFF
7Broken off
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. “Good enough” crosses it at the fourth square.
ENDED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
QUALIFIED
8Qualified
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ A _ _ E. “See you later” crosses it at the fifth square.
CAPABLE
PAINTINGS AND STATUES
9Paintings and statues
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ART
NORTHEAST ABBR.
10Northeast abbr.
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits N _. Check the second letter against “Land extent”.
NE
DISK CONTENTS
11Disk contents
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Military vehicle”.
DATA
B_RTH
12B_RTH
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “B_RTH” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
I
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: D _ _ G _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Aim”.
DANGER
INQUIRED
14Inquired
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Aim”.
ASKED
TIME INDEX
15Time index
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TI
-muffs
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “muffs” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EAR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
OVER THERE
17Over there
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Y _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Broken off”.
YON
AIM
18Aim
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits T _ _ G _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
TARGET
SEE TO
19See to
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. “Not shorter” crosses it at the third square.
TEND
MILITARY VEHICLE
20Military vehicle
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
TANK
GOOD ENOUGH
21Good enough
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Good enough” to its initials.
GE
PRESS
22Press
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits M _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Clock”.
MEDIA
EQUIPPED WITH WEAPONS
23Equipped with weapons
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Not shorter”.
ARMED
JAPAN'S CONTINENT
24Japan's continent
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. “Time index” crosses it at the third square.
ASIA
12TH MONTH
2512th month
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shape: D _ _. Check the third letter against “Alphabet start”.
DEC
DIAMOND
26Diamond
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Diamond starts with the answer.
D
MESSAGE BOARD
27Message board
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
MB
CLOCK
28Clock
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Message board”.
TIME
_ACCOON
29_ACCOON
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “_ACCOON”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
R
ALPHABET START
30Alphabet start
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
A _ _. Solving “12th month” first gives you its third letter.
ABC
Crossword Challenge Level 2279 Solved Grid
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