Crossword Challenge Puzzle 228 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 228? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “P.m. start”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Really awesome”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “P.m. start”, 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.
P.M. START
1P.m. start
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the sixth letter against “New”.
AFTERNOON
22
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. M _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
MOUSE
33
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to A _ _. The third square is also part of “Time under tension”.
ANT
ZULU TIME
4Zulu time
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Zulu time”.
ZT
INTEREST
5Interest
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Interest, nothing more.
I
ZERO
6Zero
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Solving “Oxlike beast” first gives you its third letter.
NONE
-ze
77
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-ze” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with G.
GAU
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
REALLY AWESOME
8Really awesome
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ Z _ _ G. Check the fifth letter against “Interest”.
AMAZING
TEXT STYLE
9Text style
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
F _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
FONT
TIME UNDER TENSION
10Time under tension
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Time under tension” to its initials.
TUT
fri-
1111
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “fri-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
ES
ANSWER
12Answer
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
R _ _ L _. “Patron” crosses it at the fourth square.
REPLY
NEW
13New
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
New starts with the answer.
N
MYTHICAL GIANT
14Mythical giant
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Prefix for medic”.
OGRE
1515
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: O _ _ N _ _ S. Solving “Guitar riff” first gives you its fifth letter.
ORANGES
NEW RELEASE
16New release
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
OLD AGE
17Old age
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OA
DUDES
18Dudes
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ _. “Answer” crosses it at the third square.
GUYS
OXLIKE BEAST
19Oxlike beast
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
G _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
GNU
PATRON
20Patron
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ E _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Mythical giant”.
CLIENT
HINT
21Hint
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with C. Its third letter is shared with “Zero”.
CUE
PREFIX FOR MEDIC
22Prefix for medic
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits P _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Mythical giant”.
PARA
SONG SECTION
23Song section
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ S _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
VERSE
VET
24Vet
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Vet starts with the answer.
V
IN ___ OF
25IN ___ OF
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “IN ___ OF” starts with L.
LIEU
PASSAGE
26Passage
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ L _. The fourth square is also part of “IN ___ OF”.
AISLE
DOG'S WARNING
27Dog's warning
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: G _ _. Solving “New release” first gives you its third letter.
GRR
CHA__
28CHA__
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “CHA__” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
IR
GUITAR RIFF
29Guitar riff
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Guitar riff” to its initials.
GR
NOT A LIE
30Not a lie
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “IN ___ OF”.
TRUE
Crossword Challenge Level 228 Solved Grid
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