Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2288 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2288? 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 1 of those asks 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; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Wedding attendant”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Emitting light”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Wedding attendant”, 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.
WEDDING ATTENDANT
1Wedding attendant
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with G. Check the sixth letter against “Circle and octagon, e.g.”.
GROOMSMAN
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with L. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
LEFT
ON DUTY
3On duty
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “On duty” to its initials.
OD
WIRE
4Wire
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Wire.
W
PREFIX WITH -BAR
5Prefix with -bar
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
I _ _. “Popcorn base” crosses it at the third square.
ISO
HOSPITAL STAFFERS
6Hospital staffers
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
N _ _ S _ _. Check the fourth letter against “__BJECT”.
NURSES
BIOLOGICAL GROUP
7Biological group
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits G _ _ U _. “__BJECT” crosses it at the fourth square.
GENUS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
EMITTING LIGHT
8Emitting light
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ W _ _ G. Solving “Prefix with -bar” first gives you its fifth letter.
GLOWING
PRIMARY COLOR
9Primary color
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “On duty”.
RED
pr--essor
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “pr--essor”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
OF
GERMANY'S ___ VON BISMARCK
11GERMANY'S ___ VON BISMARCK
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Say “GERMANY'S ___ VON BISMARCK” out loud and the blank fills itself: O _ _ _.
OTTO
AFTER L
12After l
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to L; the answer is its next letter.
M
CIRCLE AND OCTAGON, E.G.
13Circle and octagon, e.g.
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
S _ _ P _ _. “Barrel maker” crosses it at the fourth square.
SHAPES
OLYMPIC RACE UNIT
14Olympic race unit
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with M. “Barrel maker” crosses it at the fourth square.
METER
AMINO ACID
15Amino acid
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Amino acid”.
AA
INDEFINITE POWER
16Indefinite power
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. “Musical note” crosses it at the third square.
NTH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BRING INTO COURT
17Bring into court
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Biological group”.
SUE
BARREL MAKER
18Barrel maker
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
C _ _ P _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Circle and octagon, e.g.”.
COOPER
POPCORN BASE
19Popcorn base
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with C. “Hospital staffers” crosses it at the third square.
CORN
"TAKE ___!"
20"TAKE ___!"
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “TAKE ___!”? It fits T _ _ _.
THAT
__BJECT
21__BJECT
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“__BJECT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SU
DESERVE
22Deserve
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with M. Check the fourth letter against “Go by horse”.
MERIT
DOMICILES
23Domiciles
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits H _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Hospital staffers”.
HOMES
WARMTH
24Warmth
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits H _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Amino acid”.
HEAT
25Picture clue
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with P. Solving “Alternative to coffee” first gives you its third letter.
PEA
PARKING SYMBOL
26Parking symbol
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Parking symbol”.
P
SI__WALK
27SI__WALK
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
“SI__WALK” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with D.
DE
GO BY HORSE
28Go by horse
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “SI__WALK”.
RIDE
MUSICAL NOTE
29Musical note
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Musical note”.
H
ALTERNATIVE TO COFFEE
30Alternative to coffee
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits T _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
TEA
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