Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2289 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2289 is an 8×10 board with 29 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 29 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Control device”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2289: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Control device”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
CONTROL DEVICE
1Control device
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
R _ _ U _ _ T _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Home to india and indonesia”.
REGULATOR
text-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “text-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
ILE
NORTH KOREA
3North korea
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “North korea”.
NK
LETTER AFTER F
4Letter after f
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to F; the answer is its next letter.
G
BRAINS' GAINS
5Brains' gains
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with I. Its fourth letter is shared with “Organ of love”.
IDEAS
ALMOST HERE
6Almost here
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. Check the third letter against “College head”.
NEAR
POLITE MEN
7Polite men
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ T _ _ M _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Base energy”.
GENTLEMEN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. R _ _ G _ _ G. Check the fifth letter against “Brains' gains”.
RINGING
MOOSE RELATIVE
9Moose relative
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Check the third letter against “North korea”.
ELK
GENERAL ELECTRIC
10General electric
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “General electric”.
GE
URANIUM SYMBOL
11Uranium symbol
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Uranium symbol”.
U
ROSTERS
12Rosters
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Fine points”.
LISTS
HOME TO INDIA AND INDONESIA
13Home to india and indonesia
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “How should i”.
ASIA
OU__IDE
14OU__IDE
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
“OU__IDE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with T.
TS
SKETCH BRIEFLY
15Sketch briefly
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ L _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “OP__MAL”.
OUTLINE
FOUL CALLERS
16Foul callers
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. “TRUS__UL” crosses it at the third square.
REFS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
REIN___R
17REIN___R
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “REIN___R” go in the grid. First one: D.
DEE
FINE POINTS
18Fine points
Row 3, col 5 · 7 letters · down
Begins with D. The fifth square is also part of “Thingy”.
DETAILS
COLLEGE HEAD
19College head
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Almost here”.
DEAN
HOW SHOULD I
20How should i
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “How should i”.
HSI
ORGAN OF LOVE
21Organ of love
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with H. The fourth square is also part of “Almost here”.
HEART
PROBLEM
22Problem
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with I. Its fourth letter is shared with “Sketch briefly”.
ISSUE
LARGE SIZE
23Large size
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Large size”.
L
CROOKED
24Crooked
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with B. Check the third letter against “Sketch briefly”.
BENT
BASE ENERGY
25Base energy
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Base energy” to its initials.
BE
OP__MAL
26OP__MAL
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “OP__MAL” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
TI
THINGY
27Thingy
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Crooked”.
ITEM
TRUS__UL
28TRUS__UL
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “TRUS__UL” go in the grid. First one: T.
TF
fi--ess
29Picture clue
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “fiess” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TN
Crossword Challenge Level 2289 Solved Grid
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