Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2290 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 2290 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Financial plans”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to the picture clue in the top row. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. B _ _ F _ _ E _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Clothing maker”.
BEEFSTEAK
NULLIFY
2Nullify
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
U _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
UNDO
DUE DATE
3Due date
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Due date”.
DD
LETTER AFTER F
4Letter after f
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after F.
G
PERSONAL IDENTITY
5Personal identity
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. The third square is also part of “Olden times”.
EGO
DENTAL CONCERN
6Dental concern
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
T _ _ T _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Time average”.
TARTAR
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ A _. Solving “Time average” first gives you its fourth letter.
SPEAR
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FINANCIAL PLANS
8Financial plans
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ G _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “Personal identity”.
BUDGETS
LAST PART
9Last part
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. The third square is also part of “Due date”.
END
p--al
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “p--al”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
ED
DRIVER'S WARNING
11Driver's warning
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Bust”.
FORE
AFTER R
12 after r
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from R in the alphabet.
S
CLOTHING MAKER
13Clothing maker
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ L _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Golden shade”.
TAILOR
PROVIDE FUNDS
14Provide funds
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Golden shade”.
ENDOW
st--ion
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“st--ion”). What is left starts with A.
AT
TODDLER OFTEN
16Toddler often
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: K _ _. Solving “Dark” first gives you its third letter.
KID
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BREAK
17Break
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits G _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
GAP
GOLDEN SHADE
18Golden shade
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits Y _ _ L _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Clothing maker”.
YELLOW
OLDEN TIMES
19Olden times
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with Y. The third square is also part of “Dental concern”.
YORE
BUST
20Bust
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Clothing maker”.
RAID
TIME AVERAGE
21Time average
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TA
DRYING CLOTH
22Drying cloth
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with T. Its fourth letter is shared with “Good condition”.
TOWEL
WEDDING SITE
23Wedding site
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Dental concern”.
ALTAR
NAY VOTER
24Nay voter
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ANTI
NOT FRESH
25Not fresh
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Fits O _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Jar top”.
OLD
OLEANDER
26Oleander
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Oleander, nothing more.
O
PORTFO__O
27PORTFO__O
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
“PORTFO__O” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with L.
LI
GOOD CONDITION
28Good condition
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: W _ _ _. The third square is also part of “PORTFO__O”.
WELL
DARK
29Dark
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Dark starts with the answer.
D
JAR TOP
30Jar top
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits L _ _. Solving “Not fresh” first gives you its third letter.
LID
Crossword Challenge Level 2290 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2290 solved
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