Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2291 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2291, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 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 “Magic tricks”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Notifies”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Magic tricks”, 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.
MAGIC TRICKS
1Magic tricks
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits I _ _ U _ _ O _ _. “AUCT_ON” crosses it at the sixth square.
ILLUSIONS
GENTLE PUSH
2Gentle push
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with N. Solving “Unpretty” first gives you its fourth letter.
NUDGE
FUEL GAS
3Fuel gas
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
FG
AFTER N
4After n
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from N in the alphabet.
O
CLOTHES CLOSET FIXTURE
5Clothes closet fixture
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. “Fringe area” crosses it at the third square.
ROD
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits M _ _ P _ _. “Private network” crosses it at the fourth square.
MAGPIE
BLOCKAGE RELIEVER
7Blockage reliever
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. Check the fourth letter against “Private network”.
STENT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOTIFIES
8Notifies
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with I. The fifth square is also part of “Clothes closet fixture”.
INFORMS
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to L _ _. Solving “Fuel gas” first gives you its third letter.
LUG
LINEAR DENSITY
10Linear density
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Linear density” to its initials.
LD
UNPRETTY
11Unpretty
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Listen”.
UGLY
-at
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-at” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with S.
SE
AUCT_ON
13AUCT_ON
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
“AUCT_ON” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
I
EYE-RELATED
14Eye-related
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with O. Its fourth letter is shared with “Covers the eye”.
OPTIC
NOTRE DAME
15Notre dame
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
ND
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Dad”.
SAD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BIT OF CEREAL
17Bit of cereal
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits O _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Blockage reliever”.
OAT
COVERS THE EYE
18Covers the eye
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ L _ _. “Hint to mystery” crosses it at the fourth square.
EYELID
FRINGE AREA
19Fringe area
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
EDGE
LISTEN
20Listen
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Listen.
L
PRIVATE NETWORK
21Private network
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Private network”.
PN
ALMOST PRINCELY
22Almost princely
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with D. “Female knight” crosses it at the fourth square.
DUCAL
REVISE COPY
23Revise copy
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits E _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
EDIT
CONNEC-TICUT
24Connec-ticut
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Connec-ticut”.
CT
HINT TO MYSTERY
25Hint to mystery
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with C. Check the third letter against “Almost princely”.
CLUE
PREDICTIVE DATA ANALYSIS
26Predictive data analysis
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
PDA
SKIRT EDGING
27Skirt edging
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Begins with H. “Escape” crosses it at the third square.
HEM
HARMFUL
28Harmful
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Harmful.
H
MOTHER
29Mother
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fits M _. Solving “Escape” first gives you its second letter.
MA
FEMALE KNIGHT
30Female knight
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. Its third letter is shared with “Mother”.
DAME
DAD
31Dad
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Dad.
D
ESCAPE
32Escape
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: L _ _. Solving “Skirt edging” first gives you its third letter.
LAM
Crossword Challenge Level 2291 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2291 solved
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