Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2295 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2295? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 7 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Questions”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Plays the market”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Questions”. 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.
QUESTIONS
1Questions
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
I _ _ U _ _ I _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the sixth square.
INQUIRIES
BABY-SITTER
2Baby-sitter
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits N _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against “UP ___ THE BREACH”.
NANNY
VISUAL BASIC
3Visual basic
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Visual basic” to its initials.
VB
spic-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Picture word minus “spic” gives the answer. First letter: E.
E
"THAT'S ALL ___ WROTE!"
5"THAT'S ALL ___ WROTE!"
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “THAT'S ALL ___ WROTE!”. Shape: S _ _.
SHE
IN THE DIRECTION OF
6In the direction of
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits T _ _ A _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “J__APENO”.
TOWARD
VOGUE
7Vogue
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ L _. “J__APENO” crosses it at the fourth square.
STYLE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PLAYS THE MARKET
8Plays the market
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits I _ _ E _ _ S. “THAT'S ALL ___ WROTE!” crosses it at the fifth square.
INVESTS
CATCH
9Catch
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits N _ _. “Visual basic” crosses it at the third square.
NAB
QUICK NOTE
10Quick note
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
QN
UP ___ THE BREACH
11UP ___ THE BREACH
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “UP ___ THE BREACH” starts with U.
UNTO
INCLUDING YOU
12Including you
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IY
-eactor
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Say what the picture shows. “-eactor” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
R
PHOTO
14Photo
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ G _. “Medicinal amount” crosses it at the fourth square.
IMAGE
ELECTRONIC ARTS
15Electronic arts
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Electronic arts”.
EA
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _. “Yellow” crosses it at the third square.
SPY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NOT COLD
17Not cold
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: H _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Vogue”.
HOT
MEDICINAL AMOUNT
18Medicinal amount
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
D _ _ A _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Clock sweeper”.
DOSAGE
MOIST, AS MORNING GRASS
19Moist, as morning grass
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. “In the direction of” crosses it at the third square.
DEWY
TEAM
20Team
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Team, nothing more.
T
J__APENO
21J__APENO
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “J__APENO”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
AL
FAR FROM SKILLED
22Far from skilled
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ P _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Heroic story”.
INEPT
YOUR MAJESTY
23Your majesty
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving “In the direction of” first gives you its third letter.
SIRE
HARBOR AREA
24Harbor area
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
HA
CLOCK SWEEPER
25Clock sweeper
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Begins with H. Solving “Far from skilled” first gives you its third letter.
HAND
ATLAS PAGE
26Atlas page
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits M _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
MAP
BITTERLY COLD
27Bitterly cold
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
I _ _. “The hidden yawn” crosses it at the third square.
ICY
INBOARD
28Inboard
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Inboard, nothing more.
I
IN-HOUSE
29In-house
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “In-house”.
IH
HEROIC STORY
30Heroic story
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Solving “In-house” first gives you its third letter.
EPIC
YELLOW
31Yellow
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Yellow.
Y
THE HIDDEN YAWN
32The hidden yawn
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “The hidden yawn” to its initials.
THY
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