Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2297 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2297, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 5 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Middle-class, formally”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “City district”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Middle-class, formally”, 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.
MIDDLE-CLASS, FORMALLY
1Middle-class, formally
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ R _ _ O _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Cafe or diner”.
BOURGEOIS
"___ BITTEN, TWICE SHY"
2"___ BITTEN, TWICE SHY"
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Which word finishes “___ BITTEN, TWICE SHY”? It fits O _ _ _.
ONCE
fi-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “fi” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RE
AFTER N
4After n
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from N in the alphabet.
O
FUNERAL VESSEL
5Funeral vessel
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits U _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Quick pic”.
URN
EXCELLENT, IN SLANG
6Excellent, in slang
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ R _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Reward path”.
GNARLY
OPPOSITE OF SAD
7Opposite of sad
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ P _. Check the fourth letter against “Reward path”.
HAPPY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CITY DISTRICT
8City district
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ O _ _ H. Check the fifth letter against “Funeral vessel”.
BOROUGH
cl-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“cl-”). What is left starts with O.
ONE
USER CONTROL
10User control
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
UC
BRING IN FROM THE FIELDS
11Bring in from the fields
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Against, prefix”.
REAP
_UARD
12_UARD
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
“_UARD” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with G.
G
CAFE OR DINER
13Cafe or diner
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
E _ _ E _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Fast”.
EATERY
METAL'S PARTNER
14Metal's partner
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ D _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Fast”.
OXIDE
m--k
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “m--k”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
IL
"LONG TIME NO ___!"
16"LONG TIME NO ___!"
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “LONG TIME NO ___!” starts with S.
SEE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
GENETIC CARRIER, BRIEFLY
17Genetic carrier, briefly
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. Solving “Opposite of sad” first gives you its third letter.
RNA
FAST
18Fast
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
S _ _ E _ _. Solving “Cafe or diner” first gives you its fourth letter.
SPEEDY
QUICK PIC
19Quick pic
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “Excellent, in slang” first gives you its third letter.
SNAP
AGAINST, PREFIX
20Against, prefix
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. “Cafe or diner” crosses it at the third square.
ANTI
REWARD PATH
21Reward path
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RP
BRING ABOUT
22Bring about
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
W _ _ A _. “Pull hard” crosses it at the fourth square.
WREAK
FRESHLY
23Freshly
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with N. Its fourth letter is shared with “Excellent, in slang”.
NEWLY
AUTO SHAFT
24Auto shaft
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
AXLE
BLUE HUE
25Blue hue
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
S _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the inside the grid.
SKY
SOFT
26Soft
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Soft, nothing more.
S
BUSI__SS
27BUSI__SS
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “BUSI__SS”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
NE
PULL HARD
28Pull hard
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Y _ _ _. “BUSI__SS” crosses it at the third square.
YANK
BUDG_
29BUDG_
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
“BUDG_” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
E
30Picture clue
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with K. Solving “Blue hue” first gives you its third letter.
KEY
Crossword Challenge Level 2297 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2297 solved
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