Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2299 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2299 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 31 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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “On purpose”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2299: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Laborers”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “On purpose”. 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.
ON PURPOSE
1On purpose
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
W _ _ L _ _ L _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Flip upside”.
WILLFULLY
DOUBLE-REED WOODWIND
2Double-reed woodwind
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. “Linear output operator” crosses it at the third square.
OBOE
AFTER Q
3 after q
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
KNOT ABBR.
4Knot abbr.
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with K; pattern K _. Its second letter is shared with “Catch”.
KT
v---nda
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture word minus “vnda” gives the answer. First letter: E.
ERA
FAST
6Fast
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. Its fourth letter is shared with “Island country”.
RAPID
BIT OF DESIGN INFO
7Bit of design info
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Solving “GR___FRUIT” first gives you its third letter.
SPEC
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
LABORERS
8Laborers
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ K _ _ S. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
WORKERS
h--iscus
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “h--iscus” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IB
LINEAR OUTPUT OPERATOR
10Linear output operator
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LOO
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits L _ _ _. Solving “_____ OVER LIGHTLY” first gives you its third letter.
LENS
AFTER E
12After e
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from E in the alphabet.
F
FLIP UPSIDE
13Flip upside
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
U _ _ N _. The fourth square is also part of “Melodic piece”.
UPEND
DOUBLE L
14Double l
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with L. “Appeal” crosses it at the second square.
LL
TROUSER PART
15Trouser part
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits L _ _. The third square is also part of “General's rank”.
LEG
FOOTBALL FIELD GAIN
16Football field gain
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits Y _ _ D _ _ E. Solving “Plant swelling” first gives you its fifth letter.
YARDAGE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CATCH
17Catch
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. “Fast” crosses it at the third square.
TRAP
_____ OVER LIGHTLY
18_____ OVER LIGHTLY
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “_____ OVER LIGHTLY”. Shape: O _ _ _.
ONCE
GR___FRUIT
19GR___FRUIT
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “GR___FRUIT” go in the grid. First one: A.
APE
MELODIC PIECE
20Melodic piece
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “Flip upside” first gives you its third letter.
SONG
ISLAND COUNTRY
21Island country
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IC
PLANT SWELLING
22Plant swelling
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
E _ _ M _. The fourth square is also part of “Furious”.
EDEMA
LIKE MANY DORMS
23Like many dorms
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Plant swelling”.
COED
APPEAL
24Appeal
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Trouser part”.
PLEA
GIVE UP
25Give up
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Furious”.
CEDE
CAN
26Can
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Can starts with the answer.
C
ANNOYER
27Annoyer
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits N _ _. “Football field gain” crosses it at the third square.
NAG
DNA ELEMENT
28Dna element
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with G. “Annoyer” crosses it at the third square.
GENE
GENERAL'S RANK
29General's rank
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “General's rank”.
GR
FURIOUS
30Furious
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: M _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Give up”.
MAD
VITAMIN
31Vitamin
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Vitamin”.
D
Crossword Challenge Level 2299 Solved Grid
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