Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2622 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2622, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 11 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; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 8 clues are fill-ins, and 6 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Book steward”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 2622: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Vocabulary-related”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Book steward”. 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.
1Book steward
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Both the picture and the text “BOOK STEWARD” point to the same word. It begins with L.
LIBRARIAN
BUFFALO'S COUNTY OR LAKE
2Buffalo's county or lake
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. Solving “CA__NET” first gives you its third letter.
ERIE
a-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“a-”). What is left starts with X.
XE
IRONIC
4Ironic
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Ironic.
I
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _ R _ _. Solving “Allude” first gives you its fourth letter.
CHURRO
AUTOMATED UTILITY SYSTEM
6Automated utility system
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
AUS
"___ TRY THAT AGAIN"
7"___ TRY THAT AGAIN"
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Say “___ TRY THAT AGAIN” out loud and the blank fills itself: L _ _ _.
LETS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
VOCABULARY-RELATED
8Vocabulary-related
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with L. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
LEXICAL
WRATH
9Wrath
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
IRE
CA__NET
10CA__NET
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “CA__NET” go in the grid. First one: B.
BI
ALLUDE
11Allude
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ E _. “Monopoly cards” crosses it at the fourth square.
REFER
BLOOD TYPE
12Blood type
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Blood type”.
A
R TWICE
13R twice
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: R _. Its second letter is shared with “Tied cord”.
RR
CERTAIN ATOMS
14Certain atoms
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. Solving “S___KER” first gives you its third letter.
IONS
GORILLA OR GIBBON
15Gorilla or gibbon
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “S___KER”.
APE
ADJACENT TO
16Adjacent to
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. “S___KER” crosses it at the third square.
NEAR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
COLOR VARIANT
17Color variant
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: H _ _. The third square is also part of “___ TRY THAT AGAIN”.
HUE
MONOPOLY CARDS
18Monopoly cards
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with D. “EASY ___ IT” crosses it at the fourth square.
DEEDS
VACUUM'S TARGET
19Vacuum's target
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. Check the third letter against “Automated utility system”.
DUST
FIELD SERVICE
20Field service
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
FS
_ODIUM
21_ODIUM
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “_ODIUM” and enter only the missing part, starting with S.
S
BLOOD LINES
22Blood lines
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
V _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against “___VERSE”.
VEINS
____ICE
23____ICE
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fill the gap in “____ICE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SERV
TIED CORD
24Tied cord
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. Solving “Gorilla or gibbon” first gives you its third letter.
ROPE
25Picture clue
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “___VERSE” first gives you its third letter.
SUIT
"EASY ___ IT"
26"EASY ___ IT"
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Say “EASY ___ IT” out loud and the blank fills itself: D _ _ _.
DOES
S___KER
27S___KER
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “S___KER” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NEA
INTER UNIT
28Inter unit
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
IU
CREAT_RE
29CREAT_RE
Row 8, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Fill the gap in “CREAT_RE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with U.
U
___VERSE
30___VERSE
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “___VERSE” go in the grid. First one: U.
UNI
REASON
31Reason
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Reason, nothing more.
R
STANDARD TIME
32Standard time
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ST
Crossword Challenge Level 2622 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2622 solved
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