Crossword Challenge Puzzle 209 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 209? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
10 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask 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; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Holding a position”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Holding a position”. 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.
HOLDING A POSITION
1Holding a position
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with O. Check the sixth letter against “Scream out”.
OCCUPYING
22
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _ E _ _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
CHEESE
USED IN ROOFING
3Used in roofing
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: T _ _. Solving “Made of clay” first gives you its third letter.
TAR
PEARLY GEM
4Pearly gem
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Made of clay”.
OPAL
PROBLEM
5Problem
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Problem, nothing more.
P
GLOBAL
6Global
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ V _ _ S _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Real life”.
UNIVERSAL
-k
77
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “-k”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SOC
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
88
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to O _ _ O _ _ S. “Problem” crosses it at the fifth square.
OCTOPUS
GUY
9Guy
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Used in roofing”.
CHAP
MADE OF CLAY
10Made of clay
Left column 3/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits C _ _ A _ _ C. Solving “Angry” first gives you its fifth letter.
CERAMIC
tr-
1111
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“tr-”). What is left starts with U.
UE
PULSE SIGNAL IMPACT
12Pulse signal impact
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PSI
SCREAM OUT
13Scream out
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits Y _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Harms”.
YELL
ROMAN NUMERAL ONE
14Roman numeral one
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Roman numeral one”.
I
SENSE ORGAN
15Sense organ
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. Check the third letter against “Harms”.
NOSE
GOOD MORNING
16Good morning
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
GM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NOT YES
17Not yes
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with N; pattern N _. Check the second letter against the picture clue in the top row.
NO
ANGRY
18Angry
Row 3, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Begins with M. Check the third letter against “Society girl”.
MAD
___ENDER
19___ENDER
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___ENDER” and enter only the missing part, starting with L.
LAV
HARMS
20Harms
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. “Rent” crosses it at the third square.
ILLS
DIM OR GRIM
21Dim or grim
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with B. Its fourth letter is shared with “Amino acid”.
BLEAK
SOCIETY GIRL
22Society girl
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits D _ _. Solving “Dim or grim” first gives you its third letter.
DEB
DREGS
23Dregs
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. “Sense organ” crosses it at the third square.
LEES
REAL LIFE
24Real life
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RL
MUSICAL NOTE
25Musical note
Row 7, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Musical note”.
A
RENT
26Rent
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
L _ _ S _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Global”.
LEASE
BOTT__
27BOTT__
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
“BOTT__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with O.
OM
AMINO ACID
28Amino acid
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Amino acid”.
AA
ICE
29Ice
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Ice.
I
SMOOTH FABRIC
30Smooth fabric
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with S. Check the third letter against “Global”.
SILK
Crossword Challenge Level 209 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 209 solved
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