Crossword Challenge Puzzle 215 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 215 of Crossword Challenge gives you 29 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 29 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; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Pleased”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Japanese warrior”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Pleased”, 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.
PLEASED
1Pleased
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ I _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Fax”.
SATISFIED
ENOUGH
2Enough
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
AMPLE
-lk
33
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “-lk”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with M.
MI
"YUK!"
4"yuk!"
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _. Check the third letter against “Sword handle”.
UGH
DISTURB
5Disturb
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Sword handle”.
ROIL
ANTONYM
6Antonym
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Antonym starts with the answer.
A
UNIFY PARTS
7Unify parts
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
I _ _ E _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Model”.
INTEGRATE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
JAPANESE WARRIOR
8Japanese warrior
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ U _ _ I. Check the fifth letter against “Disturb”.
SAMURAI
PAL IN SPANISH
9Pal in spanish
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ G _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Yuk!”.
AMIGO
TOILET PAPER
10Toilet paper
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TP
1111
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with I. Its third letter is shared with “Backslide”.
ILL
SCORCH
12Scorch
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Backslide”.
SEAR
FAX
13Fax
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Fax.
F
CONCERN
14Concern
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ U _. Check the fourth letter against “Blush”.
ISSUE
GRACEFUL
15Graceful
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits E _ _ G _ _ T. Its fifth letter is shared with “Marine mammal”.
ELEGANT
can-
1616
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “can” gives the answer. First letter: D.
DY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NO
17No
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of No.
N
SUCH AS
18Such as
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Kilogram”.
LIKE
SWORD HANDLE
19Sword handle
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
H _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Such as”.
HILT
BACKSLIDE
20Backslide
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
L _ _ S _. Solving “Concern” first gives you its fourth letter.
LAPSE
UNTRUTH
21Untruth
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with L. Its third letter is shared with “Unify parts”.
LIE
BLUSH
22Blush
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits R _ _ G _. Check the fourth letter against “Graceful”.
ROUGE
KILOGRAM
23Kilogram
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: K _. “Unify parts” crosses it at the second square.
KG
MARINE MAMMAL
24Marine mammal
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. “Graceful” crosses it at the third square.
SEAL
MODEL
25Model
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with P. “Such as” crosses it at the fourth square.
POSER
SNEAKY
26Sneaky
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: S _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
SLY
ACE
27Ace
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Ace starts with the answer.
A
NORTH SOUTH
28North south
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NS
OTHER
29Other
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “North south”.
ELSE
Crossword Challenge Level 215 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 215 solved
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