Crossword Challenge Puzzle 217 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 217 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.
10 of the 29 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 3 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; 2 want 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 “Sales event”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Online bio”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Sales event”. 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.
SALES EVENT
1Sales event
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
P _ _ M _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Walked”.
PROMOTION
JOGGED
2Jogged
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with R. The third square is also part of “Not off”.
RAN
lapt-
33
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “lapt” gives the answer. First letter: O.
OP
FIX
4Fix
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Fix.
F
FURIOUS
5Furious
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with I. Solving “Emblem” first gives you its fourth letter.
IRATE
ROAD DIVISION
6Road division
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. Check the third letter against “Lots”.
LANE
STUDY OF WORDS
7Study of words
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits E _ _ M _ _ O _ _. “APR__” crosses it at the sixth square.
ETYMOLOGY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ONLINE BIO
8Online bio
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ F _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Furious”.
PROFILE
MUSIC STYLE
9Music style
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
RAP
NOT OFF
10Not off
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with O. Solving “Jogged” first gives you its second letter.
ON
-ug
1111
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ug”). What is left starts with M.
M
EARTH TONE
12Earth tone
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ R _. “Biting humor” crosses it at the fourth square.
OCHRE
WALKED
13Walked
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits T _ _ _. Solving “E'en if” first gives you its third letter.
TROD
INCLUDING YOU
14Including you
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IY
FIRST MOVE
15First move
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits O _ _ N _ _ G. Solving “Long island” first gives you its fifth letter.
OPENING
NET WEIGHT ABBR.
16Net weight abbr.
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Early warning”.
NTWT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
RODENT
17Rodent
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Study of words”.
RAT
BITING HUMOR
18Biting humor
Row 3, col 5 · 7 letters · down
Begins with M. The fifth square is also part of “Too”.
MORDANT
LOTS
19Lots
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with M. The third square is also part of “Road division”.
MANY
E'EN IF
20E'en if
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Begins with T. The third square is also part of “Walked”.
THO
EMBLEM
21Emblem
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Road division”.
TOTEM
BURIAL VAULT
22Burial vault
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
C _ _ P _. “First move” crosses it at the fourth square.
CRYPT
OPINION
23Opinion
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Opinion, nothing more.
O
"IT ____ FAIR."
24"IT ____ FAIR."
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Say “IT ____ FAIR.” out loud and the blank fills itself: I _ _ _.
ISNT
APR__
25APR__
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “APR__” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
IL
LONG ISLAND
26Long island
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LI
TOO
27Too
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “IT ____ FAIR.”.
ALSO
EARLY WARNING
28Early warning
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Early warning” to its initials.
EW
par-
2929
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“par-”). What is left starts with T.
TY
Crossword Challenge Level 217 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 217 solved
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