Crossword Challenge Puzzle 218 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 218? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 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; 4 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 the picture clue in the top row.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Socially clumsy”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
11
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. A _ _ O _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ACCORDION
UTERUS
2Uterus
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
W _ _ _. “Code map system” crosses it at the third square.
WOMB
KIT
3Kit
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Kit.
K
WEIGHT ABBR.
4Weight abbr.
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with W. The second square is also part of “Asian tongue”.
WT
"GOTCHA"
5"gotcha"
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. The third square is also part of “Adv. co. fields”.
AHA
FAST DRIVER
6Fast driver
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving “CHI__” first gives you its fourth letter.
RACER
NOT EASY
7Not easy
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
D _ _ F _ _ U _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Cat”.
DIFFICULT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SOCIALLY CLUMSY
8Socially clumsy
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ W _ _ D. Check the fifth letter against “Gotcha”.
AWKWARD
-in
99
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-in” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with C.
CO
CODE MAP SYSTEM
10Code map system
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CMS
HEED
11Heed
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Not fully”.
OBEY
RAM
12Ram
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Ram.
R
1313
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. D _ _ L _. Check the fourth letter against “Dixie pronoun”.
DRILL
IN-HOUSE
14In-house
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “In-house”.
IH
NOT 'NEATH
15Not 'neath
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: O _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Right side”.
OER
NEWLY FORMED
16Newly formed
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with N. The fifth square is also part of “Martini item”.
NASCENT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ASIAN TONGUE
17Asian tongue
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Fast driver”.
THAI
NOT FULLY
18Not fully
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Solving “Haka dancer” first gives you its third letter.
SEMI
ADV. CO. FIELDS
19Adv. co. fields
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Adv. co. fields”.
ACF
DIXIE PRONOUN
20Dixie pronoun
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
YALL
CHI__
21CHI__
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “CHI__” go in the grid. First one: E.
EF
MARTINI ITEM
22Martini item
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits O _ _ V _. Solving “___CANO” first gives you its fourth letter.
OLIVE
HAKA DANCER
23Haka dancer
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with M. “Fast driver” crosses it at the fourth square.
MAORI
BIG BIRD
24Big bird
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. “Not 'neath” crosses it at the third square.
RHEA
CAT
25Cat
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Cat starts with the answer.
C
AGE
26Age
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. Check the third letter against “Newly formed”.
EON
PLACE
27Place
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
L _ _ _. “Age” crosses it at the third square.
LIEU
RIGHT SIDE
28Right side
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RS
___CANO
29___CANO
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___CANO”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with V.
VOL
COW
30Cow
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Cow, nothing more.
C
Crossword Challenge Level 218 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 218 solved
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