Crossword Challenge Puzzle 236 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 236, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 5 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “A, b, c, d, e or k”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, 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.
11
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with V. Solving “Ado” first gives you its sixth letter.
VEGETABLE
BURY
2Bury
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits I _ _ E _. “Long fish” crosses it at the fourth square.
INTER
TONIGHT
3Tonight
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
T _. “Tedium” crosses it at the second square.
TN
-ust
44
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-ust” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AUG
GENTLE
5Gentle
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with M. Its third letter is shared with “Shine”.
MILD
INTERNET
6Internet
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Internet.
I
77
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: N _ _ S _ _ P _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Craft wood”.
NEWSPAPER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
A, B, C, D, E OR K
8A, b, c, d, e or k
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
V _ _ A _ _ N. “Gentle” crosses it at the fifth square.
VITAMIN
TEDIUM
9Tedium
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
E _ _ U _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
ENNUI
GROSS TON
10Gross ton
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Gross ton”.
GT
LONG FISH
11Long fish
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. Its third letter is shared with “Scales sign”.
EEL
MATH FUNCTION
12Math function
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Scales sign”.
TRIG
ADO
13Ado
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Ado, nothing more.
A
GARBAGE BOAT
14Garbage boat
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: B _ _ G _. The fourth square is also part of “Joke”.
BARGE
LAND GRANT ACT
15Land grant act
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Land grant act”.
LGA
coff-
16Coffee
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“coff-”). What is left starts with E.
EE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FIFTH LETTER
17Fifth letter
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Fifth letter”.
E
CHANCES
18Chances
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits O _ _ _. Solving “Display port” first gives you its third letter.
ODDS
SHINE
19Shine
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Chances”.
GLOW
SCALES SIGN
20Scales sign
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Begins with L. “Garbage boat” crosses it at the fourth square.
LIBRA
DEAL DONE SOON
21Deal done soon
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
DDS
JOKE
22Joke
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · down
G _ _. “Garbage boat” crosses it at the third square.
GAG
DISPLAY PORT
23Display port
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DP
IN CASE
24In case
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Get”.
LEST
CRAFT WOOD
25Craft wood
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits B _ _ S _. Check the fourth letter against “Chances”.
BALSA
ADD YEARS
26Add years
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
AGE
NEXT TO Q
27Next to q
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Next to q”.
P
CORN__
28CORN__
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “CORN__” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EA
GET
29Get
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
SEE
SHY
30Shy
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Shy starts with the answer.
S
3129
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “CORN__”.
STAR
Crossword Challenge Level 236 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 236 solved
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