Crossword Challenge Puzzle 246 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 246 is an 8×10 board with 29 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 8 of 29 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; 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 “Self-employed”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 246: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Eternal”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Self-employed”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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.
SELF-EMPLOYED
1Self-employed
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with F. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
FREELANCE
22
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with O. Check the third letter against “Beetle wing cover”.
OIL
SUNBEAMS
3Sunbeams
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. Solving “Beetle wing cover” first gives you its third letter.
RAYS
ENG
4Eng
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Eng, nothing more.
E
NOT WRITTEN
5Not written
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with V. “Sally field role” crosses it at the fourth square.
VERBAL
DIGITAL MESSAGE
6Digital message
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Sally field role”.
EMAIL
fi-
77
Top row 7/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“fi-”). What is left starts with R.
RE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ETERNAL
8Eternal
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
F _ _ E _ _ R. The fifth square is also part of “Not written”.
FOREVER
COASTAL INLET
9Coastal inlet
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. Check the third letter against “Sunbeams”.
RIA
BEETLE WING COVER
10Beetle wing cover
Left column 3/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ T _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “They roll around in london”.
ELYTRA
MUSICAL NOTE
11Musical note
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Musical note”.
E
LOCAL SERVER
12Local server
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LS
1313
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits A _ _ E _. Solving “They roll around in london” first gives you its fourth letter.
ANGEL
"NO" VOTES
14"no" votes
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Scottish madman”.
NAYS
-rus
1515
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-rus”). What is left starts with C.
CIT
COLLEGE VOTER
16College voter
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ C _ _ R. Check the fifth letter against “Part-time”.
ELECTOR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___RALD
17___RALD
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___RALD” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EME
THEY ROLL AROUND IN LONDON
18They roll around in london
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits T _ _ E _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
TYRES
1919
Row 4, col 8 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits L _ _ T _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Global time”.
LETTER
SALLY FIELD ROLE
20Sally field role
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ I _. “Digital message” crosses it at the fourth square.
SYBIL
GARDEN PEST
21Garden pest
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
SNAIL
CHEST RATTLE
22Chest rattle
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Digital message”.
RALE
SCOTTISH MADMAN
23Scottish madman
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
GYTE
TANKER
24Tanker
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Tanker.
T
EARTH SCIENCE
25Earth science
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _. “College voter” crosses it at the third square.
GEO
GLOBAL TIME
26Global time
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
GT
PART-TIME
27Part-time
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
PT
"___-YEW!"
28"___-YEW!"
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___-YEW!”. Shape: P _ _.
PEE
THIRD LETTER
29Third letter
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Third letter”.
C
Crossword Challenge Level 246 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 246 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 246 with us. Puzzle 247 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.