Crossword Challenge Puzzle 247 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 247? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 4 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Unsafe”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Stray from point”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Unsafe”, 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.
UNSAFE
1Unsafe
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits D _ _ G _ _ O _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Happen again”.
DANGEROUS
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Not yes”.
IRON
GLYCEMIC INDEX
3Glycemic index
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Glycemic index”.
GI
UNCOOKED
4Uncooked
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: R _ _. Check the third letter against “Existed”.
RAW
snak-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“snak-”). What is left starts with E.
E
CUT UP
6Cut up
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. The fourth square is also part of “Guys”.
SHRED
VIEWED
7Viewed
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Existed”.
SEEN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
STRAY FROM POINT
8Stray from point
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
D _ _ R _ _ S. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
DIGRESS
OPERA SOLO
9Opera solo
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Glycemic index”.
ARIA
NOT YES
10Not yes
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: N _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the second square.
NO
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
11Gross national product
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Gross national product” to its initials.
GNP
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Name the object in the picture. E.
E
HAPPEN AGAIN
13Happen again
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with R. “Watch over” crosses it at the fourth square.
RECUR
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with O. Its fifth letter is shared with “Appear”.
OCTAGON
UNIV. HOSPITAL
15Univ. hospital
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UH
BOUGHT AND PAID
16Bought and paid
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Roman 50”.
SOLD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MALE PRONOUN
17Male pronoun
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _. “Viewed” crosses it at the second square.
HE
APPEAR
18Appear
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Begins with E. Solving “Happen again” first gives you its fourth letter.
EMERGE
EXISTED
19Existed
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Cut up”.
WERE
DEAL
20Deal
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with P. Its third letter is shared with “Happen again”.
PACT
GUYS
21Guys
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
M _ _. The third square is also part of “Viewed”.
MEN
WATCH OVER
22Watch over
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ R _. Solving “Use a book” first gives you its fourth letter.
GUARD
ELDERLY
23Elderly
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Appear”.
AGED
RESOUND
24Resound
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. Solving “Univ. hospital” first gives you its third letter.
ECHO
NULLIFY
25Nullify
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits U _ _ _. Solving “Use a book” first gives you its third letter.
UNDO
UNIT
26Unit
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Unit.
U
ACORN TREE
27Acorn tree
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: O _ _. “Knock-out” crosses it at the third square.
OAK
USE A BOOK
28Use a book
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Acorn tree”.
READ
ROMAN 50
29Roman 50
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Roman 50”.
L
KNOCK-OUT
30Knock-out
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
KO
Crossword Challenge Level 247 Solved Grid
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