Crossword Challenge Puzzle 248 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 248 is an 8×10 board with 29 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 29 answers are one or two letters long. 6 clues are pictures, and 5 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Mental health expert”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 248: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Mental health expert”. 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.
MENTAL HEALTH EXPERT
1Mental health expert
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ R _ _ I _ _. Solving “Academic rank” first gives you its sixth letter.
THERAPIST
ACORN TREE
2Acorn tree
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with O. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
OAK
orch-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “orch-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
ID
-ove
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The image carries “-ove”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
L
ADHESIVE RESIN
5Adhesive resin
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ X _. “Levied upon” crosses it at the fourth square.
EPOXY
NOT A LIE
6Not a lie
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. “Baseball mistake” crosses it at the third square.
TRUE
JOINING WITH HEAT
7Joining with heat
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ D _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Senior”.
SOLDERING
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with T. Solving “Adhesive resin” first gives you its fifth letter.
TOILETS
HELD
9Held
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits H _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
HAD
che-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “che” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EK
-ock
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-ock”). What is left starts with R.
R
EXTREME PAIN
12Extreme pain
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ N _. The fourth square is also part of “Brass flourish”.
AGONY
ACADEMIC RANK
13Academic rank
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with P. Check the third letter against “Overly”.
PROF
g--nt
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “gnt” gives the answer. First letter: I.
IA
ANCIENT GREEK WARRIOR
15Ancient greek warrior
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. “Nuclear test” crosses it at the fifth square.
SPARTAN
ARCHAIC YOU
16Archaic you
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. “American english” crosses it at the third square.
THEE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EXPERT
17Expert
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with P. Solving “Joining with heat” first gives you its third letter.
PRO
BRASS FLOURISH
18Brass flourish
Row 3, col 5 · 7 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ F _ _ E. “Opposite of pro” crosses it at the fifth square.
FANFARE
BASEBALL MISTAKE
19Baseball mistake
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: F _ _ _. Solving “Not a lie” first gives you its third letter.
FOUL
OVERLY
20Overly
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with “Academic rank”.
TOO
LEVIED UPON
21Levied upon
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not a lie”.
TAXED
PLOT POINTS
22Plot points
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ P _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Ancient greek warrior”.
GRAPH
EGO
23Ego
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Ego.
E
NOT LEAVE
24Not leave
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Check the third letter against “Ancient greek warrior”.
STAY
SENIOR
25Senior
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _. Its second letter is shared with “Joining with heat”.
SR
NUCLEAR TEST
26Nuclear test
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Nuclear test”.
NT
OPPOSITE OF PRO
27Opposite of pro
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Not leave”.
ANTI
AMERICAN ENGLISH
28American english
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “American english”.
AE
YOUTH GROUP
29Youth group
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Youth group” to its initials.
YG
Crossword Challenge Level 248 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 248 solved
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