Crossword Challenge Puzzle 249 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 249? All 29 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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Castle entrance”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Farewell word”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Castle entrance”. 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.
CASTLE ENTRANCE
1Castle entrance
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with G. The sixth square is also part of “Command”.
GATEHOUSE
IN DEBT
2In debt
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: O _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
OWE
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
One word for the picture, starting with O.
O
DIGITAL NETWORK
4Digital network
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Digital network” to its initials.
DN
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with B. The third square is also part of “Not their”.
BOOT
NOT MINE, ___
6NOT MINE, ___
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
The missing word in “NOT MINE, ___” starts with Y.
YOURS
STUDENT INTAKE, IN BRITISH SPELLING
7Student intake, in british spelling
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ O _ _ E _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Machine”.
ENROLMENT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FAREWELL WORD
8Farewell word
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: G _ _ D _ _ E. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
GOODBYE
l-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “l-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AW
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. T _ _. Check the third letter against “Amongst”.
TEA
ELEGANT
11Elegant
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Elegant starts with the answer.
E
ACCLAIM
12Acclaim
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
H _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Amongst”.
HAIL
COMMAND
13Command
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits O _ _ E _. “Chooses by vote” crosses it at the fourth square.
ORDER
USER OBJECT
14User object
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “User object”.
UO
LOVE-STRUCK
15Love-struck
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ T _ _ N. “Cat's catch” crosses it at the fifth square.
SMITTEN
HEARING ORGANS
16Hearing organs
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Solving “D__ECTOR” first gives you its third letter.
EARS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MIDDAY HOUR
17Midday hour
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. “NOT MINE, ___” crosses it at the third square.
NOON
AMONGST
18Amongst
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. “Acclaim” crosses it at the third square.
AMID
NOT THEIR
19Not their
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. Check the third letter against “Student intake, in british spelling”.
OUR
CHOOSES BY VOTE
20Chooses by vote
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
E _ _ C _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Parrot holder”.
ELECTS
CITY TRAIN
21City train
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ R _. Check the fourth letter against “NOT MINE, ___”.
METRO
COFFEE ALLURE
22Coffee allure
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ M _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Love-struck”.
AROMA
I__AND
23I__AND
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“I__AND” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with S.
SL
CAT'S CATCH
24Cat's catch
Row 6, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Love-struck”.
RAT
MACHINE
25Machine
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Machine.
M
"_____A LIFE!"
26"_____A LIFE!"
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “_____A LIFE!”. Shape: G _ _.
GET
PARROT HOLDER
27Parrot holder
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “_____A LIFE!”.
CAGE
D__ECTOR
28D__ECTOR
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “D__ECTOR” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
IR
TOURIST TRIALS
29Tourist trials
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TT
Crossword Challenge Level 249 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 249 solved
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