Crossword Challenge Puzzle 252 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 252 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Not seen”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Extreme”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Not seen”. 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.
NOT SEEN
1Not seen
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with I. Solving “Equals” first gives you its sixth letter.
INVISIBLE
LOUD SOUNDS
2Loud sounds
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits N _ _ S _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
NOISES
TALK
3Talk
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Talk.
T
fri-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “fri-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
ES
MIDDAY HOUR
5Midday hour
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Elderly”.
NOON
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 7 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with S. Solving “Image inspector” first gives you its fifth letter.
SOLDIER
LAST
7Last
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. “Elderly” crosses it at the third square.
END
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
EXTREME
8Extreme
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits I _ _ E _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Midday hour”.
INTENSE
NOT YES
9Not yes
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
N _. The second square is also part of “Loud sounds”.
NO
BY
10By
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with V; pattern V _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Whole”.
VIA
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 6 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits I _ _ A _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Not of earth”.
ISLAND
AUCTION OFF
12Auction off
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Whole”.
SELL
EQUALS
13Equals
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits I _. The second square is also part of “Loud sounds”.
IS
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: B.
B
AFRICA'S SIERRA ___
15AFRICA'S SIERRA ___
Left column 8/9 · 5 letters · across
Say “AFRICA'S SIERRA ___” out loud and the blank fills itself: L _ _ N _.
LEONE
SELF-ESTEEM
16Self-esteem
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Overly”.
EGO
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SHORTLY
17Shortly
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
SOON
WHOLE
18Whole
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
A _ _. Solving “Auction off” first gives you its third letter.
ALL
ELDERLY
19Elderly
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: O _ _. The third square is also part of “Last”.
OLD
NOT OF EARTH
20Not of earth
Row 4, col 5 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “___ COTTA”.
ALIEN
PHOTO
21Photo
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
I _ _ G _. Check the fourth letter against “Gold”.
IMAGE
IMAGE INSPECTOR
22Image inspector
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
II
FOREST UNIT
23Forest unit
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. “AFRICA'S SIERRA ___” crosses it at the third square.
TREE
THINGY
24Thingy
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ITEM
OVERLY
25Overly
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Fits T _ _. “Self-esteem” crosses it at the third square.
TOO
___ COTTA
26___ COTTA
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ COTTA”? It fits T _ _ R _.
TERRA
'FOR EXAMPLE'
27'for example'
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
E _. Solving “Self-esteem” first gives you its second letter.
EG
GOLD
28Gold
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Gold starts with the answer.
G
YEN
29Yen
Row 9, col 7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Yen, nothing more.
Y
SEE
30See
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “Photo” first gives you its third letter.
EYE
Crossword Challenge Level 252 Solved Grid
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