Crossword Challenge Puzzle 260 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 29 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 260, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 260: 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 the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. C _ _ A _ _ T _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Main dish”.
CIGARETTE
HIGH
2High
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of High, nothing more.
H
PSYCHIC POWER
3Psychic power
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
ESP
ENTRY HALT
4Entry halt
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EH
ANCIENT ROBE
5Ancient robe
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Young woman”.
TOGA
PAIN RELIEVER
6Pain reliever
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ L _ _ S _ _. “Main dish” crosses it at the sixth square.
ANALGESIC
GREETING WORD
7Greeting word
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ L _. “Autumn” crosses it at the fourth square.
HELLO
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ E _ _ H. “Ancient robe” crosses it at the fifth square.
CHEETAH
IMITATE
9Imitate
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Imitate, nothing more.
I
-her
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “-her”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with G.
GOP
fo-
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “fo-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AM
REPLETE
12Replete
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Free throw”.
RIFE
MAIN DISH
13Main dish
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with E. The fourth square is also part of “Frond producer”.
ENTREE
TOWARD A PLACE
14Toward a place
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: T _. Check the second letter against “Sinister vibe”.
TO
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with T. Its third letter is shared with “Basic skills”.
TUB
CORE NATURE
16Core nature
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with E. Check the fifth letter against “Gain”.
ESSENCE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CAST LIGHT
17Cast light
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ N _. The fourth square is also part of “Pain reliever”.
SHONE
SINISTER VIBE
18Sinister vibe
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ N _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Toward a place”.
OMINOUS
YOUNG WOMAN
19Young woman
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: G _ _. Solving “Greeting word” first gives you its third letter.
GAL
FROND PRODUCER
20Frond producer
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits F _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Main dish”.
FERN
AUTUMN
21Autumn
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: F _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Pain reliever”.
FALL
FREE THROW
22Free throw
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
FT
START MOVING
23Start moving
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits G _. Check the second letter against “Greeting word”.
GO
GAIN
24Gain
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Fix”.
EARN
LIFE STAGE
25Life stage
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Core nature”.
AGE
SPACE AGENCY
26Space agency
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. Check the third letter against “Pain reliever”.
NASA
BASIC SKILLS
27Basic skills
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Basic skills”.
BS
FIX
28Fix
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. “Life stage” crosses it at the third square.
RIG
ELL
29Ell
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Ell.
E
Crossword Challenge Level 260 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 260 solved
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