Crossword Challenge Puzzle 264 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 264 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Court decision”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Building cleaner”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Court decision”. 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.
COURT DECISION
1Court decision
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits J _ _ G _ _ E _ _. Solving “Rest. list” first gives you its sixth letter.
JUDGEMENT
QUESTION
2Question
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. “Donkey kong” crosses it at the third square.
ASK
ho--y
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “ho--y”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
NE
INFO
4Info
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Info, nothing more.
I
IMPLIED
5Implied
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits T _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Former”.
TACIT
-man
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
The image carries “-man”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
OTTO
CHANGE ORDER
7Change order
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
R _ _ R _ _ N _ _. “__CUZZI” crosses it at the sixth square.
REARRANGE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
BUILDING CLEANER
8Building cleaner
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with J. Its fifth letter is shared with “Implied”.
JANITOR
APPLY
9Apply
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
USE
DONKEY KONG
10Donkey kong
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Donkey kong” to its initials.
DK
ba-
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Say what the picture shows. “ba-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with G.
G
BUILD
12Build
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with E. The fourth square is also part of “Arch-shaped”.
ERECT
REST. LIST
13Rest. list
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ _. “Writing tool” crosses it at the third square.
MENU
cl-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “cl-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EF
AVIAN ACTIVITY
15Avian activity
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
N _ _ T _ _ G. The fifth square is also part of “Long island”.
NESTING
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “South-east”.
TREE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DINED
17Dined
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. The third square is also part of “Change order”.
ATE
ARCH-SHAPED
18Arch-shaped
Row 3, col 5 · 7 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ U _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Actor rickman”.
ARCUATE
__ _ FOOL (BE SILLY)
19__ _ FOOL (BE SILLY)
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Say “__ _ FOOL (BE SILLY)” out loud and the blank fills itself: A _ _ _.
ACTA
WRITING TOOL
20Writing tool
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Begins with P. Solving “Rest. list” first gives you its third letter.
PEN
FORMER
21Former
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
PRIOR
ALLUDE TO
22Allude to
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. The fourth square is also part of “Avian activity”.
REFER
RUSSET
23Russet
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Russet starts with the answer.
R
AUTHOR AUSTEN
24Author austen
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with J; pattern J _ _ _. “Avian activity” crosses it at the third square.
JANE
__CUZZI
25__CUZZI
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“__CUZZI” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with J.
JA
LONG ISLAND
26Long island
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LI
ACTOR RICKMAN
27Actor rickman
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. “Author austen” crosses it at the third square.
ALAN
SOUTH-EAST
28South-east
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
SE
kn-
29__L FISH
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“kn-”). What is left starts with E.
EE
Crossword Challenge Level 264 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 264 solved
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