Crossword Challenge Puzzle 279 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 279 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.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 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 the picture clue in the top row.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Engine”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, read top to bottom.
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
Describe the picture in one word that fits M _ _ R _ _ A _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Rouse from sleep”.
MICROWAVE
TOTALITY
2Totality
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. “Member-ship spot” crosses it at the third square.
ALL
HINT TO MYSTERY
3Hint to mystery
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. “Member-ship spot” crosses it at the third square.
CLUE
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
One word for the picture, starting with H.
H
ON CON-DITION
5On con-dition
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Fits I _. The second square is also part of “Cunning animal”.
IF
HIGH-BORN
6High-born
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
N _ _ L _. “Bird of prey” crosses it at the fourth square.
NOBLE
TOO MUCH
7Too much
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits E _ _ E _ _ I _ _. “Skyline” crosses it at the sixth square.
EXCESSIVE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ENGINE
8Engine
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits M _ _ H _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “On con-dition”.
MACHINE
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits I _ _. Solving “Hint to mystery” first gives you its third letter.
ILL
MEMBER-SHIP SPOT
10Member-ship spot
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
C _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Hint to mystery”.
CLUB
RAG
11Rag
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Rag.
R
SHORT FOR OHIO
12Short for ohio
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
O _. Check the second letter against “Chaos”.
OH
ROUSE FROM SLEEP
13Rouse from sleep
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with W. “WITH _____ BREATH” crosses it at the fourth square.
WAKEN
EAGER
14Eager
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Murder”.
AVID
VOLUME
15Volume
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: V _ _. “Murder” crosses it at the third square.
VOL
LUNAR SHADOW
16Lunar shadow
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits E _ _ I _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Horse power”.
ECLIPSE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CUNNING ANIMAL
17Cunning animal
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with F. Check the third letter against “Too much”.
FOX
WITH _____ BREATH
18WITH _____ BREATH
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
The missing word in “WITH _____ BREATH” starts with B.
BATED
BRITISH COLUMBIA
19British columbia
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
BC
WEAPON
20Weapon
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: G _ _. “Rouse from sleep” crosses it at the third square.
GUN
BIRD OF PREY
21Bird of prey
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ L _. The fourth square is also part of “High-born”.
EAGLE
CHAOS
22Chaos
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: H _ _ O _. “Volume” crosses it at the fourth square.
HAVOC
VOTING DAY: ABBR.
23Voting day: abbr.
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. “High-born” crosses it at the third square.
TUES
MURDER
24Murder
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with K. Its third letter is shared with “Volume”.
KILL
SKYLINE
25Skyline
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Skyline starts with the answer.
S
THE GUY'S
26The guy's
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: H _ _. Solving “Lunar shadow” first gives you its third letter.
HIS
GREETING
27Greeting
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
H _. The second square is also part of “Too much”.
HI
HORSE POWER
28Horse power
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Horse power” to its initials.
HP
___ES
29___ES
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___ES”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with H.
HIV
IMITATE
30Imitate
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Imitate starts with the answer.
I
Crossword Challenge Level 279 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 279 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 279 with us. Puzzle 280 is next, with 32 clues on a 8×10 board.