Crossword Challenge Puzzle 299 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 299? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
10 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Yummy”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Yummy”, 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.
YUMMY
1Yummy
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ I _ _ O _ _. “I wish” crosses it at the sixth square.
DELICIOUS
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to E _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
EAST
FREE THROW
3Free throw
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
FT
ELECTRIC
4Electric
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Electric, nothing more.
E
UPSET STOMACH
5Upset stomach
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ S _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Things”.
NAUSEA
WRONG
6Wrong
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: S _ _. The third square is also part of “Tweeted”.
SIN
FRINGE
7Fringe
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “Tweeted”.
EDGE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with D. Solving “Upset stomach” first gives you its fifth letter.
DEFENSE
DINE ON
9Dine on
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Solving “Free throw” first gives you its third letter.
EAT
fa--e
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “fa--e”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with L.
LS
THINGS
11Things
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ M _. The fourth square is also part of “MR & MRS. ___”.
ITEMS
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Look at the picture and fit it to C.
C
I WISH
13I wish
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
IW
PROMISE
14Promise
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Hot cupful”.
OATH
EMPLOY
15Employ
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: U _ _. Solving “Hot cupful” first gives you its third letter.
USE
WELL-FORMED
16Well-formed
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ P _ _ Y. Check the fifth letter against “Orig. equip.”.
SHAPELY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SUPPORT
17Support
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. “Fringe” crosses it at the third square.
AID
"MR & MRS. ___"
18"MR & MRS. ___"
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Say “MR & MRS. ___” out loud and the blank fills itself: S _ _ T _.
SMITH
TWEETED
19Tweeted
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Solving “Wrong” first gives you its third letter.
SUNG
EASTERN TIME
20Eastern time
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
ET
EXHIBIT
21Exhibit
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Exhibit, nothing more.
E
HEAD BONE
22Head bone
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ L _. “Elderly” crosses it at the fourth square.
SKULL
BINDERS
23Binders
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Upset stomach”.
TIES
LAUNDER
24Launder
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
W _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Employ”.
WASH
VORTEX
25Vortex
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Elderly”.
EDDY
GRAB
26Grab
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the third letter against “Head bone”.
TAKE
HOT CUPFUL
27Hot cupful
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
T _ _. The third square is also part of “Well-formed”.
TEA
UPPER DECK
28Upper deck
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
UD
ORIG. EQUIP.
29Orig. equip.
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
OE
ELDERLY
30Elderly
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: O _ _. “Vortex” crosses it at the third square.
OLD
PRIMARY
31Primary
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Primary starts with the answer.
P
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Puzzle 299 solved
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