Crossword Challenge Puzzle 196 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 196 of Crossword Challenge gives you 28 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
8 of the 28 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Well-timed”.
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 “Well-timed”, 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.
WELL-TIMED
1Well-timed
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ O _ _ U _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Movie promo”.
OPPORTUNE
JOB PATH
2Job path
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ E _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its fourth letter.
CAREER
LINK
3Link
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with T. “12-year-old” crosses it at the third square.
TIE
ABOARD
4Aboard
Top row 4/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “12-year-old”.
ONTO
BLOOD TYPE
5Blood type
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Blood type”.
B
HIGHLY ACTIVE
6Highly active
Top row 6/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ R _ _ T _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Movie promo”.
ENERGETIC
77
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with R. Solving “12-year-old” first gives you its third letter.
RUN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
88
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: O _ _ O _ _ R. Check the fifth letter against “Blood type”.
OCTOBER
ACHE OR HURT
9Ache or hurt
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ _. “Link” crosses it at the third square.
PAIN
12-YEAR-OLD
1012-year-old
Left column 3/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ T _ _ N. Check the fifth letter against “French school”.
PRETEEN
al-
1111
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “al-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OE
SLEEP STAGE
12Sleep stage
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. “Buddy” crosses it at the third square.
REM
MOVIE PROMO
13Movie promo
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
T _ _ I _ _ R. Check the fifth letter against “French school”.
TRAILER
UNIVERSE
14Universe
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Universe, nothing more.
U
WANT
15Want
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. “Buddy” crosses it at the third square.
NEED
g-
1616
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“g-”). What is left starts with E.
EM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
__RSERY
17__RSERY
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “__RSERY” and enter only the missing part, starting with N.
NU
FRENCH SCHOOL
18French school
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Its fourth letter is shared with “Movie promo”.
ECOLE
IMAGE TO TEXT
19Image to text
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with O. The third square is also part of “Highly active”.
OCR
BUDDY
20Buddy
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bite tools”.
MATE
NIRVANA ATTAINER
21Nirvana attainer
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Iowa's postal”.
ARHAT
Y___
22Y___
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “Y___” go in the grid. First one: O.
OGA
EXPLOSIVE DEVICES
23Explosive devices
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Want”.
IEDS
BITE TOOLS
24Bite tools
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Highly active”.
TEETH
ELECTRO-MAGNETIC
25Electro-magnetic
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Electro-magnetic” to its initials.
EM
IOWA'S POSTAL
26Iowa's postal
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _. “Nirvana attainer” crosses it at the second square.
IA
MUSICAL NOTE
27Musical note
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Musical note”.
E
IT'S SPLIT
28It's split
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Highly active”.
SECT
Crossword Challenge Level 196 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 196 solved
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