Crossword Challenge Puzzle 198 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 198? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Home to the van gogh museum”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 198: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “One seeking revenge”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Home to the van gogh museum”. 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.
HOME TO THE VAN GOGH MUSEUM
1Home to the van gogh museum
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with A. “Rule period” crosses it at the sixth square.
AMSTERDAM
STRIVE (FOR)
2Strive (for)
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits V _ _. Check the third letter against “Char”.
VIE
VERVE OR DASH
3Verve or dash
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Char”.
ELAN
4-otebook
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Both the picture and the text “-OTEBOOK” point to the same word. It begins with N.
N
GREAT BRITAIN
5Great britain
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Great britain”.
GB
6Chewed up
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Use the text “CHEWED UP” if the picture is unclear. First letter E.
EATEN
NOT FAKE
7Not fake
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. “Thanks again” crosses it at the third square.
REAL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ONE SEEKING REVENGE
8One seeking revenge
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ N _ _ R. Check the fifth letter against “Great britain”.
AVENGER
1.000.000
91.000.000
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
M _ _. “Verve or dash” crosses it at the third square.
MIL
CHAR
10Char
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Verve or dash”.
SEAR
_-SHIRT
11_-SHIRT
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
The missing word in “_-SHIRT” starts with T.
T
sle-
12Sle--
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “sle-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EP
RULE PERIOD
13Rule period
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ G _. Solving “Span” first gives you its fourth letter.
REIGN
CALENDAR DAY
14Calendar day
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
D _ _ _. “POL____ESS” crosses it at the third square.
DATE
15Pal
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “PAL” point to the same word. It begins with A.
ACE
CITATION
16Citation
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
M _ _ T _ _ N. Its fifth letter is shared with “PO__CE”.
MENTION
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SLANGY "SWEETIE"
17Slangy "sweetie"
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _. The third square is also part of “Not fake”.
BAE
SPAN
18Span
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
R _ _ G _. “Rule period” crosses it at the fourth square.
RANGE
THANKS AGAIN
19Thanks again
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TA
HAULER
20Hauler
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with V; pattern V _ _. Check the third letter against “Rule period”.
VAN
BELLY BUTTON
21Belly button
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
N _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Chewed up”.
NAVEL
ABSENCE OF WAR
22Absence of war
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
P _ _ C _. “Pal” crosses it at the fourth square.
PEACE
MUM'S MUM
23Mum's mum
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. The third square is also part of “Chewed up”.
NAN
POL____ESS
24POL____ESS
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fill the gap in “POL____ESS”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with I.
ITEN
COLORFUL LIGHT
25Colorful light
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Zodiac lion”.
NEON
NEWTON
26Newton
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Newton.
N
CO. HEAD
27Co. head
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. Solving “Citation” first gives you its third letter.
CEO
COMBO EFFECT
28Combo effect
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Combo effect” to its initials.
CE
PO__CE
29PO__CE
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
“PO__CE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with L.
LI
ZODIAC LION
30Zodiac lion
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
L _ _. Check the third letter against “Colorful light”.
LEO
TURN
31Turn
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Turn, nothing more.
T
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Puzzle 198 solved
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