Crossword Challenge Puzzle 200 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 200 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 4 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; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Large numbers”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 200: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Usual”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Large numbers”. 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.
LARGE NUMBERS
1Large numbers
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
T _ _ U _ _ N _ _. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
THOUSANDS
BANANA HUE
2Banana hue
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: Y _ _ L _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “JOYF__”.
YELLOW
CUSHION
3Cushion
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: P _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
PAD
cha-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “cha” gives the answer. First letter: I.
IR
MUSICAL NOTE
5Musical note
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
A single letter or symbol answers “Musical note”.
C
ZONES
6Zones
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ A _. Solving “Stay true always” first gives you its fourth letter.
AREAS
ON FIRE
7On fire
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: L _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Adjust”.
LIT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
USUAL
8Usual
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ I _ _ L. Solving “Musical note” first gives you its fifth letter.
TYPICAL
LISTEN TO
9Listen to
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits H _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Cushion”.
HEAR
g-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “g” gives the answer. First letter: O.
OLD
JOYF__
11JOYF__
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “JOYF__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with U.
UL
-k
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-k” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with S.
SOC
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. A _ _ R _. Check the fourth letter against “Evaluate value”.
AWARD
NATION
14Nation
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Nation, nothing more.
N
EATING PLAN
15Eating plan
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Arrived”.
DIET
-lo
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “lo” gives the answer. First letter: S.
SI
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
__VER
17__VER
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “__VER” and enter only the missing part, starting with R.
RI
LIBRARY ACTIVITY
18Library activity
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ D _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
STUDY
ADJUST
19Adjust
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. Check the third letter against “On fire”.
SET
SADDLE
20Saddle
Row 4, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Saddle.
S
STAY TRUE ALWAYS
21Stay true always
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Stay true always” to its initials.
STA
ARRIVED
22Arrived
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Perhaps”.
CAME
SPY
23Spy
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not out”.
AGENT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
24United states of america
Row 6, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with U. Solving “Spy” first gives you its third letter.
USA
EVALUATE VALUE
25Evaluate value
Row 6, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. “Eating plan” crosses it at the third square.
RATE
AFTER F
26After f
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to F; the answer is its next letter.
G
___CUIT
27___CUIT
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
“___CUIT” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with B.
BIS
PERHAPS
28Perhaps
Row 8, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits M _ _ B _. Check the fourth letter against “___CUIT”.
MAYBE
TWO IN ROMAN
29Two in roman
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
I _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the second square.
II
NOT OUT
30Not out
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
I _. Its second letter is shared with “Spy”.
IN
ACT
31Act
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Act.
A
NOT WEST
32Not west
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “___CUIT”.
EAST
Crossword Challenge Level 200 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 200 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 200 with us. Puzzle 201 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.