Crossword Challenge Puzzle 208 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 208? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 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 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 208: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Novel division”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
11
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with C. “Seaweed” crosses it at the sixth square.
CHAMPAGNE
BIG PIG
2Big pig
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with H. The third square is also part of “Eons”.
HOG
GORILLAS
3Gorillas
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. “Eons” crosses it at the third square.
APES
PREMIER
4Premier
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Premier.
P
-o
55
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “o” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TW
KEEN
6Keen
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Use a broom”.
EAGER
REPLIES
7Replies
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
R _ _ P _ _ S _ _. “New” crosses it at the sixth square.
RESPONSES
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOVEL DIVISION
8Novel division
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ P _ _ R. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
CHAPTER
JUMP
9Jump
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: H _ _. Solving “Gorillas” first gives you its third letter.
HOP
EONS
10Eons
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. Solving “Gorillas” first gives you its third letter.
AGES
AFTER L
11After l
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to L; the answer is its next letter.
M
PERSONAL COMPUTER
12Personal computer
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Personal computer” to its initials.
PC
SEAWEED
13Seaweed
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. “Curse” crosses it at the fourth square.
ALGAE
1414
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Street crew”.
GEAR
-ny
15Nanny
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “ny” gives the answer. First letter: N.
NAN
POWER SOURCES
16Power sources
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits E _ _ I _ _ S. Its fifth letter is shared with “Digital network”.
ENGINES
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
WIDE AREA ETH.
17Wide area eth.
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Wide area eth.”.
WAE
CURSE
18Curse
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ A _. Solving “Seaweed” first gives you its fourth letter.
SWEAR
GAME-STOP
19Game-stop
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Game-stop”.
GS
QU___
20QU___
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
“QU___” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EUE
USE A BROOM
21Use a broom
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Keen”.
SWEEP
TIDY UP
22Tidy up
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with C. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
CLEAN
MARK REPLACER
23Mark replacer
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “Keen” first gives you its third letter.
EURO
STREET CREW
24Street crew
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits G _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
GANG
NEW
25New
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of New, nothing more.
N
SEE
26See
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. Check the third letter against “Power sources”.
EYE
__CAPE
27__CAPE
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “__CAPE”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
ES
DIGITAL NETWORK
28Digital network
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Digital network” to its initials.
DN
COLORING
29Coloring
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
D _ _. The third square is also part of “Replies”.
DYE
INTEREST
30Interest
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Interest.
I
Crossword Challenge Level 208 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 208 solved
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