Crossword Challenge Puzzle 212 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 212 is an 8×10 board with 32 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 13 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 7 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; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Amazing”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 212: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Style trend”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Amazing”. 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.
AMAZING
1Amazing
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
F _ _ T _ _ T _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Spot”.
FANTASTIC
ATLANTIC CITY
2Atlantic city
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Atlantic city”.
AC
33
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Vows”.
SHOE
MOOR PLANT
4Moor plant
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
H _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
HEATH
IRONICAL
5Ironical
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Ironical, nothing more.
I
p-
66
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “p-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
OOH
SNOOPY
7Snoopy
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits N _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Vows”.
NOSY
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
STYLE TREND
8Style trend
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
F _ _ H _ _ N. Solving “Ironical” first gives you its fifth letter.
FASHION
PAIN
9Pain
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ACHE
NAP
10Nap
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Nap.
N
1111
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. T _ _ T _. The fourth square is also part of “Moor plant”.
TEETH
NOT PM
12Not pm
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
A _. Its second letter is shared with “Appear”.
AM
SPOT
13Spot
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “European union”.
SEE
1414
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with T. Check the fourth letter against “Hard seed”.
TRUNK
I GUESS
15I guess
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “I guess” to its initials.
IG
1616
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. C _ _ _. Solving “Nature” first gives you its third letter.
CENT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DOUBLE O
17Double o
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _. Solving “Snoopy” first gives you its second letter.
OO
GRATEFUL REPLY
18Grateful reply
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ N _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Not old”.
THANKS
VOWS
19Vows
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with O. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
OATHS
APPEAR
20Appear
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
E _ _ R _ _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
EMERGE
YES
21Yes
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Yes.
Y
MINU__
22MINU__
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “MINU__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with T.
TE
CAP OR BONNET
23Cap or bonnet
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with H. “MINU__” crosses it at the third square.
HAT
EUROPEAN UNION
24European union
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “European union”.
EU
2522
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with W. The third square is also part of “Client”.
WORM
NOT OLD
26Not old
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
N _ _. Solving the picture clue in the inside the grid first gives you its third letter.
NEW
HARD SEED
27Hard seed
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Fits N _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
NUT
AFTER N
28After n
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after N.
O
ECON. AREA
29Econ. area
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EA
CLIENT
30Client
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with U. The third square is also part of “Econ. area”.
USER
NATURE
31Nature
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Nature, nothing more.
N
fo-
3231
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “fo-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AM
Crossword Challenge Level 212 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 212 solved
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