Crossword Challenge Puzzle 216 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 216 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 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 “Lost keys again?”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Gym activity”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Lost keys again?”, 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.
LOST KEYS AGAIN?
1Lost keys again?
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits F _ _ G _ _ F _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Tattoo”.
FORGETFUL
PASTORAL POEM
2Pastoral poem
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
I _ _ L _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
IDYLL
TIC-TAC-___
3TIC-TAC-___
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“TIC-TAC-___”). What is left starts with T.
TOE
NOT RATED
4Not rated
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NR
END
5End
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of End, nothing more.
E
NOT GREAT
6Not great
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Us navy”.
SOSO
77
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Us navy”.
SUN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
GYM ACTIVITY
8Gym activity
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: F _ _ N _ _ S. Check the fifth letter against “End”.
FITNESS
SMELL
9Smell
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ODOR
DELI BREAD
10Deli bread
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
RYE
-ove
1111
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ove” gives the answer. First letter: G.
GL
EXCLUSIVE
12Exclusive
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against “Winning run”.
ELITE
TATTOO
13Tattoo
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Tattoo, nothing more.
T
1414
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to F _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Empty”.
FILE
IN WORKING ORDER
15In working order
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits U _ _ A _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Exist”.
USEABLE
he-
1616
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“he-”). What is left starts with L.
LM
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
__TFIT
17__TFIT
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__TFIT” go in the grid. First one: O.
OU
KIDNEY EXCRETION
18Kidney excretion
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Exclusive”.
UREA
US NAVY
19Us navy
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with U. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
USN
WINNING RUN
20Winning run
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
S _ _ E _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
STREAK
HIT SIGN
21Hit sign
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. Check the third letter against “Not great”.
SRO
EMPTY
22Empty
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
IDLE
SLUMBER
23Slumber
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ E _. Solving “In working order” first gives you its fourth letter.
SLEEP
SAT
24Sat
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Sat starts with the answer.
S
TRICK
25Trick
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: W _ _ _. Check the third letter against “In working order”.
WILE
SLOW SPEECH
26Slow speech
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
D _ _ W _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Trick”.
DRAWL
TOUR___
27TOUR___
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
“TOUR___” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with I.
ISM
INTERNET EXPLORER
28Internet explorer
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Internet explorer” to its initials.
IE
EXIST
29Exist
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Begins with B. Its second letter is shared with “Uphold”.
BE
UPHOLD
30Uphold
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with K; pattern K _ _ _. “Trick” crosses it at the third square.
KEEP
Crossword Challenge Level 216 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 216 solved
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