Crossword Challenge Puzzle 220 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 220, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 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; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Swim safety expert”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Swim safety expert”, 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.
SWIM SAFETY EXPERT
1Swim safety expert
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ E _ _ A _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Not edited”.
LIFEGUARD
ADD
2Add
Top row 2/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Add.
A
NOT WET
3Not wet
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits D _ _. Check the third letter against “Cook in oil”.
DRY
YEAR HIGH
4Year high
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Year high”.
YH
VENOM
5Venom
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Tv type”.
BILE
FATHER'S BROTHER
6Father's brother
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “___-SERVICE”.
UNCLE
77
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: G _ _ F _ _ H _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Tax”.
GODFATHER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
88
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits L _ _ Y _ _ G. “Venom” crosses it at the fifth square.
LADYBUG
ION
9Ion
Left column 2/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Ion.
I
COOK IN OIL
10Cook in oil
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with F; pattern F _ _. “Not wet” crosses it at the third square.
FRY
EVENT ACTION
11Event action
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Event action”.
EA
FISH ORGAN
12Fish organ
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
G _ _ _. “Lower-case” crosses it at the third square.
GILL
NOT EDITED
13Not edited
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: U _ _ U _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Run-down area”.
UNCUT
keb-
1414
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“keb-”). What is left starts with A.
AB
SPAT
15Spat
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: R _ _. “Pronoun for us” crosses it at the third square.
ROW
RESIDENT
16Resident
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
D _ _ L _ _ R. Solving “High” first gives you its fifth letter.
DWELLER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HORNED ANIMAL
17Horned animal
Row 3, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ N _. “Father's brother” crosses it at the fourth square.
RHINO
AFTER RAIN SIGHT
18After rain sight
Row 3, col 3 · 7 letters · down
Begins with R. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
RAINBOW
TV TYPE
19Tv type
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
LCD
RUN-DOWN AREA
20Run-down area
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with “Not edited”.
SLUM
___-SERVICE
21___-SERVICE
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “___-SERVICE”? It fits S _ _ _.
SELF
LOWER-CASE
22Lower-case
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Lower-case”.
LC
__RTH
23__RTH
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“__RTH” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EA
HIGH
24High
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. “Stan of marvel” crosses it at the third square.
TALL
TAX
25Tax
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Tax.
T
GOLF PEG
26Golf peg
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. The third square is also part of “Resident”.
TEE
ALGEBRA OR TRIG
27Algebra or trig
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits M _ _ _. Solving “Golf peg” first gives you its third letter.
MATH
PRONOUN FOR US
28Pronoun for us
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
W _. Check the second letter against “Resident”.
WE
STAN OF MARVEL
29Stan of marvel
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: L _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
LEE
LEGACY
30Legacy
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Legacy, nothing more.
L
Crossword Challenge Level 220 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 220 solved
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