Crossword Challenge Puzzle 238 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 238 of Crossword Challenge gives you 29 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 29 fit in one or two squares. 4 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 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.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to the picture clue in the top row. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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
What is shown in the image? Shape: M _ _ A _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Small mass”.
MEDALLION
YEARS LIVED
2Years lived
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. “OPUS ___” crosses it at the third square.
AGE
SEA
3Sea
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Sea.
S
ki-
44
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “ki” gives the answer. First letter: S.
SS
PUNGENT
5Pungent
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with A. “Weeper” crosses it at the fourth square.
ACRID
66
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. G _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Ready-to-eat”.
GATE
COMING INTO VIEW
7Coming into view
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ R _ _ N _ _. The sixth square is also part of “General electric”.
EMERGENCE
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 M _ _ S _ _ E. Solving “Pungent” first gives you its fifth letter.
MASSAGE
EXAMPLE GIVEN
9Example given
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Example given”.
EG
OPUS ___
10OPUS ___
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Complete the phrase “OPUS ___”. Shape: D _ _.
DEI
FIRST LETTER
11First letter
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “First letter”.
A
LEAF SHAPE
12Leaf shape
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Say again”.
LOBED
SMALL MASS
13Small mass
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Salt topic”.
LUMP
NOT OUT
14Not out
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _. The second square is also part of “Bit”.
IN
DEEP-SEA
15Deep-sea
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ A _ _ C. Solving “__GRY” first gives you its fifth letter.
OCEANIC
POND CRITTER
16Pond critter
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
N _ _ _. “SCR__” crosses it at the third square.
NEWT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
CON
17Con
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
SCAM
SALT TOPIC
18Salt topic
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Leaf shape”.
ICBM
READY-TO-EAT
19Ready-to-eat
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RTE
SAY AGAIN
20Say again
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with R. The fourth square is also part of “Gain”.
REPEAT
WEEPER
21Weeper
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with C. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
CRIER
BIT
22Bit
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with O. Check the fourth letter against “Deep-sea”.
OUNCE
GAS
23Gas
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Gas starts with the answer.
G
BLEAK
24Bleak
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ _. “Deep-sea” crosses it at the third square.
GRIM
GENERAL ELECTRIC
25General electric
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
GE
__GRY
26__GRY
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “__GRY” and enter only the missing part, starting with A.
AN
GAIN
27Gain
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Bleak”.
EARN
SCR__
28SCR__
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“SCR__” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EW
NOT YOU
29Not you
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits M _. Its second letter is shared with “Coming into view”.
ME
Crossword Challenge Level 238 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 238 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 238 with us. Puzzle 239 is next, with 31 clues on a 8×10 board.