Crossword Challenge Puzzle 258 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 29 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 258, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 29 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 3 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 “Wonder-fully”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 258: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Wonder-fully”. 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.
WONDER-FULLY
1Wonder-fully
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ Z _ _ G _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the sixth square.
AMAZINGLY
SHORT STAY
2Short stay
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
V _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “___ YOUR LIP!”.
VISIT
f-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“f-”). What is left starts with O.
OX
CO. HEAD
4Co. head
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
C _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Cooking liquids”.
CEO
WATER-LESS AREA
5Water-less area
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Cooking liquids”.
ARID
DIGITAL
6Digital
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Digital, nothing more.
D
STUBBORN PERSON
7Stubborn person
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with O. The sixth square is also part of “Two vertical dots”.
OBSTINATE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits A _ _ C _ _ O. Check the fifth letter against “Water-less area”.
AVOCADO
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits M _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Co. head”.
MIXER
b--ket
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“b--ket”). What is left starts with A.
AS
"___ YOUR LIP!"
11"___ YOUR LIP!"
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ YOUR LIP!”? It fits Z _ _.
ZIP
THING
12Thing
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Pie nut”.
ITEM
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
One word for the picture, starting with N.
N
ANNOY
14Annoy
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: G _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against “Design element”.
GRATE
NOT STRICT
15Not strict
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
L _ _ I _ _ T. Solving “Sly glance” first gives you its fifth letter.
LENIENT
YARD DUTY
16Yard duty
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
YD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BIT
17Bit
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Bit.
B
FIRM IMAGE
18Firm image
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. The third square is also part of “__RAFFE”.
LOGO
COOKING LIQUIDS
19Cooking liquids
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Solving “Firm image” first gives you its third letter.
OILS
PIE NUT
20Pie nut
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Annoy”.
PECAN
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21.
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Stubborn person”.
DOT
DESIGN ELEMENT
22Design element
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
M _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Not strict”.
MOTIF
__RAFFE
23__RAFFE
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “__RAFFE” and enter only the missing part, starting with G.
GI
SLY GLANCE
24Sly glance
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Not strict”.
LEER
TWO VERTICAL DOTS
25Two vertical dots
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: C _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Firm image”.
COLON
APPLE COLOR
26Apple color
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Solving “Yard duty” first gives you its third letter.
RED
ALWAYS
27Always
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Always.
A
__IGHBOR
28__IGHBOR
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__IGHBOR” go in the grid. First one: N.
NE
NO COST
29No cost
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits F _ _ _. “__IGHBOR” crosses it at the third square.
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Crossword Challenge Level 258 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 258 solved
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