Crossword Challenge Puzzle 262 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 262, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 31 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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 262: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Place to sleep”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. B _ _ A _ _ A _ _. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
BREAKFAST
b--r
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “b--r”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EA
PULL WITH EFFORT
3Pull with effort
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
D _ _ _. Solving “Home” first gives you its third letter.
DRAG
ONE IN REVOLT
4One in revolt
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
REBEL
AFTER N
5After n
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Step one letter forward from N in the alphabet.
O
NOT NEW
6Not new
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits O _ _. “Home” crosses it at the third square.
OLD
GATHER
7Gather
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
M _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Home”.
MEET
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PLACE TO SLEEP
8Place to sleep
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ R _ _ M. The fifth square is also part of “After n”.
BEDROOM
UN-COMMON
9Un-common
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Pull with effort”.
RARE
EFFORT
10Effort
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Effort starts with the answer.
E
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with A. Solving “One in revolt” first gives you its fourth letter.
ANGEL
KINETIC ENERGY
12Kinetic energy
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
KE
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits F _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Yen”.
FLY
met-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “met” gives the answer. First letter: A.
AL
S, M, L OR XL
15S, m, l or xl
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Zinc symbol”.
SIZE
BODY CORDS
16Body cords
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. Solving “Oval” first gives you its fifth letter.
TENDONS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LAUNCH EVENT
17Launch event
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Launch event”.
LE
MARTINI ITEM
18Martini item
Row 3, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ V _. Solving “Hauler” first gives you its fourth letter.
OLIVE
HOME
19Home
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ D _. Solving “Not new” first gives you its fourth letter.
ABODE
NERVOUS ONE?
20Nervous one?
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ L _ _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
NELLIE
TAPE
21Tape
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Tape.
T
CHEWED UP
22Chewed up
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Fits E _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Early years”.
EATEN
UNTRUTH
23Untruth
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
L _ _. “Chewed up” crosses it at the third square.
LIE
YEN
24Yen
Row 6, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Yen.
Y
NEGATIVE VOTES
25Negative votes
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. Check the third letter against “Early years”.
NAYS
HAULER
26Hauler
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: V _ _. “Negative votes” crosses it at the third square.
VAN
SLEEPING FURNITURE
27Sleeping furniture
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Starts with B; pattern B _ _. The third square is also part of “Body cords”.
BED
TEST VERSION
28Test version
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits B _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Chewed up”.
BETA
ZINC SYMBOL
29Zinc symbol
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Starts with Z; pattern Z _. “Body cords” crosses it at the second square.
ZN
EARLY YEARS
30Early years
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EY
OVAL
31Oval
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Oval.
O
Crossword Challenge Level 262 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 262 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 262 with us. Puzzle 263 is next, with 29 clues on a 8×10 board.