Crossword Challenge Puzzle 271 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 271 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.
10 of the 29 answers are one or two letters long. 4 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; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 271: 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 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
What is shown in the image? Shape: M _ _ H _ _ O _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Singles”.
MUSHROOMS
ACORN TREE
2Acorn tree
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. “Cloud locale” crosses it at the third square.
OAK
NUMBER
3Number
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Number, nothing more.
N
KITCHEN TABLE
4Kitchen table
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Kitchen table” to its initials.
KT
MADE A MISTAKE
5Made a mistake
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Its fourth letter is shared with “Prevent”.
ERRED
12 MONTHS
612 months
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Y _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Jogged”.
YEAR
LOOKOUTS
7Lookouts
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ T _ _ E _ _. “Tin's symbol” crosses it at the sixth square.
SENTINELS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
+s
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “+s” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with M.
MONKEYS
UNITED AIRLINES
9United airlines
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UA
CLOUD LOCALE
10Cloud locale
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. Check the third letter against “Lock maker”.
SKY
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
One word for the picture, starting with H.
H
GOVERNED
12Governed
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
R _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Having a stake”.
RULED
SINGLES
13Singles
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ _. “Lock maker” crosses it at the third square.
ONES
p-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “p-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
OT
NATURAL RESOURCE
15Natural resource
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with M. Solving “Your” first gives you its fifth letter.
MINERAL
MOVED ON ICE
16Moved on ice
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. The third square is also part of “CLI__C”.
SLID
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
WOODED PLANT
17Wooded plant
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. “12 months” crosses it at the third square.
TREE
LOCK MAKER
18Lock maker
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with Y. Its third letter is shared with “Governed”.
YALE
JOGGED
19Jogged
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. The third square is also part of “Lookouts”.
RAN
HAVING A STAKE
20Having a stake
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits V _ _ T _ _. Solving “Sort” first gives you its fourth letter.
VESTED
PREVENT
21Prevent
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ R _. The fourth square is also part of “12 months”.
AVERT
UP TO
22Up to
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
U _ _ I _. The fourth square is also part of “Natural resource”.
UNTIL
INVEST
23Invest
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Invest.
I
TIME DURATION
24Time duration
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with “Natural resource”.
SPAN
TIN'S SYMBOL
25Tin's symbol
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: S _. Check the second letter against “Lookouts”.
SN
YOUR
26Your
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shape: Y _. Check the second letter against “Natural resource”.
YR
SORT
27Sort
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Solving “Time duration” first gives you its third letter.
TYPE
CLI__C
28CLI__C
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “CLI__C” go in the grid. First one: N.
NI
NORTH SOUTH
29North south
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NS
Crossword Challenge Level 271 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 271 solved
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