Crossword Challenge Puzzle 290 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 290 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 6 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Globe-like”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 290: 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 “Globe-like”. 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.
GLOBE-LIKE
1Globe-like
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ E _ _ C _ _. The sixth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
SPHERICAL
ACE
2Ace
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with P. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
PRO
ICY
3Icy
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Icy starts with the answer.
I
BIG DROP
4Big drop
Top row 4/7 · 8 letters · down
N _ _ E _ _ V _. Solving “Peruse text” first gives you its fifth letter.
NOSEDIVE
ONCE AGAIN
5Once again
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ANEW
CARBON COPY
6Carbon copy
Top row 6/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Carbon copy” to its initials.
CC
7Broken heart
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Use the text “BROKEN HEART” if the picture is unclear. First letter H.
HEARTACHE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: S _ _ N _ _ H. “Once again” crosses it at the fifth square.
SPINACH
PRO-MOTION
9Pro-motion
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _. Check the second letter against “Ace”.
PR
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 5 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: H _ _ S _. Solving “Big drop” first gives you its fourth letter.
HOUSE
EARL
11Earl
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Earl.
E
PERUSE TEXT
12Peruse text
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Solving “Land of liberty” first gives you its third letter.
READ
t-
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “t-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IE
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to C _ _ V _. The fourth square is also part of “Big drop”.
CLOVE
ALLOW
15Allow
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Allow starts with the answer.
A
UNTRUTH
16Untruth
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. Solving “Old poem” first gives you its third letter.
LIE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ONE TIME
17One time
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits O _ _ _. Solving “Carbon copy” first gives you its third letter.
ONCE
LAND OF LIBERTY
18Land of liberty
Row 3, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Begins with U. Solving “Peruse text” first gives you its third letter.
USA
APP
19App
Row 4, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of App, nothing more.
A
SHE SHEEP
20She sheep
Row 4, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. “Mental flash” crosses it at the third square.
EWE
CULVERT
21Culvert
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
S _ _ E _. “She sheep” crosses it at the fourth square.
SEWER
LONG FISH
22Long fish
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
EEL
WEIGHT ABBR.
23Weight abbr.
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _. The second square is also part of “Broken heart”.
WT
OFFICE DIVISION
24Office division
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ _. “Meas. of water” crosses it at the third square.
DEPT
MENTAL FLASH
25Mental flash
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ _. Solving “She sheep” first gives you its third letter.
IDEA
OLD POEM
26Old poem
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
O _ _. The third square is also part of “Untruth”.
ODE
COUNTRY
27Country
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Country, nothing more.
C
TAKE OFF
28Take off
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
TO
MEAS. OF WATER
29Meas. of water
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
D _ _ T _. Solving “Take off” first gives you its fourth letter.
DEPTH
INVITING
30Inviting
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Inviting.
I
PART OF FOOT
31Part of foot
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. Check the third letter against “Broken heart”.
TOE
Crossword Challenge Level 290 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 290 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 290 with us. Puzzle 291 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.