Crossword Challenge Puzzle 292 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 292 is an 8×10 board with 29 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 10 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; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 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.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 292: 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
Describe the picture in one word that fits J _ _ L _ _ I _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the sixth square.
JELLYFISH
PAST
2Past
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. The third square is also part of “Parking area”.
AGO
SAFARI
3Safari
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Safari.
S
-lk
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “-lk”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with M.
MI
THOUGHTS
5Thoughts
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with I. Check the fourth letter against “Organ of love”.
IDEAS
NIGH
6Nigh
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. “Hearing organ” crosses it at the third square.
NEAR
SOIL SCULPTURE
7Soil sculpture
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
E _ _ T _ _ O _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Compass point”.
EARTHWORK
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 J _ _ M _ _ E. Solving “Thoughts” first gives you its fifth letter.
JASMINE
EXAMPLE GIVEN
9Example given
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Example given” to its initials.
EG
PARKING AREA
10Parking area
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. The third square is also part of “By way of”.
LOT
LABOR
11Labor
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Labor.
L
TALL TALES
12Tall tales
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with Y. Its fourth letter is shared with “Sign up”.
YARNS
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to F _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “By way of”.
FOUR
cha-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “cha-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IR
BRILLIANT
15Brilliant
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ L _ _ R. “Thallium” crosses it at the fifth square.
STELLAR
CARGO
16Cargo
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with H. “__ROPE” crosses it at the third square.
HAUL
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
THOUGHT
17Thought
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ _. “Nigh” crosses it at the third square.
IDEA
BY WAY OF
18By way of
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Tall tales”.
THRU
HEARING ORGAN
19Hearing organ
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. The third square is also part of “Soil sculpture”.
EAR
SIGN UP
20Sign up
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ O _ _. “____MAN” crosses it at the fourth square.
ENROLL
ORGAN OF LOVE
21Organ of love
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
H _ _ R _. “Nigh” crosses it at the fourth square.
HEART
BLOOD LINE
22Blood line
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ T _. Solving “Brilliant” first gives you its fourth letter.
AORTA
HARD
23Hard
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Hard starts with the answer.
H
DON'T LEAVE
24Don't leave
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Brilliant”.
STAY
COMPASS POINT
25Compass point
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits S _. “Soil sculpture” crosses it at the second square.
SW
THALLIUM
26Thallium
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Begins with T. Solving “Brilliant” first gives you its second letter.
TL
____MAN
27____MAN
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “____MAN” go in the grid. First one: O.
OTTO
__ROPE
28__ROPE
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
“__ROPE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with E.
EU
YOU KNOW
29You know
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
YK
Crossword Challenge Level 292 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 292 solved
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