Crossword Challenge Puzzle 307 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 307 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
13 of the 32 answers are one or two letters long. 7 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 5 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.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Aid or assist”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, read top to bottom.
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.
+s
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Picture word minus “+s” gives the answer. First letter: S.
SHOULDERS
tr-
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“tr-”). What is left starts with U.
UE
MEDIC PREFIX
3Medic prefix
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with P. The third square is also part of “Oxidized”.
PARA
CORD ENDS
4Cord ends
Top row 4/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits P _ _ G _. “Consump-tion rate” crosses it at the fourth square.
PLUGS
ORBIT
5Orbit
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Orbit.
O
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to R _ _. “Oxidized” crosses it at the third square.
RAT
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Oxidized”.
TOYS
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
AID OR ASSIST
8Aid or assist
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with S. The fifth square is also part of “Orbit”.
SUPPORT
GET WELL
9Get well
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
H _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Medic prefix”.
HEAL
OVAL
10Oval
Left column 3/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Oval.
O
CONSUMP-TION RATE
11Consump-tion rate
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with U. Check the fourth letter against “Cord ends”.
USAGE
LEFT TACKLE
12Left tackle
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LT
NOT WET
13Not wet
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with D. Check the third letter against “Your guide”.
DRY
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Untruth”.
EAGLE
ski-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “ski-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RT
RICE WINE
16Rice wine
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. “Kick” crosses it at the third square.
SAKE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ALPHA OMEGA
17Alpha omega
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Alpha omega”.
AO
PAINT BASECOAT
18Paint basecoat
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
S _ _ L _ _. Solving “Tree trunk” first gives you its fourth letter.
SEALER
OXIDIZED
19Oxidized
Row 4, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits R _ _ T _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fourth letter.
RUSTY
GEOLOGIC LAYERS
20Geologic layers
Row 4, col 3 · 6 letters · down
Fits S _ _ A _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
STRATA
SKYLINE
21Skyline
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Skyline.
S
__UTHFUL
22__UTHFUL
Row 5, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__UTHFUL” go in the grid. First one: Y.
YO
DECLARE
23Declare
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. “__UTHFUL” crosses it at the third square.
SAY
YOUR GUIDE
24Your guide
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
YG
25Picture clue
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to G _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Metal element”.
GUNS
TREE TRUNK
26Tree trunk
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the inside the grid.
LOG
UNTRUTH
27Untruth
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Fits L _ _. “Rice wine” crosses it at the third square.
LIE
USEFUL
28Useful
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Useful, nothing more.
U
ONE QUESTION
29One question
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “One question” to its initials.
OQ
METAL ELEMENT
30Metal element
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: I _ _ _. Solving “One question” first gives you its third letter.
IRON
KICK
31Kick
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Kick, nothing more.
K
QUICK SERVICE
32Quick service
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
QS
Crossword Challenge Level 307 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 307 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 307 with us. Puzzle 308 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.