Crossword Challenge Puzzle 329 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 329 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.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 8 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures; 3 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 “Non-war period”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to the picture clue in the left column, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Non-war period”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
NON-WAR PERIOD
1Non-war period
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ C _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Piano fixer”.
PEACETIME
ABBR. FOR YEARS
2Abbr. for years
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Y _ _. Solving “Claim as true” first gives you its third letter.
YRS
ALLERGY OUTBREAK
3Allergy outbreak
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Claim as true”.
RASH
ACTOR
4Actor
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Actor starts with the answer.
A
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits M _ _ R _ _. Solving “Palace section” first gives you its fourth letter.
MIRROR
BURY
6Bury
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
I _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Palace section”.
INTER
DIRECT CURRENT
7Direct current
Top row 7/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DC
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. P _ _ A _ _ D. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
PYRAMID
PERIOD
9Period
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Solving “Allergy outbreak” first gives you its third letter.
ERA
CLAIM AS TRUE
10Claim as true
Left column 3/9 · 6 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ E _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Chewed up”.
ASSERT
CEO
11Ceo
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Ceo, nothing more.
C
ENTRY HALT
12Entry halt
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EH
PIANO FIXER
13Piano fixer
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ E _. “Chewed up” crosses it at the fourth square.
TUNER
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits I _ _ _. “Snout part” crosses it at the third square.
IRON
LADY'S TITLE
15Lady's title
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
M _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Snout part”.
MRS
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to E _ _ B _ _ W. Solving “Not mrs.” first gives you its fifth letter.
EYEBROW
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___LINE
17___LINE
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___LINE” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
INC
CHEWED UP
18Chewed up
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
E _ _ E _. “Piano fixer” crosses it at the fourth square.
EATEN
GRAZING AREA
19Grazing area
Row 4, col 8 · 6 letters · down
M _ _ D _ _. Solving “Compact disc” first gives you its fourth letter.
MEADOW
PALACE SECTION
20Palace section
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ E _. Solving “Bury” first gives you its fourth letter.
HAREM
MOVE QUICKLY
21Move quickly
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ R _. Check the fourth letter against “Lady's title”.
HURRY
RIPPED APART
22Ripped apart
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Bury”.
TORE
SNOUT PART
23Snout part
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: N _ _ _. “Lady's title” crosses it at the third square.
NOSE
APPRISE
24Apprise
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Apprise.
A
___KIE
25___KIE
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “___KIE” and enter only the missing part, starting with C.
COO
COMPACT DISC
26Compact disc
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CD
NOT MRS.
27Not mrs.
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Begins with M. The second square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
MR
COW SOUND
28Cow sound
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits M _ _. “Grazing area” crosses it at the third square.
MOO
BLOOD TYPE
29Blood type
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Blood type”.
B
Crossword Challenge Level 329 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 329 solved
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