Crossword Challenge Puzzle 331 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 331? All 29 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
10 of the 29 answers are one or two letters long. 6 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 331: 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 A _ _ I _ _ O _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Placed on a wall, as a picture”.
ARTICHOKE
ACE
2Ace
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits P _ _. Solving “Overly” first gives you its third letter.
PRO
AFTER Q
3After q
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
ex-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “ex” gives the answer. First letter: I.
IT
OLD DOOR NOISE
5Old door noise
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
C _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Serving dish”.
CREAK
BOOT OUT
6Boot out
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: O _ _ _. “Extended shelf life” crosses it at the third square.
OUST
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. T _ _ E _ _ O _ _. Solving “__AMPOO” first gives you its sixth letter.
TELEPHONE
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 A _ _ I _ _ T. The fifth square is also part of “Old door noise”.
APRICOT
RURAL ROUTE
9Rural route
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
RR
OVERLY
10Overly
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. Check the third letter against “Unlocked”.
TOO
INPUT
11Input
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Input starts with the answer.
I
SMALL STREAM
12Small stream
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with C. Solving “Heritage” first gives you its fourth letter.
CREEK
PLACED ON A WALL, AS A PICTURE
13Placed on a wall, as a picture
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with H. Check the third letter against “Unlocked”.
HUNG
NOT OFF
14Not off
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with O. The second square is also part of “Quick dispute”.
ON
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with K. Its fifth letter is shared with “Univ. hospital”.
KITCHEN
COVET
16Covet
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
E _ _ _. “Home theater” crosses it at the third square.
ENVY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
NOT A LIE
17Not a lie
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Boot out”.
TRUE
UNLOCKED
18Unlocked
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with O. Its third letter is shared with “Small stream”.
OPEN
EXTENDED SHELF LIFE
19Extended shelf life
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Extended shelf life” to its initials.
ESL
HERITAGE
20Heritage
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits L _ _ A _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Car”.
LEGACY
SERVING DISH
21Serving dish
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Boot out”.
PLATE
QUICK DISPUTE
22Quick dispute
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
RUNIN
PREMIUM
23Premium
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Premium starts with the answer.
P
ROSE PART
24Rose part
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
STEM
__AMPOO
25__AMPOO
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “__AMPOO” and enter only the missing part, starting with S.
SH
UNIV. HOSPITAL
26Univ. hospital
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
UH
CAR
27Car
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Solving “Rose part” first gives you its third letter.
AUTO
HOME THEATER
28Home theater
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _. Its second letter is shared with “Covet”.
TV
li-
29__AN
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“li-”). What is left starts with M.
ME
Crossword Challenge Level 331 Solved Grid
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