Crossword Challenge Puzzle 333 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 333? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures; 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 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Pregnan-cy duration”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 333: 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 “Pregnan-cy duration”. 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.
PREGNAN-CY DURATION
1Pregnan-cy duration
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
G _ _ T _ _ I _ _. “Sense of flavor” crosses it at the sixth square.
GESTATION
IN DEBT
2In debt
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with O. The third square is also part of “HIDE AND ____”.
OWE
URGENCY
3Urgency
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
N _ _ _. Solving “HIDE AND ____” first gives you its third letter.
NEED
DRIVE
4Drive
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Drive.
D
OCEAN ZONE
5Ocean zone
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Ocean zone”.
OZ
TOIL
6Toil
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
L _ _ O _. “Remove toxins” crosses it at the fourth square.
LABOR
HIGHEST POINT
7Highest point
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving “Exist” first gives you its third letter.
APEX
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to G _ _ D _ _ A. “Ocean zone” crosses it at the fifth square.
GONDOLA
SHE SHEEP
9She sheep
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _. “Urgency” crosses it at the third square.
EWE
HIDE AND ____
10HIDE AND ____
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “HIDE AND ____”? It fits S _ _ _.
SEEK
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: T.
T
SIGH OF RELIEF
12Sigh of relief
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shape: A _. “Cut in two” crosses it at the second square.
AH
SENSE OF FLAVOR
13Sense of flavor
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ T _. Solving “Held onto” first gives you its fourth letter.
TASTE
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: I _ _. Check the third letter against “Whole lot”.
ILL
ACROSS THE TOP
15Across the top
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Solving “Whole lot” first gives you its third letter.
OVER
PRISTINE STATE
16Pristine state
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with N. Check the fifth letter against “Edit”.
NEWNESS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TASE
17Tase
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Z _ _. “Highest point” crosses it at the third square.
ZAP
HELD ONTO
18Held onto
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: K _ _ _. “For each” crosses it at the third square.
KEPT
EXIST
19Exist
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits B _. “Highest point” crosses it at the second square.
BE
SWARM
20Swarm
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. Solving “Sense of flavor” first gives you its third letter.
TEEM
REMOVE TOXINS
21Remove toxins
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits D _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Toil”.
DETOX
CUT IN TWO
22Cut in two
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with H. Its fourth letter is shared with “Across the top”.
HALVE
FOR EACH
23For each
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits P _ _. The third square is also part of “Toil”.
PER
WHOLE LOT
24Whole lot
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Across the top”.
SLEW
LOW PITCH
25Low pitch
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
B _ _ _. “United states” crosses it at the third square.
BASS
BRAVE
26Brave
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Brave.
B
TOUR RIDE
27Tour ride
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits B _ _. Check the third letter against “Pristine state”.
BUS
CEO'S DEGREE
28Ceo's degree
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _. The third square is also part of “Low pitch”.
MBA
RETU__
29RETU__
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “RETU__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with R.
RN
UNITED STATES
30United states
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
US
EDIT
31Edit
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Edit.
E
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