Crossword Challenge Puzzle 334 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 334 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 6 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. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Most liked”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 334: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Most rapid”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Most liked”. 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.
MOST LIKED
1Most liked
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
F _ _ O _ _ I _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Cancel a law”.
FAVOURITE
ACTRESS JESSICA ___
2ACTRESS JESSICA ___
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “ACTRESS JESSICA ___” starts with A.
ALBA
SAN FRANCISCO
3San francisco
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “San francisco” to its initials.
SF
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits T.
T
POET'S BEFORE
5Poet's before
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. The third square is also part of “Fill-in worker”.
ERE
SIGN OR EMBLEM
6Sign or emblem
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
S _ _ B _ _. “Exist” crosses it at the fourth square.
SYMBOL
REDUCE SLOWLY
7Reduce slowly
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Exist”.
TAPER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MOST RAPID
8Most rapid
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with F. Check the fifth letter against “Poet's before”.
FASTEST
h-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “h-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
ALF
VISUAL BASIC
10Visual basic
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
VB
PROMISE
11Promise
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Solving “Sticky roll” first gives you its third letter.
OATH
g-n
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Picture word minus “gn” gives the answer. First letter: U.
U
CANCEL A LAW
13Cancel a law
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ E _ _. “Fiber strand” crosses it at the fourth square.
REPEAL
PERFECT STANDARD
14Perfect standard
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
I _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Fiber strand”.
IDEAL
TIME DEPOSIT
15Time deposit
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Time deposit”.
TD
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. E _ _. “Egg” crosses it at the third square.
EYE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
RUN YOUR APP
17Run your app
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
RYA
FIBER STRAND
18Fiber strand
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with T. The fourth square is also part of “Cancel a law”.
THREAD
FILL-IN WORKER
19Fill-in worker
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Solving “Sign or emblem” first gives you its third letter.
TEMP
STICKY ROLL
20Sticky roll
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Cancel a law”.
TAPE
EXIST
21Exist
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
B _. Check the second letter against “Reduce slowly”.
BE
BARN BUNDLES
22Barn bundles
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
B _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Not allow”.
BALES
LEAFY SHELTER
23Leafy shelter
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Its fourth letter is shared with “Sign or emblem”.
ARBOR
VORTEX
24Vortex
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. Solving “Time deposit” first gives you its third letter.
EDDY
WHAT YOU NEED
25What you need
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
WYN
WARSHIP
26Warship
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Warship.
W
NEW YORK
27New york
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “New york” to its initials.
NY
NOT ALLOW
28Not allow
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “New york”.
DENY
EGG
29Egg
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Egg.
E
PREFIX FOR 'ONYM'
30Prefix for 'onym'
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: S _ _. Solving “What you need” first gives you its third letter.
SYN
Crossword Challenge Level 334 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 334 solved
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