Crossword Challenge Puzzle 336 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 336 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 5 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Amazing”.
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 “Amazing”. 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.
AMAZING
1Amazing
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits W _ _ D _ _ F _ _. The sixth square is also part of “After q”.
WONDERFUL
HEATING DEVICES
2Heating devices
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with I. “Down note” crosses it at the fourth square.
IRONS
OLD HORSE
3Old horse
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Fits N _ _. Solving “Northern outpost guard” first gives you its third letter.
NAG
DRIVING LICENSE
4Driving license
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Driving license”.
DL
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: O.
O
CLAY, FOR ONE
6Clay, for one
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with W; pattern W _ _ _. Solving “Cool” first gives you its third letter.
WHIG
A LITTLE DRINK
7A little drink
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with S. Check the third letter against “Cool”.
SIP
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
+s
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“+s”). What is left starts with W.
WINDOWS
MOUTH-RELATED
9Mouth-related
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. The third square is also part of “Old horse”.
ORAL
NORTHERN OUTPOST GUARD
10Northern outpost guard
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Northern outpost guard”.
NOG
DOWN NOTE
11Down note
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Down note”.
DN
POLY ENDING
12Poly ending
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ E _. Solving “Mariner” first gives you its fourth letter.
ESTER
AFTER Q
13After q
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to Q; the answer is its next letter.
R
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to F _ _ _. Check the third letter against “DRIVE-___ WINDOW”.
FARM
MOST OF TIME
15Most of time
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
U _ _ A _ _ Y. Solving “__ AND BEHOLD” first gives you its fifth letter.
USUALLY
LEFT HAND
16Left hand
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Left hand”.
LH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
GREETING
17Greeting
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _. Its second letter is shared with “A little drink”.
HI
AROMATIC PLANT
18Aromatic plant
Row 3, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits H _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Poly ending”.
HERB
COOL
19Cool
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _. Check the third letter against “A little drink”.
HIP
MARINER
20Mariner
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ M _ _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
SEAMAN
___MENT
21___MENT
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___MENT”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with S.
SEG
DRIVE-___ WINDOW
22DRIVE-___ WINDOW
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “DRIVE-___ WINDOW”. Shape: T _ _ _.
THRU
___ ALCOHOL
23___ ALCOHOL
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Say “___ ALCOHOL” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _ Y _.
ETHYL
EVIDENCE
24Evidence
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Evidence.
E
ISLAND
25Island
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with I. The third square is also part of “Most of time”.
ISLE
DAILY RITUAL
26Daily ritual
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with H; pattern H _ _ I _. Solving “Island” first gives you its fourth letter.
HABIT
GRAYISH
27Grayish
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. Check the third letter against “Left hand”.
ASH
SECOND HAND
28Second hand
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Second hand” to its initials.
SH
__ AND BEHOLD
29__ AND BEHOLD
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Say “__ AND BEHOLD” out loud and the blank fills itself: L _.
LO
FESTIVE SEASON
30Festive season
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. “Island” crosses it at the third square.
NOEL
Crossword Challenge Level 336 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 336 solved
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