Crossword Challenge Puzzle 339 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 339, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 339: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Not static”. 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
Look at the picture and fit it to D _ _ D _ _ A _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Graded”.
DEODORANT
12 MONTHS
212 months
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with Y. Check the third letter against “Acorn tree”.
YEAR
NATION
3Nation
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Nation, nothing more.
N
l--ender
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “l--ender” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AV
MEDICAL
5Medical
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
M _ _. Check the third letter against “Bear's home”.
MED
THINGS
6Things
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits I _ _ M _. “Medical doctor” crosses it at the fourth square.
ITEMS
A/C PART
7A/c part
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ D _ _ S _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Nirvana”.
CONDENSER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT STATIC
8Not static
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ A _ _ C. Solving “Medical” first gives you its fifth letter.
DYNAMIC
coff-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “coff-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with E.
EE
ACORN TREE
10Acorn tree
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with O. The third square is also part of “German philo-sopher”.
OAK
PULL WITH EFFORT
11Pull with effort
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “German philo-sopher”.
DRAG
CIRCLE SHAPE
12Circle shape
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
A single letter or symbol answers “Circle shape”.
O
GRADED
13Graded
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with R. Check the fourth letter against “Leaves”.
RATED
bo--d
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “bo--d” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AR
15After tax
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture plus words: “AFTER TAX”. The answer opens with N.
NET
DATA IN ROWS
16Data in rows
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits T _ _ U _ _ R. Solving “Perfect standard” first gives you its fifth letter.
TABULAR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FORBID ACTION
17Forbid action
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits V _ _ _. “Things” crosses it at the third square.
VETO
GERMAN PHILO-SOPHER
18German philo-sopher
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
K _ _ _. “Loud sound” crosses it at the third square.
KANT
BEAR'S HOME
19Bear's home
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with D. Solving “A/c part” first gives you its third letter.
DEN
LEAVES
20Leaves
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Fits G _ _ _. “Graded” crosses it at the third square.
GOES
MEDICAL DOCTOR
21Medical doctor
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
MD
PERFECT STANDARD
22Perfect standard
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits I _ _ A _. Solving “___ YOU SLEEPING?” first gives you its fourth letter.
IDEAL
LOUD SOUND
23Loud sound
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits N _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “Things”.
NOISE
FIELD
24Field
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Solving “After tax” first gives you its third letter.
AREA
NIRVANA
25Nirvana
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Nirvana.
N
EPOCH
26Epoch
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Data in rows”.
ERA
VIEWS
27Views
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Solving “Epoch” first gives you its third letter.
SEES
THROW-BACK
28Throw-back
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TB
"___ YOU SLEEPING?"
29"___ YOU SLEEPING?"
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ YOU SLEEPING?” starts with A.
ARE
URBAN
30Urban
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Urban, nothing more.
U
Crossword Challenge Level 339 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 339 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 339 with us. Puzzle 340 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.