Crossword Challenge Puzzle 351 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 351? All 29 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 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; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Mentor or idol”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 351: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Daily habit”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Mentor or idol”. 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.
MENTOR OR IDOL
1Mentor or idol
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ E _ _ D _ _. Solving “Aboard” first gives you its sixth letter.
ROLEMODEL
IN DEBT
2In debt
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with O. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
OWE
URBAN
3Urban
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Urban starts with the answer.
U
-nk
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “nk” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TA
DUBLIN NATIVE
5Dublin native
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with I. Check the fourth letter against “Good thing”.
IRISH
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “___IDE”.
NINE
SUNRISE DIRECTION
7Sunrise direction
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ T _ _ U _ _. “Towards” crosses it at the sixth square.
EASTBOUND
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
DAILY HABIT
8Daily habit
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ T _ _ E. Solving “Dublin native” first gives you its fifth letter.
ROUTINE
c-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “c-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OW
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with L. Its third letter is shared with “Target sport”.
LED
EAST
11East
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of East.
E
JOLLITY
12Jollity
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against “Impassive”.
MIRTH
ABOARD
13Aboard
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Target sport”.
ONTO
-isy
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-isy” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with D.
DA
ADD SPICE TO
15Add spice to
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
E _ _ I _ _ N. Its fifth letter is shared with “Number after iii”.
ENLIVEN
GIVE FOR USE
16Give for use
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Line number”.
LEND
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
OPERA MELODY
17Opera melody
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
ARIA
TARGET SPORT
18Target sport
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with D. Solving “Jollity” first gives you its third letter.
DART
___IDE
19___IDE
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “___IDE” go in the grid. First one: I.
INS
IMPASSIVE
20Impassive
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with S. Solving “IN ___ OF” first gives you its fourth letter.
STOLID
GOOD THING
21Good thing
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
A _ _ E _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
ASSET
SILLY
22Silly
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits I _ _ N _. The fourth square is also part of “Add spice to”.
INANE
BENEFIT
23Benefit
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Benefit starts with the answer.
B
SWARM
24Swarm
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Add spice to”.
TEEM
TOWARDS
25Towards
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with T. Solving “Sunrise direction” first gives you its second letter.
TO
NUMBER AFTER III
26Number after iii
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fits I _. Check the second letter against “Add spice to”.
IV
IN ___ OF
27IN ___ OF
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “IN ___ OF”. Shape: L _ _ _.
LIEU
LINE NUMBER
28Line number
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Line number”.
LN
MEDICAL DOCTOR
29Medical doctor
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
MD
Crossword Challenge Level 351 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 351 solved
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