Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Stunning”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Equity”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Stunning”, read top to bottom.
Hints and answers, clue by clue
AClues 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.
STUNNING
1Stunning
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
B _ _ U _ _ F _ _. Solving “Furious” first gives you its sixth letter.
BEAUTIFUL
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. A _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
ARC
WAY
3Way
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
LANE
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
One word for the picture, starting with A.
A
NORTH CAROLINA
5North carolina
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “North carolina” to its initials.
NC
SMALL PART
6Small part
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Foodie”.
CAMEO
FULLY ABSORBED
7Fully absorbed
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits E _ _ R _ _ S _ _. Solving “Shelf” first gives you its sixth letter.
ENGROSSED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
EQUITY
8Equity
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ A _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “North carolina”.
BALANCE
EPOCH
9Epoch
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Solving “Way” first gives you its third letter.
ERA
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits A _ _ _. “Way” crosses it at the third square.
ACNE
AFTER T
11After t
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from T in the alphabet.
U
-blet
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-blet”). What is left starts with T.
TA
FURIOUS
13Furious
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits I _ _ T _. Check the fourth letter against “Not west”.
IRATE
IN FAVOR OF
14In favor of
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: F _ _. Solving “Zone” first gives you its third letter.
FOR
PRE-OWNED
15Pre-owned
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits U _ _ _. “Zone” crosses it at the third square.
USED
PICKED UP SKILLS
16Picked up skills
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: L _ _ R _ _ D. The fifth square is also part of “Nurse”.
LEARNED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
METALLIC VESSEL
17Metallic vessel
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with C. Solving “Fully absorbed” first gives you its third letter.
CAN
NOT WEST
18Not west
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Go away!”.
EAST
MILLIGRAM
19Milligram
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
M _. The second square is also part of “Fully absorbed”.
MG
NOT US
20Not us
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Furious”.
THEM
FOODIE
21Foodie
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with E. “Small part” crosses it at the fourth square.
EATER
CAME UP
22Came up
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ S _. Solving “Pre-owned” first gives you its fourth letter.
AROSE
GO AWAY!
23Go away!
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Small part”.
SHOO
ZONE
24Zone
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. “Pre-owned” crosses it at the third square.
AREA
SHELF
25Shelf
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Shelf, nothing more.
S
FIRST NUMBER
26First number
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with O. Solving “Picked up skills” first gives you its third letter.
ONE
THER___
27THER___
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “THER___”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with M.
MOS
DOCTOR
28Doctor
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _. “Picked up skills” crosses it at the second square.
DR
__EDLE
29__EDLE
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“__EDLE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with N.
NE
NURSE
30Nurse
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Nurse, nothing more.
N
Crossword Challenge Level 352 Solved Grid
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