Crossword Challenge Puzzle 353 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 353 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 6 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Data point”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 353: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Data point”. 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.
DATA POINT
1Data point
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ T _ _ T _ _. The sixth square is also part of “View or scene”.
STATISTIC
2Thin fish
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Picture plus words: “THIN FISH”. The answer opens with E.
EEL
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with V. Its third letter is shared with “Too”.
VEST
ENTER
4Enter
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Enter.
E
NETWORK CENTER
5Network center
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Network center”.
NC
NEEDING REST
6Needing rest
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “SC___ULE”.
TIRED
LENGTH MEASURE
7Length measure
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with Y. Its sixth letter is shared with “Team”.
YARDSTICK
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits S _ _ E _ _ Y. Its fifth letter is shared with “Network center”.
SEVENTY
GOLF PEG
9Golf peg
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
TEE
TOO
10Too
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
ALSO
TAX
11Tax
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Tax.
T
su-
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “su-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with I.
IT
VIEW OR SCENE
13View or scene
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits S _ _ H _. The fourth square is also part of “Not he”.
SIGHT
NOT FERAL
14Not feral
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Solving “Coll. senior's exam” first gives you its third letter.
TAME
___TELY
15___TELY
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “___TELY” and enter only the missing part, starting with I.
IRA
FASHION RUNWAY
16Fashion runway
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with C. “__MAGE” crosses it at the fifth square.
CATWALK
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SPY'S ORG.
17Spy's org.
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. Solving “Length measure” first gives you its third letter.
CIA
ORIGAMI
18Origami
Row 3, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Origami starts with the answer.
O
RURAL ROUTE
19Rural route
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
RR
SIMPLE SHELTER
20Simple shelter
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: H _ _. Check the third letter against “View or scene”.
HUT
TAPE
21Tape
Row 5, col 3 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Tape, nothing more.
T
PRINCESS'S CROWN
22Princess's crown
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ R _. Solving “___TELY” first gives you its fourth letter.
TIARA
SC___ULE
23SC___ULE
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “SC___ULE” go in the grid. First one: H.
HED
NOT HE
24Not he
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Begins with S. Its third letter is shared with “Not feral”.
SHE
FOAM
25Foam
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Needing rest”.
SUDS
COLL. SENIOR'S EXAM
26Coll. senior's exam
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ _. The third square is also part of “___TELY”.
GMAT
TEAM
27Team
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Team, nothing more.
T
HAIR PRODUCT
28Hair product
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Fits G _ _. Solving “Fashion runway” first gives you its third letter.
GEL
GLYCEMIC INDEX
29Glycemic index
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Glycemic index” to its initials.
GI
__MAGE
30__MAGE
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
“__MAGE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with D.
DA
LAST MONTH
31Last month
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits D _ _. Solving “Length measure” first gives you its third letter.
DEC
WASHING
32Washing
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Washing.
W
Crossword Challenge Level 353 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 353 solved
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