Crossword Challenge Puzzle 361 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 361? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks 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; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
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 the picture clue in the top row. 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.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. H _ _ R _ _ R _ _. Check the sixth letter against “After o”.
HAIRSPRAY
GOOD THING
2Good thing
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Blood color”.
ASSET
BRAIN PART
3Brain part
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
M _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “IT ____ FAIR.”.
MIND
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: M _ _. The third square is also part of “IT ____ FAIR.”.
MAT
OPPOSITE OF OFF
5Opposite of off
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
O _. The second square is also part of “From the east”.
ON
CELSIUS
6Celsius
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Celsius.
C
1000 METERS
71000 meters
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
K _ _ O _ _ T _ _. Check the sixth letter against “_XIT”.
KILOMETER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: H _ _ M _ _ K. Check the fifth letter against “Opposite of off”.
HAMMOCK
FROM THE EAST
9From the east
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ A _. Its fourth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ASIAN
"IT ____ FAIR."
10"IT ____ FAIR."
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Which word finishes “IT ____ FAIR.”? It fits I _ _ _.
ISNT
BLOOD COLOR
11Blood color
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. The third square is also part of “Brain part”.
RED
STREET ABBR.
12Street abbr.
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _. “Good thing” crosses it at the second square.
ST
AFTER O
13After o
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from O in the alphabet.
P
VOTE IN AGAIN
14Vote in again
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with R. Its fifth letter is shared with “Danger signal”.
REELECT
S-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “S-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AW
CURRENCY IN JAPAN
16Currency in japan
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: Y _ _. The third square is also part of “Number”.
YEN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
INPUT
17Input
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Input.
I
COW SOUND
18Cow sound
Row 3, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with M. Check the third letter against “Who, in context”.
MOO
MACHINE LEARNING
19Machine learning
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Machine learning” to its initials.
ML
DANGER SIGNAL
20Danger signal
Row 4, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ E _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Vote in again”.
THREAT
OVERLY
21Overly
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits T _ _. The third square is also part of “1000 meters”.
TOO
LEATHER STRIP
22Leather strip
Row 5, col 5 · 4 letters · down
W _ _ _. Solving “Vote in again” first gives you its third letter.
WELT
WHO, IN CONTEXT
23Who, in context
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits W _ _ _. Solving “Cow sound” first gives you its third letter.
WHOM
__ACE
24__ACE
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__ACE” go in the grid. First one: P.
PE
FOR EACH
25For each
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _. The third square is also part of “Danger signal”.
PER
FEMALE SHEEP
26Female sheep
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits E _ _. “Currency in japan” crosses it at the third square.
EWE
_XIT
27_XIT
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only the hidden letters of “_XIT” go in the grid. First one: E.
E
COST PER ACTION
28Cost per action
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
CPA
STICKY ROLL
29Sticky roll
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with “Cost per action”.
TAPE
NUMBER
30Number
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Number starts with the answer.
N
USED IN ROOFING
31Used in roofing
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. The third square is also part of “1000 meters”.
TAR
Crossword Challenge Level 361 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 361 solved
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