Crossword Challenge Puzzle 365 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 365, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures, and 2 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; 2 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 “Shining bright”.
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 “Shining bright”. 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.
SHINING BRIGHT
1Shining bright
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with B. Solving “Against the law” first gives you its sixth letter.
BRILLIANT
OPEN A LETTER
2Open a letter
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
U _ _ E _ _. Check the fourth letter against “For real”.
UNSEAL
ZESTY FLAVOR
3Zesty flavor
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ _. “THIS ___ FAIR!” crosses it at the third square.
TANG
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: C.
C
HIGH TECH
5High tech
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “High tech”.
HT
LONG PERIOD
6Long period
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “__TROGEN”.
EON
JOCKEY STRAP
7Jockey strap
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “__TROGEN”.
REIN
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: B _ _ C _ _ R. “High tech” crosses it at the fifth square.
BUTCHER
DNA'S COUSIN
9Dna's cousin
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. “Zesty flavor” crosses it at the third square.
RNA
"THIS ___ FAIR!"
10"THIS ___ FAIR!"
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Say “THIS ___ FAIR!” out loud and the blank fills itself: I _ _ _.
ISNT
FOR REAL
11For real
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with L. Its fourth letter is shared with “Big cat”.
LEGIT
-ke
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-ke” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with L.
LA
AGAINST THE LAW
13Against the law
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
I _ _ E _ _ L. Its fifth letter is shared with “Pull hard”.
ILLEGAL
ALWAYS
14Always
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Always, nothing more.
A
-th
15And not
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“-th”). What is left starts with N.
NOR
PLAY PLACE
16Play place
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with T. The fifth square is also part of “Free throw”.
THEATER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
PART OF FOOT
17Part of foot
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: T _ _. Solving “Jockey strap” first gives you its third letter.
TOE
BIG CAT
18Big cat
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Against the law”.
TIGER
__TROGEN
19__TROGEN
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__TROGEN” go in the grid. First one: N.
NI
PULL HARD
20Pull hard
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Begins with T. Check the third letter against “Against the law”.
TUG
NEW
21New
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
New starts with the answer.
N
SYRUP TREE
22Syrup tree
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: M _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “___VOR”.
MAPLE
TOOTH HOLDER
23Tooth holder
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _. The third square is also part of “Syrup tree”.
GUM
GREEK HARP
24Greek harp
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
L _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
LYRE
FIBBER
25Fibber
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. “___VOR” crosses it at the third square.
LIAR
YEAR
26Year
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Y _. Solving “Big cat” first gives you its second letter.
YR
SHORT FOR OHIO
27Short for ohio
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _. Its second letter is shared with “Play place”.
OH
CIRCLE RATIO
28Circle ratio
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
P _. Solving “Fibber” first gives you its second letter.
PI
FREE THROW
29Free throw
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Free throw” to its initials.
FT
___VOR
30___VOR
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“___VOR” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with F.
FLA
FIRST LETTER
31First letter
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “First letter”.
A
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Puzzle 365 solved
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