Crossword Challenge Puzzle 369 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 369? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 6 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; 2 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs 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 “Directive”, 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
What is shown in the image? Shape: C _ _ D _ _ T _ _. Solving “Small church” first gives you its sixth letter.
CONDUCTOR
ONE TIME
2One time
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. The third square is also part of “North carolina”.
ONCE
__AN
3__AN
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Fill the gap in “__AN”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with M.
ME
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Name the object in the picture. M.
M
sh-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “sh-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AVE
FIVE-CENT COIN
6Five-cent coin
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with N. Solving “Knockout” first gives you its fourth letter.
NICKEL
REMOVE TOXINS
7Remove toxins
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: D _ _ O _. Check the fourth letter against “Knockout”.
DETOX
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
DIRECTIVE
8Directive
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ M _ _ D. The fifth square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
COMMAND
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: O _ _. The third square is also part of “__AN”.
ONE
NORTH CAROLINA
10North carolina
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NC
OWED MONEY
11Owed money
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Gossip”.
DEBT
AFTER T
12After t
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
The alphabet letter right after T.
U
SMALL CHURCH
13Small church
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ P _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Common food”.
CHAPEL
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with T. Its fourth letter is shared with “Common food”.
TABLE
col-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “col-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with O.
OR
COLOR OF FIRE
16Color of fire
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
R _ _. “Dance” crosses it at the third square.
RED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
COMPETE FIERCELY
17Compete fiercely
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with V; pattern V _ _. Solving “Remove toxins” first gives you its third letter.
VIE
COMMON FOOD
18Common food
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ P _ _. “Small church” crosses it at the fourth square.
STAPLE
RELIGIOUS GROUP
19Religious group
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Five-cent coin”.
SECT
GOSSIP
20Gossip
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with B. Its third letter is shared with “Small church”.
BLAB
KNOCKOUT
21Knockout
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with K; pattern K _. Check the second letter against “Remove toxins”.
KO
BITE TOOLS
22Bite tools
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits T _ _ T _. Solving “Carve” first gives you its fourth letter.
TEETH
BALLOON MATERIAL
23Balloon material
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
L _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Five-cent coin”.
LATEX
FAST RABBIT
24Fast rabbit
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: H _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
HARE
"___ CARES?"
25"___ CARES?"
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “___ CARES?” starts with W.
WHO
WEEKLY
26Weekly
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Weekly.
W
CENTI-METER
27Centi-meter
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CM
CARVE
28Carve
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “Centi-meter” first gives you its third letter.
ETCH
DANCE
29Dance
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Dance.
D
DOC BLOC
30Doc bloc
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits H _ _. The third square is also part of “___ CARES?”.
HMO
Crossword Challenge Level 369 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 369 solved
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