Crossword Challenge Puzzle 371 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 371, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 8 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “End of marriage”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the top row, read top to bottom.
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
Describe the picture in one word that fits D _ _ G _ _ F _ _. Solving “Festive season” first gives you its sixth letter.
DRAGONFLY
ATOMIC CHARGE
2Atomic charge
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. The third square is also part of “Some”.
ION
SEA JOURNEY
3Sea journey
Top row 3/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with V. Solving “Eager” first gives you its fourth letter.
VOYAGE
OKAY
4Okay
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Fits O _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the second square.
OK
AFTER Q
5After q
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after Q.
R
EARTHY LUMP
6Earthy lump
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: C _ _ _. “Big bunch” crosses it at the third square.
CLOD
ENERGY BUFFER BANK
7Energy buffer bank
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Energy buffer bank”.
EBB
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
END OF MARRIAGE
8End of marriage
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ O _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “After q”.
DIVORCE
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to R _ _ _. Solving “Sea journey” first gives you its third letter.
ROOK
SOME
10Some
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. The third square is also part of “Sea journey”.
ANY
AFTER F
11After f
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from F in the alphabet.
G
HEART OR LIVER
12Heart or liver
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: O _ _ A _. Solving “Car parker” first gives you its fourth letter.
ORGAN
FESTIVE SEASON
13Festive season
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ _. Solving “Sea journey” first gives you its third letter.
NOEL
FIELD MANUAL
14Field manual
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
FM
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. L _ _ T _ _ E. The fifth square is also part of “Place down”.
LETTUCE
OVER THERE
16Over there
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with Y. Solving “Tonight” first gives you its third letter.
YON
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
LUNCH BREAK
17Lunch break
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LB
TONIC PARTNER
18Tonic partner
Row 3, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: G _ _. Check the third letter against “Heart or liver”.
GIN
BIG BUNCH
19Big bunch
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with G; pattern G _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Energy buffer bank”.
GOB
CAR PARKER
20Car parker
Row 4, col 5 · 5 letters · down
V _ _ E _. “Heroic story” crosses it at the fourth square.
VALET
EAGER
21Eager
Row 5, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Tonic partner”.
AVID
JULIET'S LOVER
22Juliet's lover
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
ROMEO
EVENT HOST
23Event host
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
EMCEE
EXAMPLE
24Example
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Example, nothing more.
E
NOT POOR
25Not poor
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
RICH
ROYAL MAIL
26Royal mail
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Royal mail” to its initials.
RM
PLACE DOWN
27Place down
Row 7, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Begins with P. “Definite article” crosses it at the third square.
PUT
HEROIC STORY
28Heroic story
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. Solving “Not poor” first gives you its third letter.
EPIC
TONIGHT
29Tonight
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
T _. “Over there” crosses it at the second square.
TN
DEFINITE ARTICLE
30Definite article
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Event host”.
THE
Crossword Challenge Level 371 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 371 solved
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