Crossword Challenge Puzzle 374 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 374 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 8 of them only one or two letters. 7 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want 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 “Upper floor feature”, 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
Look at the picture and fit it to B _ _ D _ _ U _ _. Solving “Off” first gives you its sixth letter.
BIRDHOUSE
ESSENCE
2Essence
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ M _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Direct message”.
AROMA
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits L _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
LID
COMP. SCIENCE
4Comp. science
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CS
ORBIT
5Orbit
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Orbit starts with the answer.
O
EMPTY
6Empty
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. “Moose” crosses it at the third square.
NULL
ka-
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“ka-”). What is left starts with Y.
YAK
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
UPPER FLOOR FEATURE
8Upper floor feature
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
B _ _ C _ _ Y. “Orbit” crosses it at the fifth square.
BALCONY
FLOWER NAME
9Flower name
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
I _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
IRIS
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. R _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ROD
DIRECT MESSAGE
11Direct message
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Direct message”.
DM
DISLIKER
12Disliker
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: H _ _ E _. Solving “Bell sound” first gives you its fourth letter.
HATER
OFF
13Off
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Off.
O
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. U _ _ L _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Whole-hearted”.
UKULELE
SPOT
15Spot
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. “Not a lie” crosses it at the third square.
SEE
-gplant
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-gplant”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with E.
EG
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
UNITED AIRLINES
17United airlines
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UA
WHOLE-HEARTED
18Whole-hearted
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ N _ _ T. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
EARNEST
MOOSE
19Moose
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
ELK
BELL SOUND
20Bell sound
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Large farm”.
PEAL
BUDDY
21Buddy
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Begins with P. The third square is also part of “Empty”.
PAL
NOT A LIE
22Not a lie
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
TRUE
23Picture clue
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with S. Solving “Legal action” first gives you its fourth letter.
SHEEP
SOFT
24Soft
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Soft.
S
HINT TO MYSTERY
25Hint to mystery
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Legal action”.
CLUE
LARGE FARM
26Large farm
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ C _. The fourth square is also part of “Hint to mystery”.
RANCH
PARTY BARREL
27Party barrel
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Begins with K. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
KEG
LEGAL ACTION
28Legal action
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
SUE
SMILE
29Smile
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Smile.
S
STAIR PART
30Stair part
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. “Hint to mystery” crosses it at the third square.
STEP
Crossword Challenge Level 374 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 374 solved
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