Crossword Challenge Puzzle 376 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 376? All 29 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 29 answers are one or two letters long. 6 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 376: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
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: S _ _ L _ _ T _ _. Solving “Teller” first gives you its sixth letter.
STILETTOS
JOYFUL SHOUT
2Joyful shout
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits W _ _ O _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
WHOOP
ENTRY INDEX
3Entry index
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EI
pack-
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“pack-”). What is left starts with A.
AGE
JUST LIKE ___
5JUST LIKE ___
Top row 5/7 · 4 letters · down
The missing word in “JUST LIKE ___” starts with T.
THAT
EDIT
6Edit
Top row 6/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Edit, nothing more.
E
ECO-FRIENDLY ENERGY
7Eco-friendly energy
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ E _ _ B _ _. “Leader type” crosses it at the sixth square.
RENEWABLE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with S. “JUST LIKE ___” crosses it at the fifth square.
SWEATER
UPPER LEG
9Upper leg
Left column 2/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ G _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fourth square.
THIGH
INPUT OUTPUT
10Input output
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Input output”.
IO
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. L _ _. “Goliath” crosses it at the third square.
LOG
GRAND TALE
12Grand tale
Left column 5/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Goliath”.
EPIC
TELLER
13Teller
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Teller.
T
RELATED TO PITCH
14Related to pitch
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits T _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Gripping tool”.
TONAL
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. O _ _ M _ _ L. “Formal request” crosses it at the fifth square.
OATMEAL
-ate
16BA__ET
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-ate” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with S.
SK
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EAST
17East
Row 3, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of East.
E
LOADED WITH MONEY
18Loaded with money
Row 3, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Clock-wise”.
RICH
GAIN PROFIT
19Gain profit
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Solving “Loaded with money” first gives you its third letter.
EARN
GOLIATH
20Goliath
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ N _. Solving “Related to pitch” first gives you its fourth letter.
GIANT
CRAVAT
21Cravat
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits T _ _. Solving “Eco-friendly energy” first gives you its third letter.
TIE
GRIPPING TOOL
22Gripping tool
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with C. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
CLAMP
CLOCK-WISE
23Clock-wise
Row 6, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CW
FORMAL REQUEST
24Formal request
Row 6, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
PLEA
LEADER TYPE
25Leader type
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ H _. Solving “Loaded with money” first gives you its fourth letter.
ALPHA
ACORN PRODUCER
26Acorn producer
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits O _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
OAK
MUSICAL NOTE
27Musical note
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “Musical note”.
B
ATLANTIC CITY
28Atlantic city
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Atlantic city” to its initials.
AC
WALKING SPEED
29Walking speed
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
P _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Atlantic city”.
PACE
Crossword Challenge Level 376 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 376 solved
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