Crossword Challenge Puzzle 301 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 301? All 30 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 5 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; 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.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Male sibling”, 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.
-s
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
The image carries “-s”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with B.
BINOCULAR
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: R _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Network center”.
ROCK
NOT UNDER
3Not under
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Shape: O _. “Atomic charge” crosses it at the second square.
ON
_-SHIRT
4_-SHIRT
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Which word finishes “_-SHIRT”? It fits T.
T
NOT HIM
5Not him
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _. Check the third letter against “Catch device”.
HER
WIPED AWAY
6Wiped away
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits E _ _ S _ _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Latin for 'yes'”.
ERASED
FAST
7Fast
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
R _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Latin for 'yes'”.
RAPID
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MALE SIBLING
8Male sibling
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with B; pattern B _ _ T _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with “Not him”.
BROTHER
ATOMIC CHARGE
9Atomic charge
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. “Not under” crosses it at the third square.
ION
NETWORK CENTER
10Network center
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Network center” to its initials.
NC
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to O _ _ _. Solving “Capable” first gives you its third letter.
OKAY
CARBON
12Carbon
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Carbon, nothing more.
C
HIGH GROUND
13High ground
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with U; pattern U _ _ A _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Despot”.
UPLAND
BANK CLAIMS
14Bank claims
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits L _ _ N _. “Despot” crosses it at the fourth square.
LIENS
c-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “c” gives the answer. First letter: A.
AP
FIRE UP
16Fire up
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. The third square is also part of “Voice”.
REV
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
EPOCH
17Epoch
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Fast”.
ERA
DESPOT
18Despot
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Fits T _ _ A _ _. The fourth square is also part of “High ground”.
TYRANT
CATCH DEVICE
19Catch device
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Wiped away”.
TRAP
CAPABLE
20Capable
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. The third square is also part of “High ground”.
ABLE
LATIN FOR 'YES'
21Latin for 'yes'
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
S _. The second square is also part of “Fast”.
SI
GO AFTER
22Go after
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
E _ _ U _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Musical melody”.
ENSUE
DOG VARIETY
23Dog variety
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits B _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Wiped away”.
BREED
TOBACCO HOLDER
24Tobacco holder
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: P _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
PIPE
25Picture clue
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. L _ _. Check the third letter against “Nest item”.
LEG
LOW
26Low
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Low starts with the answer.
L
NOT GREAT
27Not great
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Not great”.
NG
MUSICAL MELODY
28Musical melody
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
T _ _ _. “Not great” crosses it at the third square.
TUNE
VOICE
29Voice
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Voice, nothing more.
V
NEST ITEM
30Nest item
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the inside the grid.
EGG
Crossword Challenge Level 301 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 301 solved
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