Crossword Challenge Puzzle 303 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 303, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 3 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. 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 “Scary creature”, 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 M.
MAGAZINES
MINING PRODUCT
2Mining product
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
ORE
TIDY
3Tidy
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the third square.
NEAT
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: S.
S
-co
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-co” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with T.
TA
BAD DEEDS
6Bad deeds
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Dining surface”.
EVILS
MOVED AGAIN
7Moved again
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ E _ _ L _ _. Check the sixth letter against “After s”.
RESETTLED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
SCARY CREATURE
8Scary creature
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits M _ _ S _ _ R. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the fifth square.
MONSTER
EXIST
9Exist
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with “Tidy”.
ARE
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. G _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Tidy”.
GEAR
ALWAYS
11Always
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Always starts with the answer.
A
-pper
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “-pper”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with Z.
ZI
INSIDE LAYER
13Inside layer
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Ran quickly”.
INNER
URGENT WANT
14Urgent want
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. Its third letter is shared with “Not far”.
NEED
EPOCH
15Epoch
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. The third square is also part of “Not far”.
ERA
PET A CAT
16Pet a cat
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ O _ _ D. Check the fifth letter against “Donkey kong”.
STROKED
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
MAD.___
17MAD.___
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “MAD.___” starts with A.
AVE
RAN QUICKLY
18Ran quickly
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Inside layer”.
RACED
EQUALS
19Equals
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with I. “Moved again” crosses it at the second square.
IS
PUB OR TAVERN
20Pub or tavern
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
B _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Inside layer”.
BAR
DINING SURFACE
21Dining surface
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ L _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Bad deeds”.
TABLE
NOT REACTING
22Not reacting
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
I _ _ R _. Solving “Epoch” first gives you its fourth letter.
INERT
THROW
23Throw
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with C. Its third letter is shared with “Bad deeds”.
CAST
NOT FAR
24Not far
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. Check the third letter against “Epoch”.
NEAR
AFTER S
25After s
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from S in the alphabet.
T
"MORNING ___"
26"MORNING ___"
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “MORNING ___”? It fits J _ _.
JOE
JUDICIAL LAW
27Judicial law
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
JL
DONKEY KONG
28Donkey kong
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DK
FEMALE DEER
29Female deer
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with D. The third square is also part of “Moved again”.
DOE
ONCE
30Once
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Once, nothing more.
O
Crossword Challenge Level 303 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 303 solved
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