Crossword Challenge Puzzle 305 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 29 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 305, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
10 of the 29 answers are one or two letters long. 4 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, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Active agent”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 305: 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 “Active agent”. 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.
ACTIVE AGENT
1Active agent
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
O _ _ R _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Exam taken”.
OPERATIVE
MAKE AN EFFORT
2Make an effort
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
T _ _. Check the third letter against “___LINER”.
TRY
TASK
3Task
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Task.
T
-ster
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “-ster” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OY
BRICK-LAYER
5Brick-layer
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits M _ _ O _. The fourth square is also part of “Yucky”.
MASON
SADLY SAID
6Sadly said
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. “Past of see” crosses it at the third square.
ALAS
TELEVISED NEWS
7Televised news
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with N. Solving “Virginia” first gives you its sixth letter.
NEWSCASTS
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 O. Its fifth letter is shared with “Brick-layer”.
OTTOMAN
PRESS RELEASE
9Press release
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Press release”.
PR
___LINER
10___LINER
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Fill the gap in “___LINER”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with E.
EYE
RADIUS
11Radius
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Radius, nothing more.
R
ELEMENT 18
12Element 18
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. “Chopper parts” crosses it at the fourth square.
ARGON
EXAM TAKEN
13Exam taken
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Chicken's product”.
TEST
ta-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ta” gives the answer. First letter: I.
IL
NOMADIC DRIFTER
15Nomadic drifter
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with V; pattern V _ _ R _ _ T. Check the fifth letter against “Western australia”.
VAGRANT
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. E _ _ _. “Golden era” crosses it at the third square.
EYES
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HARVARD RIVAL
17Harvard rival
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits Y _ _ _. “Sadly said” crosses it at the third square.
YALE
CHICKEN'S PRODUCT
18Chicken's product
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the third letter against “Element 18”.
EGGS
PAST OF SEE
19Past of see
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits S _ _. The third square is also part of “Televised news”.
SAW
CHOPPER PARTS
20Chopper parts
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ O _ _. Solving “Has a debt” first gives you its fourth letter.
ROTORS
YUCKY
21Yucky
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: G _ _ S _. Solving “Sadly said” first gives you its fourth letter.
GROSS
PASS ALONG
22Pass along
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits R _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Nomadic drifter”.
RELAY
CAB
23Cab
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Cab starts with the answer.
C
AIR OUTLET
24Air outlet
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits V _ _ _. Solving “Nomadic drifter” first gives you its third letter.
VENT
VIRGINIA
25Virginia
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits V _. Its second letter is shared with “Televised news”.
VA
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
26Western australia
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
WA
HAS A DEBT
27Has a debt
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. “Air outlet” crosses it at the third square.
OWES
GOLDEN ERA
28Golden era
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Golden era”.
GE
TIME-STAMP
29Time-stamp
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Time-stamp” to its initials.
TS
Crossword Challenge Level 305 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 305 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 305 with us. Puzzle 306 is next, with 29 clues on a 8×10 board.