Crossword Challenge Puzzle 306 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 306 is an 8×10 board with 29 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 29 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; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 1 clue is a fill-in. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Command”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Gross out”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Command”. 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.
COMMAND
1Command
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ E _ _ I _ _. “Highest point” crosses it at the sixth square.
DIRECTIVE
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits I _ _. The third square is also part of “Avg. size”.
ICE
SPORT
3Sport
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Sport, nothing more.
S
-nger
4__NGER
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Picture word minus “nger” gives the answer. First letter: G.
GI
APPLYING
5Applying
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits U _ _ N _. “Monthly dues” crosses it at the fourth square.
USING
BOOKING TIME
6Booking time
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. “Atomic charge” crosses it at the third square.
SLOT
UNDER STRESS
7Under stress
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ S _ _ N _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Perform an action”.
TENSIONED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
GROSS OUT
8Gross out
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: D _ _ G _ _ T. Check the fifth letter against “Applying”.
DISGUST
mus-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “mus-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
IC
AVG. SIZE
10Avg. size
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with R. Check the third letter against “Firm hold”.
REG
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits E.
E
ADHERE
12Adhere
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ N _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Follows after”.
CLING
HIGHEST POINT
13Highest point
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. The third square is also part of “Firm hold”.
TOPS
d-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
The image carries “d-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with I.
IG
ELECTRON SHELL
15Electron shell
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: V _ _ E _ _ E. “Private network” crosses it at the fifth square.
VALENCE
FINISHES
16Finishes
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. “Lead director” crosses it at the third square.
ENDS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
ISLAND
17Island
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. The third square is also part of “Booking time”.
ISLE
FIRM HOLD
18Firm hold
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with G; pattern G _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Adhere”.
GRIP
ATOMIC CHARGE
19Atomic charge
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. Check the third letter against “Under stress”.
ION
FOLLOWS AFTER
20Follows after
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ U _ _. The fourth square is also part of “ONCE ___ A TIME”.
ENSUES
MONTHLY DUES
21Monthly dues
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
R _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Booking time”.
RENTS
WOLVERINE'S NAME
22Wolverine's name
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Fits L _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Electron shell”.
LOGAN
ONE PERSON
23One person
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Think of one character, not a word, for “One person”.
I
SHIP'S BERTH
24Ship's berth
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
D _ _ _. “Electron shell” crosses it at the third square.
DOCK
PERFORM AN ACTION
25Perform an action
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: D _. “Under stress” crosses it at the second square.
DO
PRIVATE NETWORK
26Private network
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
PN
"ONCE ___ A TIME"
27"ONCE ___ A TIME"
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
The missing word in “ONCE ___ A TIME” starts with U.
UPON
LEAD DIRECTOR
28Lead director
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
LD
KNOWN DEFECT
29Known defect
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Known defect” to its initials.
KD
Crossword Challenge Level 306 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 306 solved
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