Crossword Challenge Puzzle 312 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 312, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
9 of the 30 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins, and 1 of them needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 312: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Not factual”. 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
One word for the picture, starting with F. “Ascended” crosses it at the sixth square.
FOOTPRINT
DETAILS
2Details
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. Solving “__ COURSE!” first gives you its third letter.
INFO
CLOSED CIRCUIT
3Closed circuit
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Closed circuit” to its initials.
CC
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 3 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _. Solving “The east” first gives you its third letter.
TEA
IMPALA
5Impala
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Impala.
I
POPPY PRODUCT
6Poppy product
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Fits O _ _ U _. Solving “Place down” first gives you its fourth letter.
OPIUM
TIDY
7Tidy
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with N; pattern N _ _ _. “The east” crosses it at the third square.
NEAT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT FACTUAL
8Not factual
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ T _ _ N. Check the fifth letter against “Impala”.
FICTION
ONE TIME
9One time
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Solving “Closed circuit” first gives you its third letter.
ONCE
__ COURSE!
10__ COURSE!
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Which word finishes “__ COURSE!”? It fits O _.
OF
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with T. The third square is also part of “Opposite of west”.
TOE
AFTER O
12After o
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to O; the answer is its next letter.
P
ASCENDED
13Ascended
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Not yet adults”.
RISEN
NOT A FRACTION
14Not a fraction
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with I. Its fifth letter is shared with “Kitchen scrubber”.
INTEGER
NORTH CAROLINA
15North carolina
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “North carolina” to its initials.
NC
AS A RESULT
16As a result
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ _. “Urban” crosses it at the third square.
THUS
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
__RFUME
17__RFUME
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“__RFUME” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with P.
PE
KITCHEN SCRUBBER
18Kitchen scrubber
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ N _ _. Solving “Ascended” first gives you its fourth letter.
SPONGE
THE EAST
19The east
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with A. “Poppy product” crosses it at the third square.
ASIA
OPPOSITE OF WEST
20Opposite of west
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Ascended”.
EAST
PLACE DOWN
21Place down
Row 5, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits P _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Tidy”.
PUT
NOT YET ADULTS
22Not yet adults
Row 5, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Fits T _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against “Bird pad”.
TEENS
TINY PART
23Tiny part
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Kitchen scrubber”.
ATOM
1/12 OF A FOOT
241/12 of a foot
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Fits I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “North carolina”.
INCH
___ AND CRAFTS
25___ AND CRAFTS
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Complete the phrase “___ AND CRAFTS”. Shape: A _ _ _.
ARTS
AGENCY
26Agency
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Agency, nothing more.
A
PSYCHIC POWER
27Psychic power
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Post-script”.
ESP
BIRD PAD
28Bird pad
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with N. Check the third letter against “Psychic power”.
NEST
URBAN
29Urban
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Urban.
U
POST-SCRIPT
30Post-script
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
PS
Crossword Challenge Level 312 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 312 solved
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