Crossword Challenge Puzzle 313 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 313 of Crossword Challenge gives you 30 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 8 of them only one or two letters. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 1 clue wants only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 2 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Male partner”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to the picture clue in the left column, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Male partner”, read top to bottom.
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.
MALE PARTNER
1Male partner
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
B _ _ F _ _ E _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the sixth square.
BOYFRIEND
DECREASE
2Decrease
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ T _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Free throw”.
ABATE
___-COM
3___-COM
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Say “___-COM” out loud and the blank fills itself: R _ _.
ROM
p--sent
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“p--sent”). What is left starts with R.
RE
sk-
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“sk-”). What is left starts with I.
I
ARAB RULER
6Arab ruler
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits E _ _ _. Solving “Atom” first gives you its third letter.
EMIR
DECAY
7Decay
Top row 7/7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. Solving “Atom” first gives you its third letter.
ROT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits B _ _ R _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
BARRIER
CLARINET COUSIN
9Clarinet cousin
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. “___-COM” crosses it at the third square.
OBOE
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with Y. Its third letter is shared with “___-COM”.
YAM
FREE THROW
11Free throw
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Free throw”.
FT
PUSH AWAY
12Push away
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “____IBLE”.
REPEL
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Name the object in the picture. I.
I
NEVER-ENDING
14Never-ending
Left column 7/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ R _ _ L. Its fifth letter is shared with “Stability”.
ETERNAL
ZERO VALUE
15Zero value
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with N. “Banana skin” crosses it at the third square.
NIL
BATMAN PUBLISHER
16Batman publisher
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _. The second square is also part of “___-TAC-TOE”.
DC
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
__DEL
17__DEL
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
“__DEL” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with M.
MO
STABILITY
18Stability
Row 3, col 6 · 7 letters · down
B _ _ A _ _ E. Its fifth letter is shared with “Never-ending”.
BALANCE
ATOM
19Atom
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: B _ _. Check the third letter against “Decay”.
BIT
____IBLE
20____IBLE
Row 4, col 5 · 4 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “____IBLE” and enter only the missing part, starting with T.
TERR
ROOF GOOP
21Roof goop
Row 5, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. “Arab ruler” crosses it at the third square.
TAR
BANANA SKIN
22Banana skin
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Never-ending”.
PEEL
PASS ALONG
23Pass along
Row 5, col 8 · 5 letters · down
R _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Spy's org.”.
RELAY
RUNNER
24Runner
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Runner.
R
SET TO WIND
25Set to wind
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Spy's org.”.
SAIL
RUB OFF
26Rub off
Row 7, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits E _ _ S _. The fourth square is also part of “Set to wind”.
ERASE
___-TAC-TOE
27___-TAC-TOE
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Say “___-TAC-TOE” out loud and the blank fills itself: T _ _.
TIC
SPY'S ORG.
28Spy's org.
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits C _ _. “Pass along” crosses it at the third square.
CIA
RIGHT
29Right
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Right starts with the answer.
R
TRUST IN
30Trust in
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Set to wind”.
RELY
Crossword Challenge Level 313 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 313 solved
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