Crossword Challenge Puzzle 315 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 315? All 31 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
10 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks 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. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “February 14 card”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Main school team”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “February 14 card”. 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.
FEBRUARY 14 CARD
1February 14 card
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits V _ _ E _ _ I _ _. “Trade-mark” crosses it at the sixth square.
VALENTINE
ISN'T, INFOR-MALLY
2Isn't, infor-mally
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Line number”.
AINT
awa-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Say what the picture shows. “awa-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RD
SHELF
4Shelf
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Shelf, nothing more.
S
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 6 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. I _ _ C _ _. Solving “Moral code” first gives you its fourth letter.
ICICLE
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with T. Check the third letter against “Scenic outlook”.
TIE
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Name the object in the picture. Y _ _ _. Solving “Scenic outlook” first gives you its third letter.
YAWN
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
MAIN SCHOOL TEAM
8Main school team
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with V. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
VARSITY
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to A _ _. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its third letter.
AID
LINE NUMBER
10Line number
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Line number”.
LN
MORAL CODE
11Moral code
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ I _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Cello cousin”.
ETHIC
AFTER M
12After m
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Recite the alphabet up to M; the answer is its next letter.
N
TRADE-MARK
13Trade-mark
Left column 6/9 · 2 letters · across
Abbreviate “Trade-mark” to its initials.
TM
LITTLEST BIT
14Littlest bit
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. Its third letter is shared with “1+1”.
IOTA
CURRENT TIME
15Current time
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits N _ _. The third square is also part of “1+1”.
NOW
WEARING AWAY OF SOIL
16Wearing away of soil
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with E. Solving “Greeting” first gives you its fifth letter.
EROSION
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SPY GRP.
17Spy grp.
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
C _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
CIA
CELLO COUSIN
18Cello cousin
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
V _ _ L _. Solving “Plant part” first gives you its fourth letter.
VIOLA
SCENIC OUTLOOK
19Scenic outlook
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
V _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
VIEW
HOME MADE
20Home made
Row 4, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Home made” to its initials.
HM
NEURAL
21Neural
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Neural.
N
CULTURAL NO-NO
22Cultural no-no
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ O _. Solving “___ ARE YOU?” first gives you its fourth letter.
TABOO
FEATHER LOSS
23Feather loss
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Shape: M _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
MOLT
DOCK VESSEL
24Dock vessel
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
M _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Current time”.
MOOR
LIGHT BROWN
25Light brown
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ _. Solving “___ ARE YOU?” first gives you its third letter.
FAWN
PLANT PART
26Plant part
Row 7, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Cultural no-no”.
LEAF
1+1
271+1
Row 7, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Starts with T; pattern T _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Wearing away of soil”.
TWO
BRITISH AIRWAYS
28British airways
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
BA
GREETING
29Greeting
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Fits H _. Check the second letter against “Wearing away of soil”.
HI
___ ARE YOU?
30___ ARE YOU?
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “___ ARE YOU?” starts with H.
HOW
SEA
31Sea
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Write the first letter of Sea, nothing more.
S
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