Crossword Challenge Puzzle 316 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 316 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 30 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 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 “College teacher”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Wage or salary”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “College teacher”. 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.
COLLEGE TEACHER
1College teacher
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
P _ _ F _ _ S _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its sixth letter.
PROFESSOR
EAR-RELATED
2Ear-related
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
A _ _ A _. The fourth square is also part of “Not succeed”.
AURAL
YARD SYMBOL
3Yard symbol
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with Y. The second square is also part of “Impolite”.
YD
MUSICAL MIXTURE
4Musical mixture
Top row 4/7 · 6 letters · down
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ L _ _. “Not succeed” crosses it at the fourth square.
MEDLEY
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
One word for the picture, starting with E.
E
MEMOS
6Memos
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with N. “SYST__” crosses it at the fourth square.
NOTES
NOT US
7Not us
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with T. Its third letter is shared with “Calendar day”.
THEM
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
WAGE OR SALARY
8Wage or salary
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
P _ _ M _ _ T. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
PAYMENT
IMPOLITE
9Impolite
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. “Yard symbol” crosses it at the third square.
RUDE
sail-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “sail-” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with O.
OR
NOT SUCCEED
11Not succeed
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits F _ _ _. “Utopian goal” crosses it at the third square.
FAIL
OLDER PEOPLE
12Older people
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with E. The fourth square is also part of “Musical mixture”.
ELDERS
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Name the object in the picture. S.
S
SAUNA SITE
14Sauna site
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _. Check the third letter against “Utopian goal”.
SPA
PETROLEUM SOURCE
15Petroleum source
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
O _ _ W _ _ L. Check the fifth letter against “Allude”.
OILWELL
-ef
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “ef” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SHORT FOR OHIO
17Short for ohio
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: O _. Solving “Not us” first gives you its second letter.
OH
APPRISE
18Apprise
Row 3, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Apprise.
A
CALENDAR DAY
19Calendar day
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with D. Check the third letter against “Memos”.
DATE
UTOPIAN GOAL
20Utopian goal
Row 4, col 4 · 5 letters · down
Shape: I _ _ A _. “Sauna site” crosses it at the fourth square.
IDEAL
SYST__
21SYST__
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Rebuild the word in “SYST__” and enter only the missing part, starting with E.
EM
ALLUDE
22Allude
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ E _. Solving “Petroleum source” first gives you its fourth letter.
REFER
CAR SHAFT
23Car shaft
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. “Petroleum source” crosses it at the third square.
AXLE
SEE
24See
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Fits E _ _. “Allude” crosses it at the third square.
EYE
DESSERT DISH
25Dessert dish
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Fits P _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
PIE
AGENCY
26Agency
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Agency.
A
PUB BREW
27Pub brew
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. The picture clue in the inside the grid crosses it at the third square.
ALE
COPIER OPTION
28Copier option
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: F _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Car shaft”.
FAX
WEIGHT ABBR.
29Weight abbr.
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Fits W _. Its second letter is shared with the picture clue in the inside the grid.
WT
30Picture clue
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _ _. Solving “Pub brew” first gives you its third letter.
TREE
Crossword Challenge Level 316 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 316 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 316 with us. Puzzle 317 is next, with 31 clues on a 8×10 board.