Crossword Challenge Puzzle 318 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 318 is an 8×10 board with 31 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 11 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Retail tag”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Wash and dry”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Retail tag”, 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.
RETAIL TAG
1Retail tag
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with L. Solving “Nuclear facility” first gives you its sixth letter.
LISTPRICE
ELECTRIC UNIT
2Electric unit
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
Fits A _ _ E _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Opera voice”.
AMPERE
SHORTLY AFTER
3Shortly after
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Mark”.
UPON
-et
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The image carries “-et”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with N.
N
DIRECT CURRENT
5Direct current
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Direct current” to its initials.
DC
CD-___
6CD-___
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “CD-___”. Shape: R _ _.
ROM
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: Y _ _ _. “Malaysia” crosses it at the third square.
YOYO
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
WASH AND DRY
8Wash and dry
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Begins with L. The fifth square is also part of “Direct current”.
LAUNDRY
LITTLE FIEND
9Little fiend
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits I _ _. Check the third letter against “Shortly after”.
IMP
MARK
10Mark
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Shortly after”.
SPOT
OPERA VOICE
11Opera voice
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: T _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Flame on a stick”.
TENOR
PRESS RELEASE
12Press release
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
PR
NUCLEAR FACILITY
13Nuclear facility
Left column 6/9 · 7 letters · across
R _ _ C _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with “Wheel mark”.
REACTOR
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Look at the picture and fit it to I.
I
METALLIC VESSEL
15Metallic vessel
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _. Solving “Sister of parent” first gives you its third letter.
CAN
RIVER MOUTH
16River mouth
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
E _ _ U _ _ Y. Solving “Laughter sound” first gives you its fifth letter.
ESTUARY
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___KIE
17___KIE
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
“___KIE” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with C.
COO
FLAME ON A STICK
18Flame on a stick
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ C _. The fourth square is also part of “Nuclear facility”.
TORCH
MALAYSIA
19Malaysia
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with M. The second square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
MY
WHEEL MARK
20Wheel mark
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Shape: R _ _. Solving “Nuclear facility” first gives you its third letter.
RUT
SPO_N
21SPO_N
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Rebuild the word in “SPO_N” and enter only the missing part, starting with O.
O
DEAD DUCK
22Dead duck
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: G _ _ E _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Men”.
GONER
FLOOR COVERING
23Floor covering
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Fits R _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Dead duck”.
RUG
SISTER OF PARENT
24Sister of parent
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Metallic vessel”.
AUNT
PINKISH SHADE
25Pinkish shade
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Men”.
ROSY
UNIV. HOSPITAL
26Univ. hospital
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
UH
LIKE THIS
27Like this
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Fits A _. “River mouth” crosses it at the second square.
AS
NOT YES
28Not yes
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
N _. Solving “Pinkish shade” first gives you its second letter.
NO
LAUGHTER SOUND
29Laughter sound
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Begins with H. Its second letter is shared with “River mouth”.
HA
MEN
30Men
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: H _ _. “Pinkish shade” crosses it at the third square.
HES
_RGENT
31_RGENT
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “_RGENT” and enter only the missing part, starting with U.
U
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Puzzle 318 solved
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