Crossword Challenge Puzzle 321 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 321 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 9 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Laundry mishap”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 321: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to the picture clue in the left column. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Laundry mishap”. 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.
LAUNDRY MISHAP
1Laundry mishap
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits S _ _ I _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
SHRINKAGE
SPY'S ORG.
2Spy's org.
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
C _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
CIA
SKIP OVER
3Skip over
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with O. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
OMIT
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: O.
O
TUBER-CULOSIS
5Tuber-culosis
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Shape: T _. Its second letter is shared with “Sheep sound”.
TB
IN THE MORNING
6In the morning
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with E. Check the fourth letter against “Dining surface”.
EARLY
WILD PARTY
7Wild party
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Camper van”.
RAVE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. S _ _ O _ _ R. Its fifth letter is shared with “Tuber-culosis”.
SCOOTER
NOT HER
9Not her
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Fits H _ _. “Skip over” crosses it at the third square.
HIM
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
One word for the picture, starting with R. Check the third letter against “Skip over”.
RAIL
INVITE
11Invite
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Invite, nothing more.
I
NETWORK CENTER
12Network center
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
NC
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits K _ _ L _. “Soup server” crosses it at the fourth square.
KOALA
BIG LOT
14Big lot
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Creative fields”.
ACRE
CAUGHT
15Caught
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with G. Solving “Creative fields” first gives you its third letter.
GOT
NOT WESTERN
16Not western
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
E _ _ T _ _ N. The fifth square is also part of “Internet explorer”.
EASTERN
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
SHEEP SOUND
17Sheep sound
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: B _ _. Check the third letter against “Wild party”.
BAA
SOUP SERVER
18Soup server
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
L _ _ L _. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
LADLE
CAMPER VAN
19Camper van
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _. Check the second letter against “Wild party”.
RV
TOP PIECE
20Top piece
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Fits B _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
BRA
DINING SURFACE
21Dining surface
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with T. Its fourth letter is shared with “In the morning”.
TABLE
WINTER DRINK
22Winter drink
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ O _. Its fourth letter is shared with “Caught”.
COCOA
NOT WET
23Not wet
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Shape: D _ _. Check the third letter against “In the morning”.
DRY
CREATIVE FIELDS
24Creative fields
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
A _ _ _. Solving “Caught” first gives you its third letter.
ARTS
SUBJECT WORD
25Subject word
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Begins with N. Check the third letter against “Loan receipt”.
NOUN
NORMAL
26Normal
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Normal, nothing more.
N
AND NOT
27And not
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with N. Its third letter is shared with “Not western”.
NOR
NOT YES
28Not yes
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
N _. Solving “Subject word” first gives you its second letter.
NO
INTERNET EXPLORER
29Internet explorer
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Internet explorer” to its initials.
IE
LOAN RECEIPT
30Loan receipt
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Subject word”.
IOU
TUNDRA
31Tundra
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Tundra.
T
Crossword Challenge Level 321 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 321 solved
Thanks for working through Puzzle 321 with us. Puzzle 322 is next, with 30 clues on a 8×10 board.