Crossword Challenge Puzzle 323 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 323 is an 8×10 board with 29 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
10 of the 29 answers are one or two letters long. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 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, and 1 of it needs only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Peach-like fruit”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Anxious feeling”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Peach-like fruit”, 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.
1Peach-like fruit
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Use the text “PEACH-LIKE FRUIT” if the picture is unclear. First letter N.
NECTARINE
CONCERN FOR SELF
2Concern for self
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Shape: E _ _. Solving “Call of duty” first gives you its third letter.
EGO
RADICAL
3Radical
Top row 3/7 · 1 letter · down
Radical starts with the answer.
R
VIDEO DISC
4Video disc
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
VD
NOT INNER
5Not inner
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
O _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Coliseum site”.
OUTER
AT THE TIME OF
6At the time of
Top row 6/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with U. Solving “#1” first gives you its third letter.
UPON
NOT TOGETHER
7Not together
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ A _ _ T _ _. “__CKET” crosses it at the sixth square.
SEPARATED
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
ANXIOUS FEELING
8Anxious feeling
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ V _ _ S. “Not inner” crosses it at the fifth square.
NERVOUS
l-
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “l” gives the answer. First letter: E.
EG
CALL OF DUTY
10Call of duty
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Call of duty” to its initials.
COD
TALK
11Talk
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Talk starts with the answer.
T
NOT BEFORE
12Not before
Left column 5/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Extract”.
AFTER
DEFRAUD
13Defraud
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Disk contents”.
REAM
fru-
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “fru” gives the answer. First letter: I.
IT
GULLIBLE QUALITY
15Gullible quality
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ V _ _ E. Check the fifth letter against “Myself”.
NAIVETE
OTHER-WISE
16Other-wise
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Equals”.
ELSE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TRICK
17Trick
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “At the time of”.
DUPE
DISK CONTENTS
18Disk contents
Row 3, col 4 · 4 letters · down
D _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Not before”.
DATA
#1
19#1
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
T _ _. Solving “Not together” first gives you its third letter.
TOP
EXTRACT
20Extract
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving “Skip over” first gives you its fourth letter.
REMOVE
COLISEUM SITE
21Coliseum site
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ N _. The fourth square is also part of “At the time of”.
ARENA
PREBIRTH
22Prebirth
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ A _. Solving “Gullible quality” first gives you its fourth letter.
FETAL
ROCK
23Rock
Row 6, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Rock.
R
FEEL SORRY FOR
24Feel sorry for
Row 6, col 7 · 4 letters · down
Fits P _ _ _. “Gullible quality” crosses it at the third square.
PITY
__CKET
25__CKET
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “__CKET” go in the grid. First one: P.
PA
MYSELF
26Myself
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
M _. The second square is also part of “Gullible quality”.
ME
SKIP OVER
27Skip over
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Feel sorry for”.
OMIT
EQUALS
28Equals
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
I _. Check the second letter against “Other-wise”.
IS
YARD SYMBOL
29Yard symbol
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: Y _. Check the second letter against “Not together”.
YD
Crossword Challenge Level 323 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 323 solved
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