Crossword Challenge Puzzle 326 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 30 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 326, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 10 of them only one or two letters. 4 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; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Toy”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Toilet repairer”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Toy”, 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.
TOY
1Toy
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Begins with P. “Urgency” crosses it at the sixth square.
PLAYTHING
BRAND SYMBOL
2Brand symbol
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. “Earlier time” crosses it at the third square.
LOGO
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 3 letters · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits U _ _. Solving “Earlier time” first gives you its third letter.
UFO
METRIC TON
4Metric ton
Top row 4/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
MT
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 1 letter · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: B.
B
OFFICIAL ORDER
6Official order
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with E; pattern E _ _ C _. The fourth square is also part of “Religious group”.
EDICT
ANGRY OUTBURST
7Angry outburst
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with R. The third square is also part of “___ AND TONIC”.
RANT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
TOILET REPAIRER
8Toilet repairer
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _ M _ _ R. Solving the picture clue in the top row first gives you its fifth letter.
PLUMBER
ROOM AT THE TOP
9Room at the top
Left column 2/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
LOFT
EARLIER TIME
10Earlier time
Left column 3/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
AGO
yo-
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“yo-”). What is left starts with Y.
YO
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits T.
T
URGENCY
13Urgency
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Shape: H _ _ T _. “Ironic humor” crosses it at the fourth square.
HASTE
EQUALS
14Equals
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Fits I _. “The east” crosses it at the second square.
IS
COMMON FERTILIZER
15Common fertilizer
Left column 8/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ R _ _ E. “Biology divisions” crosses it at the fifth square.
NITRATE
DONATED
16Donated
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
G _ _ _. “Home theater” crosses it at the third square.
GAVE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
DIRECT ADDRESS
17Direct address
Row 3, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DA
BIOLOGY DIVISIONS
18Biology divisions
Row 3, col 6 · 6 letters · down
Fits G _ _ E _ _. “Urgency” crosses it at the fourth square.
GENERA
___ AND TONIC
19___ AND TONIC
Row 4, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ AND TONIC”? It fits G _ _.
GIN
IRONIC HUMOR
20Ironic humor
Row 4, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ I _ _. “Eye part” crosses it at the fourth square.
SATIRE
RELIGIOUS GROUP
21Religious group
Row 5, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. “Official order” crosses it at the third square.
SECT
POST-SCRIPT
22Post-script
Row 5, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
PS
BREATHE HARD
23Breathe hard
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits P _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Biology divisions”.
PANT
THE EAST
24The east
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ _. Solving “Common fertilizer” first gives you its third letter.
ASIA
CONSUMER
25Consumer
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Shape: U _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Common fertilizer”.
USER
USEFUL
26Useful
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Useful.
U
"___ A GIRL!"
27"___ A GIRL!"
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Say “___ A GIRL!” out loud and the blank fills itself: I _ _.
ITS
EYE PART
28Eye part
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with I; pattern I _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “___ A GIRL!”.
IRIS
HOME THEATER
29Home theater
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
T _. Its second letter is shared with “Donated”.
TV
SENIOR
30Senior
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving “Consumer” first gives you its second letter.
SR
Crossword Challenge Level 326 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 326 solved
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