Crossword Challenge Puzzle 328 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 31 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 328, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Short answers dominate here: 11 of 31 fit in one or two squares. 8 clues are pictures, and 4 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Ceramic material”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Full of fun”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Ceramic material”, 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.
CERAMIC MATERIAL
1Ceramic material
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
P _ _ C _ _ A _ _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the sixth square.
PORCELAIN
BAIT OFFERING
2Bait offering
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with L. The third square is also part of “Rural route”.
LURE
bo-
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
The image carries “bo-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with A.
AT
AFTER X
4After x
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
The alphabet letter right after X.
Y
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 5 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: F _ _ R _. Check the fourth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
FAIRY
sat-
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
The image carries “sat-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with U.
URN
MAKE LAWS
7Make laws
Top row 7/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ I _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Machine learning”.
LEGISLATE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
FULL OF FUN
8Full of fun
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Shape: P _ _ Y _ _ L. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
PLAYFUL
NOT IN
9Not in
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Starts with O; pattern O _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
OUT
RURAL ROUTE
10Rural route
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Rural route”.
RR
11Picture clue
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits C _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Jewish leader”.
CEDAR
EAT
12Eat
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Just the opening letter of Eat.
E
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits L _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “HOOVER ___”.
LAMB
-e
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-e” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with A.
AC
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to I _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Kilowatt”.
INK
POND CRITTER
16Pond critter
Left column 9/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Kilowatt”.
NEWT
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HOW ___ YOU?
17HOW ___ YOU?
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
The missing word in “HOW ___ YOU?” starts with A.
ARE
JEWISH LEADER
18Jewish leader
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Begins with R. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the fourth square.
RABBI
WEDDING BAND
19Wedding band
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
R _ _ _. The picture clue in the top row crosses it at the third square.
RING
HOOVER ___
20HOOVER ___
Row 4, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Which word finishes “HOOVER ___”? It fits D _ _.
DAM
IMPRINT
21Imprint
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Imprint, nothing more.
I
SLANDER
22Slander
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with S. Its fourth letter is shared with “Feline pet”.
SMEAR
DEEP CHASM
23Deep chasm
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ S _. Solving “Slander” first gives you its fourth letter.
ABYSS
PIMPLES
24Pimples
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
ACNE
MACHINE LEARNING
25Machine learning
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
ML
DATA CENTER
26Data center
Row 7, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Data center” to its initials.
DC
NOTION
27Notion
Row 8, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with I. The third square is also part of “Slander”.
IDEA
KILOWATT
28Kilowatt
Row 8, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Fits K _. Check the second letter against “Pond critter”.
KW
FELINE PET
29Feline pet
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
C _ _. “Make laws” crosses it at the third square.
CAT
TEMPER
30Temper
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Temper.
T
-ward
31__TRY
Row 10, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “-ward” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
RE
Crossword Challenge Level 328 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 328 solved
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