Crossword Challenge Puzzle 330 Clues and Answers
Crossword Challenge Puzzle 330 is an 8×10 board with 30 clues, and every one of them is answered below.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 4 clues are pictures; 3 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 2 want just the first letter of a single word. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Link together”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 330: 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 “Link together”. 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.
LINK TOGETHER
1Link together
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ R _ _ A _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Recently”.
CORRELATE
WILD PARTY
2Wild party
Top row 2/7 · 4 letters · down
Fits R _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Camper van”.
RAVE
ON CON-DITION
3On con-dition
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Starts with I; pattern I _. The second square is also part of “Chump”.
IF
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: C.
C
5Picture clue
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with K. “Mythical giant” crosses it at the third square.
KEG
UN-REFINED
6Un-refined
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Begins with E. The fourth square is also part of “Thanks again”.
EARTHY
DOG-TRAINING AID
7Dog-training aid
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
T _ _ A _. Check the fourth letter against “Thanks again”.
TREAT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
8Picture clue
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: C _ _ C _ _ T. Check the fifth letter against the picture clue in the top row.
CRICKET
CHUMP
9Chump
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shape: O _ _. Its third letter is shared with “On con-dition”.
OAF
CAMPER VAN
10Camper van
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Begins with R. The second square is also part of “Wild party”.
RV
BACK SECTION
11Back section
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: R _ _ _. “Put up” crosses it at the third square.
REAR
EDGE
12Edge
Left column 5/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Edge, nothing more.
E
RECENTLY
13Recently
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Begins with L. Check the fourth letter against “East”.
LATELY
STADIUM
14Stadium
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
Fits A _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against “East”.
ARENA
TRADE-MARK
15Trade-mark
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TM
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits E _ _. Solving “East direction” first gives you its third letter.
EYE
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HEARING ORGAN
17Hearing organ
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Shape: E _ _. Check the third letter against “Dog-training aid”.
EAR
EAST
18East
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with O. Check the fourth letter against “Recently”.
ORIENT
MYTHICAL GIANT
19Mythical giant
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. Solving “Un-refined” first gives you its third letter.
OGRE
PUT UP
20Put up
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. “Recently” crosses it at the third square.
ANTE
THANKS AGAIN
21Thanks again
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Thanks again”.
TA
ANGRY LOOK
22Angry look
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
G _ _ R _. Check the fourth letter against “Not a lie”.
GLARE
TIME FOR SLEEP
23Time for sleep
Row 6, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with N. “Un-refined” crosses it at the fourth square.
NIGHT
MILITARY FORCE
24Military force
Row 6, col 3 · 4 letters · down
Starts with A; pattern A _ _ _. Solving “Trade-mark” first gives you its third letter.
ARMY
GOLF PEG
25Golf peg
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Begins with T. The third square is also part of “Squeeze”.
TEE
TOLL
26Toll
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Toll starts with the answer.
T
UNITED KINGDOM
27United kingdom
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
UK
NOT A LIE
28Not a lie
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Begins with T. The third square is also part of “United kingdom”.
TRUE
EAST DIRECTION
29East direction
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “East direction”.
E
SQUEEZE
30Squeeze
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
E _ _. Check the third letter against “Golf peg”.
EKE
Crossword Challenge Level 330 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 330 solved
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