Crossword Challenge Puzzle 338 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 338? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 6 clues are pictures; 4 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 “Firmness”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Calm under pressure”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Firmness”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
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.
FIRMNESS
1Firmness
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
S _ _ B _ _ I _ _. Check the sixth letter against “Swarming insect”.
STABILITY
2Picture clue
Top row 2/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: T _ _ E _ _. Solving “Park seat” first gives you its fourth letter.
TUXEDO
PLURAL OF OX
3Plural of ox
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
OXEN
4Picture clue
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Describe the picture in one word that fits I.
I
CARBON COPY
5Carbon copy
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
CC
FITTING OR PROPER
6Fitting or proper
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with A. Solving “Tuber-culosis” first gives you its third letter.
APT
BRAND MARKER
7Brand marker
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: L _ _ E _. Solving “Egg” first gives you its fourth letter.
LABEL
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
CALM UNDER PRESSURE
8Calm under pressure
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
S _ _ I _ _ L. Solving “Carbon copy” first gives you its fifth letter.
STOICAL
TRY USE XTRA
9Try use xtra
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
TUX
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Describe the picture in one word that fits A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Plural of ox”.
AXES
11Park seat
Left column 4/9 · 5 letters · across
Both the picture and the text “PARK SEAT” point to the same word. It begins with B.
BENCH
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. I _. Check the second letter against the picture clue in the top row.
ID
SWARMING INSECT
13Swarming insect
Left column 6/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ U _ _. The fourth square is also part of “Burnish”.
LOCUST
IMAGE
14Image
Left column 7/9 · 1 letter · across
Image starts with the answer.
I
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. T _ _. Solving “Weep” first gives you its third letter.
TOY
SHORT FOR YEAR
16Short for year
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with Y; pattern Y _. The second square is also part of “Either one”.
YR
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TAX EXPERT
17Tax expert
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits C _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Brand marker”.
CPA
BURNISH
18Burnish
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
S _ _ U _. “Swarming insect” crosses it at the fourth square.
SCOUR
TUBER-CULOSIS
19Tuber-culosis
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Begins with T. Check the second letter against “Brand marker”.
TB
TIME ABBR.
20Time abbr.
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Swarming insect”.
HRS
EGG
21Egg
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Only one square: take the initial of Egg.
E
STORAGE AREA
22Storage area
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ I _. Solving “Drink slowly” first gives you its fourth letter.
ATTIC
MOUTH-RELATED
23Mouth-related
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
O _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Storage area”.
ORAL
WEEP
24Weep
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · down
Shape: C _ _. Solving the picture clue in the left column first gives you its third letter.
CRY
MILES PER HOUR
25Miles per hour
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
MPH
RAILROAD
26Railroad
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _. Solving “Burnish” first gives you its second letter.
RR
EITHER ONE
27Either one
Row 8, col 3 · 2 letters · down
Begins with O. Check the second letter against “Short for year”.
OR
TRADE-MARK
28Trade-mark
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TM
SENIOR
29Senior
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Shape: S _. The second square is also part of “Bridge shape”.
SR
DRINK SLOWLY
30Drink slowly
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. Solving “Miles per hour” first gives you its third letter.
SIP
ARTISAN
31Artisan
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Artisan.
A
BRIDGE SHAPE
32Bridge shape
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits A _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Storage area”.
ARCH
Crossword Challenge Level 338 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 338 solved
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